After the analysis of MCD last week, there was another stock on my radar that I wanted to check out. To be truly honest, I didn’t know much about this Dividend Aristocrat; Aflac Incorporated. I’ve been trading for several years but I’ve been looking into dividend stocks only since 2008. The fact that Aflac is an insurance company (AFLAC stands for American Family Life Assurance Company) was enough for me to check elsewhere to build my “stock on the radar …
MCD McDonald’s Dividend Stock Analysis
I’m back onto a stock analysis today with a surprising stock. I use the word surprising as I didn’t realize that MCD had such a huge capital appreciation over the past decade. This stock has grown by more than 240% over the last 10 years. When you add a healthy dividend payout to the equation, you have the definition of paradise for most dividend investors. Now let’s take a look at McDonald’s to see why it has gone through such growth in a tough economic period and if there …
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Genivar GNV Stock Analysis
For the first dividend stock analysis of the year (besides my 29 Dividend Stocks for 2012 eBook), I decided to take a look at a beaten up stock that could definitely become a rising star in the upcoming years. For a fact, GNV dropped by 14% in 2011. Was it justified or was Genivar simply a victim of a bad Canadian stock market? Let’s dig further to find out! Genivar (GNV) Description Genivar is a leading Canadian engineering services firm offering its expertise in …
Here are the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 – With a Complete Analysis!
Here are the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 - With a Complete Analysis! Hey! I hope you had a great Holiday Season and that you are ready to rock 2012! I’ve taken off 2 weeks in December but I didn’t put my blog on the side. In fact, instead of writing articles on The Dividend Guy Blog, I’ve done some intensive research to pull out the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 and make out a 34 pages eBook. Next week, I’ll be sharing even more …
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) – Should You Put Money Where Your Mouth Is?
Kurtis Hemmerling writes about investing topics on Money Crashers and it's his goal to help demystify the world of personal finance and stock investments. Inspiration for an investing idea can come from almost anywhere - from a new trend that school kids are buzzing about to rule-based stock screening. Many famous investors recommend buying what you know, use, and consume. For example, I enjoy eating out, and I especially enjoy Red Lobster and the Olive Garden, where I can get a …
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14 Dividend Stocks For a Portfolio that Beat the Market in 2011
Over the past year, I have shared several dividend stock analyses. I’m trying to analyze both Canadian Dividend Stocks and US Dividend Stocks as I think it is important to hold both of them in your portfolio (regardless if you are American or Canadian!). Since both markets are accessible and have different strengths, why not benefit from both worlds and invest on both sides of the border? Since we are at the end of the year, I wanted to recap each stock I’ve analyzed throughout the …
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