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3M A True Dividend King for Current Yield and Dividend Growth
2020-05-20
Introduction 3M (MMM) is a true Dividend King that has increased its dividend for 61 consecutive years. Perhaps an even more impressive dividend record is the fact that they have paid a dividend continuously for 104 years running since 1916. Furthermore, on May 12 they declared a dividend of $1.47 payable June 12, 2020 which […]
Here’s A Growth Stock Story – II VI, Inc.
2020-05-18
II VI Growth Story In light of what’s been going on with the pandemic I thought I might change things up a little bit with this video and show you kind of a growth stock story, and more than that, a company that’s had really tremendous momentum here in spite of what’s been going on […]
NetApp: High-Quality Dividend Growth Stock
2020-04-30
Introduction In today’s uncertain investing world, I believe it is extremely important to first and foremost focus on safety and quality. Since my primary investment focus is now on dividends and dividend growth, safety to me is primarily about valuation along with dividend coverage and predictability. Most long-term followers of mine know me as Mr. […]
10 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Stock Market Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 2
2020-04-24
Market of Stocks – Not a Stock Market In part 1 of this 3 part series I provided a quick cursory look at 10 of 30 stocks that MarketWatch pointed out have done very well in the stock market in spite of the coronavirus market crash. In that first group of 10, there were several […]
Meredith Update: Dividend Paused
2020-04-21
Introduction Meredith (MDP) surprised me with the recent announcement that they were going to “pause” their dividend – whatever that means. Frankly, I was surprised because the company had been guiding for strong cash flow both operating and free cash flow and EBITDA growth over the intermediate term future. So far, those consensus estimates have […]