DividendGrowthInvestor

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), through its subsidiaries, offers communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies worldwide. The company is a dividend achiever, which has managed to grow dividends for 16 years in a row. Between 2007 and 2020, earnings per share grew from $1.90 to $4.30. The company is expected to earn an...

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I review the list of dividend increases as part of my monitoring process. This helps me review the story behind companies I already own. It also helps me review companies for potential inclusion into my watchlist. A long track record of annual dividend increases is an indication of a quality company with a strong business model. Its strength could be due to a favorable environment, competitive...

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The goal of every dividend investor is to generate a sufficient stream of passive dividend income, that would adequately cover their expenses. In order to achieve this goal however, investors need to select a strategy and fine-tune it over time to reflect current market conditions. In most of my articles I tend to focus on investing that would generate dividends for several decades to come. But...

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I review the list of dividend increases every week, as part of my monitoring process. This exercise helps me review existing holdings and identify companies for future research. I focus my attention on the companies with a ten year track record, in order to identify companies that can deliver dividend increases for longer than a typical length of the average economic cycle. I am looking for...

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At the beginning of the 21st century most young people are told that social security won’t be there for them when they retire from the work force. Thus, in order to be able to completely retire from the workforce, a person has to invest as early as possible in order to take full advantage of the power of compounding. Let’s follow the story of Erica and John. They both grew up on the same street...

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As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I focus my attention on the companies that have managed to increase dividends for at least a decade, when reviewing the list of dividend increases. This helps me review existing holdings, and identify companies for further research. Over the past week, there were several companies that raised dividends to...

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I once shared the story of Ronald Read, who died at the age of 92 in 2014 with a dividend portfolio worth $8 million. That story shows that Ronald Read earned close to $20,000 in monthly dividend income from this diversified portfolio of 95 blue chip securities. It looked like Mr Read invested solely for dividend income, and his portfolio was well put together. I was confused by some of the...

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The Kroger Co. (KR) operates as a retailer in the United States. The company operates supermarkets, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouse stores.  Kroger is a dividend achiever, which recently hiked quarterly dividends by 16.70% to 21 cents/share. This marked the 15th consecutive year of annual dividend increases for the company. Warren Buffett has also been...

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There are a lot of stories about people who become financially independent these days in their 30s or 40s. While these are isolated instances in the grand scheme of things, they are part of a broader movement online, where people want to take ownership of their time and retire to something more meaningful in their lives. Some call it retirement, others call it financial independence, and a lot of...

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