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Dividend Stocks: A Powerful Wealth Building Tool

| January 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

Are you pulled aside by friends and family?  Do they pepper you with questions about your investment portfolio and thoughts?  Are they quizzing you about what you recently bought, recommended, or traded? I don’t know about you, but it happens to me all the time. Just a few days ago I was having coffee with […]

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Don’t Listen To Wall Street

| July 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Can you believe how bad mainstream media can be?  It never ceases to amaze me… Let me give you an example.  The other day I was sitting at my desk drinking a cup of coffee.  I was reading through the financial news like I always do.  I came across an article – and nearly spit […]

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My Favorite Stock Right Now

| May 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

On Friday, I got home from the office a little early.  The weather was beautiful and there was a slight breeze.  It was about 80 degrees.  I grabbed a cool drink and sat on the back porch. Linda was riding her horses. After awhile, I grabbed some reading material.  If you know me, you know […]

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Dividends – A Dividend I’m Buying Now

| September 28, 2009 | 0 Comments

I’m always getting questions from readers asking what I’m buying.  It seems everyone wants to know what I’ve bought, what I’m looking at, and how I do my research. Well, today I’m going to answer a few of those questions. I’m going to tell you exactly what I’m buying this week.  But first, let me […]

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How To Find Good Dividend Paying Stocks

| July 13, 2009 | 0 Comments

Longtime readers know I’m a big proponent of investing for yield.  I love it when a stock pays me money quarter after quarter.  I love nothing better than to see those dividend checks rolling in. I’ve even recommended a few stocks in this very publication that have great yields. Honestly, some have done better than […]

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One MLP You Should Have In Your Portfolio

| June 3, 2009 | 0 Comments

This weekend I was in Flagstaff for a horse show.  The weather was beautiful, and a little chilly.  When we got to the stables Sunday morning, the temperature was 44 degrees.  I guess I should’ve brought a jacket!  It was a nice departure from the heat wave hitting Phoenix. Early Sunday afternoon we started the […]

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Dividends – The Importance Of The Payout Ratio

| May 1, 2009 | 0 Comments

I love nothing more than getting cold hard cash from my investments.  I love to see my bank account grow dollar by dollar.  Instead of working for my money, I’m making my money work for me. Is your money pulling its weight? One of the easiest ways to get your money working for you is […]

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Dividends Matter

| March 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

Wow!  Did you see the news yesterday?  President Obama continues to be a rule breaker… just yesterday he broke a long standing (unwritten) rule of the presidency.  Never-ever comment directly on the stock market.  It’s a simple rule that’s meant to protect our nation’s leader form looking like an idiot. President Obama threw caution to […]

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Dividend Paying ETFs And Mutual Funds Have Risks Too

| July 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

Standard & Poor’s conducted an interesting study on the markets.  They found since 1926, dividends contribute nearly a third of total return. Think about that for a moment.  For long term investing one out of every three dollars earned is from dividends. This is an amazing statistic.  It shows just how important dividends are to […]

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Dividend Paying Stocks, ETFs And Mutual Funds

| May 12, 2008 | 0 Comments

Traders have it easy.  They buy into a stock and get out of it very quickly.  All day long they buy and sell, buy and sell.  At the end of the day they tally up the profits and losses and they know how well they’ve done.  It’s a good day when they’ve got more money […]

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