April 2015 Value Dividend Growth Portfolio Watch List

Once a month I manually screen for undervalued stocks that have paid an increasing dividend for at least 20 years.  The “increasing dividend” requirement actually eliminates about 95% of all US stocks leaving me with only approximately 150 companies to start applying valuation metrics.  But, before looking at future investments, I want to highlight
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WSJ Drops the Ball on an Opportunity to Discuss Dividend Value and Growth Investing

Every few years a major publication will come out with a story where someone who had a normal job their entire life died with a sizable estate.  This past weekend, it was WSJ’s turn to discuss such a situation.  The article, behind a paywall, is titled, “Route to an $8 Million Portfolio Started with Frugal […]
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Calculating How Much Interest I Pay Monthly

I originally calculated how much interest I was paying to finance companies and banks in 2009.  Re-reading the post I actually remember feeling very annoyed how much money was being spent just servicing my debt.  While I updated the numbers some 19 months later, I haven’t looked into these calculations in over 4 years. Below […]
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