There’s been plenty of ink recently spilled over Walgreen’s (WBA), a popular dividend stock. The company had been a darling for dividend investors, and up until recently had a high dividend yield. The company has been on hard times, closing stores, and had to end a 48 year streak of annual dividend increases in January 2024. It did the unthinkable –...

I review the list of dividend increases every week, as part of my review process. This exercise helps me to monitor existing holdings. It also helps me potentially identify companies for further research.This exercise also shows the process I would go to review a company quickly, and the steps I would take to determine if I want to review it further...

I recently read an interesting paper titled "Which U.S. Stocks Generated the Highest Long-Term Returns?" by prof Hendrik Bessembinder.This paper reviewed the annualized returns on all 29,078 publicly-listed stocks in the US between December 1925 and December 2023. It found that the the best performing stock over the past century or so in the US was...

“Good decisions come from experience. Experience. comes from bad decisions.” - Mark Twain   I am a big fan of long-term investing. This is one of the few areas in life, where a small initial amount can deliver amazing results, net worth and income to the patient individual. ...

I review the list of dividend increases every single week, as part of my monitoring process. This exercise helps me to monitor existing holdings. It also helps me potentially identify companies for further research.I typically focus my attention on the companies with a ten year track record of annual dividend increases. Over the past week, there were...

With Dividend Growth Stocks, when I am wrong, the most I can lose is the amount I invested, minus any dividends I allocated elsewhere.But when I am right, those winners can pay for several "losers".Let me illustrate it with a few examples.About 13 years ago, I initiated a position in Walgreen's (WBA). It offered a good valuation at 14 times earnings...