Each month I buy shares of my employer through a share purchase plan. This happens automatically for me - the money is contributed on my behalf to the broker and the shares are subsequently purchased. This is a great program as it is money above and beyond my salary and other earnings. It is also an added bonus that my employers stock also pays a dividend. This dividend is not huge, but it still can throw off some good cash flow if I let it. The only problem is that I do not want my company …
Even Warren Buffet is Down 20% This Year
Do you know anybody who has a stock portfolio that is showing positive returns this year? If you do, and they are not holding all cash (that doesn't count) then please let me know. Even super-investor Warren Buffet is down 20%, and that must mean that the markets are really, really bad. In an article on ChicagoTribune.com, the journalist explains, The falloff exceeds the drop of the Standard & Poor's 500 index and marks the worst first half for the Omaha-based investment and holding …
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The 9 Rules of Risk Management
Risk management is a tough topic for investors to comprehend (me included). The difficulty comes when you need to try to measure the risk of a particular stock. Wouldn't it be helpful if there were some rules that could help guide an investor? As I was browsing through my local Chapters (like Barnes and Noble) and saw the book The Art of Asset Allocation the author referenced a series of nine rules that were developed by the RiskMetrics Group. This list is helpful not because it tells you …
Stock Screens are not Buy Screens
Unless you are a purely mechanical investor, a la the Magic Formula, then stock screens should not be used as buy screens. Recently I was sent an email by an individual who asked what screen I used to buy my stocks. With his permission, here is the main part of that email: ...As a new investor I am looking for an easy way to select stocks. I was looking at some screens at the MSN site and noticed a power search called "Highest-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks". This stocks list undervalued …
6 Warning Signs a Company May Cut Its Dividend
Last week I wrote about what to do if the dividend on your stock holding is cut. I wanted to take this a step further and have done some investigation on what some of the dividend investing experts have suggested are some warnings signs that a dividend may be at risk of being cut. This list comes from the author of the book The Ultimate Dividend Playbook. In my opinion, Josh Peters has put together the most comprehensive and valuable list of warning signs an investor can use during their …
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Dividend Stock Wednesday: United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS-N)
This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. United Parcel Service, Inc. is a company sporting a good dividend yield and one that has seen strong dividend growth in the past few years. I have also been a recent customer of theirs a number of time and have been impressed with their service and delivery. As a result, I thought I might …
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