"Reaching for Yield"
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun.” Raymond DeVoe With interest rates remaining near half century...
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- May 10, 2013
Look Beyond The "In Favor" Sectors
Four companies comprise the ‘household products’ industry within the S&P 500 Index. They are long standing, high quality enterprises...
- Feb 26, 2013
A Cow for Milk, a Hen for Eggs, and Stocks for Dividends
Last week was a good one on the dividend growth front. Three of our portfolio holdings announced handsome increases in their payouts. ...
- Feb 8, 2013
Show Us the Money
Shareholder activism is nothing new. Large investors, using their equity stakes in companies, have for years put public pressure on...
- Jan 4, 2013
Some Good News
Somewhat buried beneath the surface of the highly imperfect fiscal cliff package voted on this week was some good news for dividend...
- Dec 27, 2012
U.S. Runs out of Cash on Monday
As the fiscal cliff looms, another component to the debate takes center stage. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday in a...
- Nov 28, 2012
Fear The Fiscal Cliff? Maybe for a Trader, But Not an Investor
Typing ‘fiscal cliff’ in Google search currently returns 630 million references! Nationally (and internationally) it is clear our...
- Oct 11, 2012
Dividend Growth Continued in Q3
Dividend payments for U.S. domestic- listed common stocks rose to a record $398 billion in aggregate for the third quarter according to...
- Aug 3, 2012
Investors Have Been Paying Up for "Defense"
Investors have been paying up for ‘defense’. This is reflected in many ways, probably the most obvious being the demand for US Treasury...
- Jun 4, 2012
Returns Are Not a Straight Line
The stock market as measured by the S&P 500 fell officially into ‘correction’ territory intraday today before rallying, giving back 10%...
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