Value Investing News

Financial stocks,which used to be great dividend investments,have had their share of troubles over the past two years.The sector has rebounded sharply since hitting its lows in March.Since the major dividend growth stories of the past such as Bank of America and US Bancorp have cut dividends, most dividend growth investors seem to have a very low allocation to the sector.As a result dividend inves

By purchasing international stocks one essentially receives income in a different currency, which is a decent hedge against a possible devaluation of the US dollar. Another benefit of shopping for quality dividend stocks abroad is the huge potential for economic growth and development that both established and emerging economies posses.

The Ultimate DRIP-folio; an interactive exercise for investors to help develop a diversified portfolio of stocks that have eligible DRIPs. This portfolio should be the standard among all investors interested in constructing a portfolio that takes advantage of DRIPs and compounding returns over the long-term.

Dividends have historically contributed 35% - 40% of annual total returns over the past century. Re-invested dividends however are touted to have provided 97% of S&P 500 total returns between 1871 and 2008.

Canadian banks are currently in the midst of reporting their latest quarterly earnings and they are not pretty. Write-downs and losses are dragging down these earnings reports in a major way. That being said, no Canadian bank is yet to cut their precious dividend yet.

The Oct 2008 update of my leveraged dividend portfolio.

A detailed look into first part of a stock analysis process using qualitative data: The Situational Analysis