Miscellaneous

Here are some good articles from around the web.

Becton Dickinson Analysis
D4L Analyzed Becton Dickinson and concluded it was a 4-star strong stock.

Four Dividend Paying Companies With Long Term Growth Plans
Dividend Growth Investor provides info on some of the stronger dividend stocks.

Three Stocks to Buy on Weakness
Dividend Mantra points out three very strong companies that are a bit pricey, and would be great at lower prices. All of three of them are extremely robust, which is why the market is paying up for them, currently.

TSX Dividend Stocks
The Dividend Guy is a good source for Canadian dividend stocks.

Telecoms
Defensiven has been loading up on telecom stocks. It’s now his portfolio’s largest sector. Personally, I think that if you’re looking for high yields currently, telecoms and MLPs are the way to go. Regular utilities (in aggregate, not every single one), on the other hand, are generally expensive. Scan through some of Defensiven’s recent posts for info on good European telecom stocks.

5 Stock Portfolio
A Road Paved with Dividends lists his portfolio, and it currently consists of five holdings. All of them have at least 3% dividend yields as of the current writing. Check out which five companies he let into his portfolio.

Railway Battle
The Passive Income Earner compared Canadian National Railway, to Canadian Pacific.

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If you haven’t taken a look through the new guide, then check it out:
Dividend Stocks 101: The Essential Guide

It has a lot of information for new investors, but there’s some more specific content there for more established investors as well. For example, there’s a sub-section on MLPs, and by “sub-section” I mean multi-page specific overview of master limited partnerships. Also, there’s an overview of stock valuation which discusses discounted cash flow and the dividend discount model.

Microsoft Analysis
D4L analyzed Microsoft and his system rates it a 4-star strong stock. I hold MSFT, and here’s my most recent analysis.

Five Awesome Things You Can Do When You’re Financially Free
Dividend Mantra’s goal is to retire by 40. Here he discusses things you can do when you have a freer lifestyle.

Start Making Passive Income
A blog with a similar focus and a more direct name, “Retire by 40″, discussed passive income.

When To Sell a Dividend Paying Stock
My Own Advisor discusses when to sell a dividend stock.

Your Guide to the Perfect Business Lunch
I love the Art of Manliness. It’s a site I read consistently. It’s a very popular online magazine for men that has a humorous vintage theme and a lot of “how to” posts.

Previous Weekend Reading
Articles from last week.

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Posting has been a bit light this week because I’ve been putting together some background stuff. I collected some evergreen content from the archives, and produced many new pages, and organized it under a centralized guide:

Dividend Stocks: The Essential Guide

Feel free to use it as a resource, and any sharing of it would be appreciated.

Also, I found this article particularly interesting:
50 Amazing Numbers about Today’s Economy

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