Comments on: How to be a good dividend investor http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Hussein http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/comment-page-1/#comment-23806 Hussein Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:21:52 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=658#comment-23806 You raise very good points here. When picking dividend paying stocks, be sure to find companies that are consistently growing their dividends year over year, and have been paying them for at least 10 years. Also check the nature of their business; for e.g. businesses in the telecommunications sector tend to have higher yields than others due to the steady cash flows coming from wireless subscribers. You should also inspect the dividend payout ratio of most companies, and anything in excess of 80% signals trouble ahead & potential dividend cuts. Also have a read at 5 tricks to successful dividend investing at www.high-yield-dividend-stocks.com/successful-dividend-investing.html These are not really tricks but essential must-dos for any income investor. For example, a sample trick from the article that I like the most is: Don't Chase High Yield Dividend Stocks without Understanding the Business You raise very good points here. When picking dividend paying stocks, be sure to find companies that are consistently growing their dividends year over year, and have been paying them for at least 10 years. Also check the nature of their business; for e.g. businesses in the telecommunications sector tend to have higher yields than others due to the steady cash flows coming from wireless subscribers.

You should also inspect the dividend payout ratio of most companies, and anything in excess of 80% signals trouble ahead & potential dividend cuts.

Also have a read at 5 tricks to successful dividend investing at http://www.high-yield-dividend-stocks.com/successful-dividend-investing.html

These are not really tricks but essential must-dos for any income investor. For example, a sample trick from the article that I like the most is:

Don’t Chase High Yield Dividend Stocks without Understanding the Business

]]> By: MRdivman http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/comment-page-1/#comment-19352 MRdivman Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:51:56 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=658#comment-19352 Greetings, Nice dividend education post! I set up a Q2 list of the Dividend Aristocrats, with yields and sectors, at: http://hubpages.com/hub/Dividend-Aristocrats All the best, MRdivman Greetings,
Nice dividend education post! I set up a Q2 list of the Dividend Aristocrats, with yields and sectors, at:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Dividend-Aristocrats

All the best,
MRdivman

]]> By: Dividends4Life http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/comment-page-1/#comment-18035 Dividends4Life Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:28:41 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=658#comment-18035 A belated thanks for the mention. January was a ugly month - I had some "issues" with Blogger and set up a new WordPress blog Dividends Value (http://dividendsvalue.com/). I am just now getting my head above water. Best Wishes, D4L A belated thanks for the mention. January was a ugly month – I had some “issues” with Blogger and set up a new WordPress blog Dividends Value (http://dividendsvalue.com/). I am just now getting my head above water.

Best Wishes,
D4L

]]> By: The Well-Heeled | Creating Wealth Through Knowledge http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/comment-page-1/#comment-17902 The Well-Heeled | Creating Wealth Through Knowledge Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:15:38 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=658#comment-17902 [...] Thicken My Wallet: How to be a good dividend investor [...] [...] Thicken My Wallet: How to be a good dividend investor [...]

]]> By: Brian http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/01/15/how-to-be-a-good-dividend-investor/comment-page-1/#comment-17879 Brian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:30:03 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=658#comment-17879 TMW, This site tracks all Canadian companies with DRIPs and SPPs. See "List of Canadian DRIPs and SPPs" http://cdndrips.blogspot.com/ TMW,

This site tracks all Canadian companies with DRIPs and SPPs.
See “List of Canadian DRIPs and SPPs”
http://cdndrips.blogspot.com/

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