If you’ve done much reading on this site, you are probably aware that I enjoy keeping watch lists on various sectors of the stock market. Nike Inc. $NKE not only resides on the consumer discretionary sector watch list, but has also made appearances on some of the high growth lists I’ve put together as well. While Nike has…
I am all smiles after a handful of dividend increases were announced in the DGI For The DIY portfolio. Over the last two weeks, 5 more companies declared new dividend rates, providing me with another nice boost to my income. With these increases, ten of the eleven companies from my portfolio dividend growth projections have now made announcements. I previously wrote about the…
Just wanted to put out a quick note that I am currently working on a new article for Seeking Alpha that will highlight my Top Ten Technology Stocks For Growth And Income. As a “sneak peek” for the upcoming article, I am publishing the watch list I will be using for my selections.
On January 25th, I published the dividend increase predictions expected in the DGI For The DIY Portfolio during the first quarter of 2017. After seeing dividend growth announcements from Polaris Industries, and then from Church & Dwight and Gilead Sciences, my sights moved towards the two soft drink companies in my portfolio, The Coca-Cola Company $KO and Dr…
Two weeks ago I published my predictions for the 11 dividend increase announcements there were expected in my portfolio during the first quarter. Shortly thereafter, Polaris Industries Inc. $PII announced a 5.45% boost to its dividend, which was a pleasant surprise to the upside compared to my prediction. On February 7th, two more companies, Gilead Sciences $GILD…
I was just going over some of my sector-based watch lists and was struck by the wide variety of dividend payout ratio targets that have been set by companies. This got me thinking about how often investors, and specifically dividend investors, use payout ratio as an initial screening tool for finding potential investments. Not only…
I got a nice surprise this afternoon when Polaris Industries Inc. $PII announced a 5.45% increase to the dividend by raising the quarterly payout from $0.55 to $0.58 per share. Just yesterday I released my predictions for dividend increases in Q1, where I wrote this about my expectations for Polaris: Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII) has…
One of the more enjoyable aspects of dividend growth investing is being able to see my income grow on a consistent basis. Between the reinvestment of dividends and the organic growth produced by dividend increases, my portfolio income has been on a steady march higher since it was built in early 2013. It’s a nice…
Another eventful year in the market has come to a close, and that means it is time to provide a new update on my dividend growth portfolio. This update is a bit different for me, as it is the first one I’ve made since starting this new website. I’m still trying to find balance between…
After taking a beating in 2016, it appears that the Healthcare Sector may be on the rebound. I have been taking advantage of the cheap prices by consistently adding to my positions over the last 6 months, with new positions and multiple buys made in Abbott Labs $ABT and CVS Health $CVS, along with adding to my…