Value Investing News

There are winners and there are champions in every walk of life. The difference is subtle, but very real. A champion is driven for success and will not let anything stand in its way. Some dividend stocks can be classified as champions.

The markets remained nervous last week as several companies such as State Street, Macy’s and Motorola cut or eliminated their dividend payments. Of those three, seasoned dividend investors should only be concerned with State Street’s dividend cut. During economic downturns it is normal for cyclical industries to cut or eliminate their dividends.

What if you don’t want to spend your retirement managing and worrying about your portfolio? Put it on Auto Pilot, specifically on a Dividend Investing Auto Pilot. Dividends from a quality, well-diversified portfolio are much more predictable than capital gains and best of all, they are passive.

"Robert Rodriguz placed a buy halt in his fund in November of 2007. He lifted the buy halt in March, but he still did not buy any stocks. These are his stock sells in the second quarter."

Nice little interview with Bob Rodriguez, who along with Seth Klarman, always seems to have a good handle on the pulse of the financial markets.

I know some value investors stay away from the finicky retail sector, but superinvestor Peter Lynch made a killing there and this a nice complilation of retail same store sales vs. analyst estimates.

Several of these companies have been at attractive valuations in the past year or so. Hopefully this is of interest to you.