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9 More A Rated or Better Attractively Valued Dividend Growth Stocks
2018-11-09
Introduction In part 2B of my current series on building and diversifying a dividend growth portfolio I presented 20 dividend growth stocks. However, in the FAST Graph analyze out loud video I only covered 11 of the 20 companies, one for each of the major sectors. As a result, I have had requests to provide […]
Diversifying by Sector: 20 High-Quality Attractive Dividend Growth Stocks Rated A- Or Better (Part 2B)
2018-11-08
Introduction This current series of articles could be summarized as a review of ways to construct and diversify a common stock portfolio. In part 1 found here I discussed various viewpoints on how many stocks a portfolio should hold. In Part 2A found here I presented and discussed Peter Lynch’s 6 general categories of stocks. In […]
Did IBM Buy Red Hat at a Fair Price?
2018-10-31
Introduction On October 23, 2015 I wrote an article titled “Retirees: I Did Not Buy IBM to Sell; It’s about the Dividend Income Stupid.” At the time I published the article, I was long International Business Machine (IBM) and remain long today. With the article I attempted to illustrate why I was including IBM in […]
Stock Selection Options by Category: Part 2A
2018-10-30
Introduction In part 1 of this series titled “How Many Stocks Should I Own?” found here, I focused primarily on how many stocks an investor might need to hold in a stock portfolio for adequate diversification. In this part 2, my focus will shift to category selections. Instead of how many stocks to own, this […]
How Many Stocks Should I Own? Part 1
2018-10-26
Introduction One of the most commonly asked questions I receive from investors is: how many stocks should I put in my portfolio? This is a widely debated subject that is most commonly referred to as concentrated versus widely diversified portfolio construction. Of course, the widely diversified camp likes holding a lot of stocks and therefore […]
FAST Graphs – Honeydew Dividend Line – Explanation and Video
2018-10-23
There has been a lot of misunderstanding regarding FAST Graphs and how we display dividend information. For starters, the only honeydew colored line on the graph is what everyone calls the white line. For you to understand this better, go down to the bottom of the graph in the long orange rectangle and take off […]