Dividends MatterDividends MatterMy mission at Dividends Matter is to empower individual investors to gain the knowledge, skill, and confidence required to invest in high quality, dividend paying stocks to generate steadily increasing cash flow and ensure a lifetime of successful in Articles
Dividend Analysis - General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)
2007-06-26 15:00:00 If there is safety in size, then we have found ourselves a winner! Next up is General Electric Company which trades on the NYSE under the symbol GE. It is, of course, a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats and has raised its dividend for the last 25 consecutive years. Company Profile: From ... More About: Analysis , General Electric
Dividend Analysis - Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE:ADP)
2007-06-25 15:00:00 Continuing our search for a stock to add to our portfolio of superior dividend yielding stocks, I will analyze Automatic Data Process ing Inc. which trades on the NYSE under the symbol ADP. It is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat which means that it has increased it yearly dividend for the last ... More About: Analysis
Reader Request: Telecom Sao Paulo (NYSE:TSP)
2007-06-25 03:40:00 I received a request from Dividends Matter reader Darsh to have a look at Telecom Sao Paulo which trades on the NYSE under the symbol TSP. This is in fact a foreign company trading with an American Depository Receipt. Darsh was excited about this one because of a 9% dividend yield. When I began ... More About: Reader , Request
Dividend Analysis - National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA)
2007-06-23 15:00:00 Banks have always been known for their steadily increasing dividends. So for today, we will take a look at National Bank of Canada which trades on the TSE under the symbol NA. Company Profile: From ADVFN Financials Provides comprehensive financial services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large corporations and has branches in every province in ... More About: Analysis , Bank , Al B
Dividend Analysis - Power Corporation (TSE:POW)
2007-06-22 15:00:00 Heading back over to Canada , next up is Power Corporation which trades on the TSE as POW. Reminds me of the old Batman series with Adam West! Pow! Bam! Kerbang! Ok. Enough with the nostalgia. Let’s see if this stock is worthy of joining our dividend yielding portfolio. Company Profile: From ADVFN Financials A diversified ... More About: Analysis , Power Corporation
Dividend Analysis - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)
2007-06-20 15:00:00 Today we will look at another S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat - Pfizer Inc. which trades on the NYSE under the symbol PFE. It is currently sporting a very high dividend yield at 4.4%. So let’s have a look at this one. Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance Pfizer, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing ... More About: Analysis , Anal
Dividend Analysis - 3M Company (NYSE:MMM)
2007-06-19 15:00:00 Today, we will be looking at a perennial dividend payer - 3M Compa ny . 3M Company most aptly trades under the symbol MMM on the NYSE. It is included in the following indexes: Dow Jones Composite, Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 100, S&P 500 and S&P 1500 Super Comp. Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance 3M Company operates as ... More About: Analysis , Dividend , Anal
Valuing a Dividend Yielding Stock
2007-06-18 15:00:00 Having earned degrees in both Engineering and Commerce, I have a penchant for number crunching. As such, once I find a stock that interests me, I like (no, no, need!) to determine a price that is reasonable for that stock. I do not want to just hand over whatever Mr. Market happens to ... More About: Stock , Dividend
Dividend Analysis - IGM Financial Inc. (TSE:IGM)
2007-06-16 15:00:00 Next up is another great dividend paying stock: IGM Fina n cial Inc. It trades on the TSE under the symbol IGM. Let’s see how this stock can help us build a superior portfolio of dividend yielding stocks! Company Profile: From ADVFN Financials Offers financial planning, mutual funds and a comprehensive range of other investment products and financial ... More About: Analysis , Canada
Dividend Analysis: Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc (NYSE:BUD)
2007-06-15 18:00:00 Let’s have a look at the King of Beers - Anheuser-Busch Compa nies Inc which is listed on the NYSE under the most appropriate symbol of BUD. This is an S&P Dividend Aristocrat which means that BUD has been increasing its dividend for the last 25 consecutive years! Not to mention that Mr. Warren ... More About: Analysis
Dividend Analysis - Enbridge Inc. (TSE:ENB)
2007-06-13 18:00:00 Not wanting to leave my Canadian readers out in the cold, today’s analysis looks at Enbridge Inc which trades on the TSE under the symbol ENB. This stock is a member of the Mergent Canadian Dividend Achievers which means that it has increased its annual regular dividend each of the last 5 years or ... More About: Analysis , Canada , Bridge , Anal
Reader Stock Pick: Procter and Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)
2007-06-12 18:00:00 An anonymous Dividends Matter reader requested that we have a look at an old stalwart of the dividend stock world - Procter & Gamble Company . This company has been paying dividends continuously since 1891! Let’s check it out. Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance: The Procter & Gamble Company and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture ... More About: Reader , Stock , Pick
Book Review: Beating the S&P with Dividends
2007-06-09 18:00:00 Pros: 1. A good primer on dividends. 2. Identified characteristics of solid dividend paying stocks. Cons: 1. No road map or system to choosing solid dividend paying stocks. Rating: ** (2 out of 5) In hopes of finding techniques to analyze dividend paying stocks, I picked up “Beat ing the S&P with Dividends ” by Peter O’Shea and Jonathan Worrall. The subtitle ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Reader Stock Pick - Southern Copper Company (NYSE:PCU)
2007-06-07 18:00:00 Dividends Matter reader John suggested that I have a look at Southern Copper Company which trades on the NYSE under the symbol PCU. He likes the fact that PCU is paying out 6.60%. That sounds like a pretty healthy dividend yield. Let’s check it out. Company Profile: From ADVFN Financials: The Company is an integrated ... More About: Reader , Stock
Dividend Analysis - Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO)
2007-06-05 18:00:00 Let’s check out a stock that is held by the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett - The Coca -Cola Company (NYSE:KO). Of course, this stock is an S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat. Company Profile: I think everybody knows this one, but what the heck. From Yahoo Finance: The Coca-Cola Company engages in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage ... More About: Analysis , Coca Cola
Carnivals and Festivals - June 4, 2007
2007-06-05 02:11:00 This is the first appearance of Dividends Matter in a carnival or festival! Dividends Matter was featured in 3 carnivals this week: Festival of Stocks #39 hosted at Stock Rake Investors Blog Network Festival #8 hosted at Online Stock Trading Carnival of Wealth Building #4 hosted at Home Equity Loan Lowdown All the hosts did a super job. Check ... More About: Carnivals , Festivals , June
Stock Analysis - Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)
2007-06-02 18:00:00 We struck gold with our first stock analysis of Johnson and Johnson. Next up, is Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) and another member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance Abbott Laboratories engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional ... More About: Analysis , Stock , Tori , Anal
Stock Analysis - Johnson and Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)
2007-05-31 18:00:00 For my first stock analysis, I have chosen the S&P 500 Aristocrat known as Johns on and Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). Company Profile: From Yahoo Finance: Johnson & Johnson engages in the manufacture and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide. The company profile is much longer than that. For the full text, please visit Yahoo Finance. ... More About: Analysis , Stock , Johnson and Johnson
Screening for Dividend Paying Stocks
2007-05-30 18:00:00 The first order of business is to screen for high quality dividend paying stocks. This is an endeavour that I have tried before over at Investment Jungle. There are two basic ways to screen for dividend paying stocks: 1 Develop your own Stock Screen Stock screens are used to filter the universe of stocks (there are over ... More About: Stocks , Dividend , Cree , Screening
Welcome to Dividends Matter!
More articles from this author:2007-05-28 03:53:00 So to me dividends are important. Management, workers, the banks, the tax collectors, the community - everyone gets paid, even the board of directors. So why not also the shareholder? Dividend s should rise as fast as the salary mass of the executive group - or, in fact, faster, since it is the ... More About: Matter , Ends 1, 2, 3, 4 |



