nap-on Incorporated (SNA) manufactures and markets tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information and systems solutions for professional users worldwide. It operates through Commercial and Industrial Group, Snap-on Tools Group,... Read More
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Q3 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The company just raised its quarterly dividend by 9.67% to... Read More
In March 2000, Cisco Systems (CSCO) reached an all time high of $82/share. It became the largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of around half a... Read More
Back in 1989, the Japanese stock market reached an all time high. Japan was growing rapidly, and there was no end in sight behind Japanese industry and innovation. The... Read More
Readers often ask me about my favorite dividend ETFs. I do tend to prefer to build my own portfolios consisting of individual dividend stocks, over buying dividend ETFs. However,... Read More
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services worldwide. This dividend aristocrat has paid distributions since 1954 and increased dividends on... Read More
A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. The... Read More
Janus Henderson is a money manager, which has shared some interesting data reports in the past. I recently read their 33rd Global Dividend Index, and found some interesting pieces of... Read More
Berkshire Hathaway is the holding company of super-investor Warren Buffett. He transformed a struggling textile mill into a conglomerate with a significant portfolio of equites and significant interests in... Read More
I enjoy collecting old pieces of information, which aid me in my research. A few years ago, I started collecting old editions of Moody's Stock Manuals when they were... Read More
Opportunity costs represent the potential benefits an individual, investor, or business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another. The idea of opportunity costs is a major concept... Read More
One of the most common questions I receive relates about the idea of how to invest a lump-sum amount. I believe that the answer is not a one sized... Read More
In my previous article, I discussed in brief how I come up with investment ideas. I also wanted to share with you my general philosophy on understanding dividend growth... Read More
"The idea that a bell rings to signal when investors should get into or out of the market is simply not credible. After nearly 50 years in this business,... Read More
In August 1929, John J. Raskob published an article in the Ladies Home Journal titled "Everybody Ought To Be Rich". The article discussed the novel idea of long-term dividend... Read More
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) operates as a security company. It provides various systems, products, and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, space, strike, and logistics and modernization, as well as... Read More
Some investors get absolutely furious the second someone mentions the term yield on cost. I am very surprised when investors seldom have anything against the metric for "years worth... Read More
A dividend king is a company that has managed to increase dividends to shareholders for at least 50 years in a row. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more kreatikar... Read More
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. This is helpful in checking developments for companies I own, as well as companies... Read More
Welcome to my weekly review of dividend increases. I have done this process for over eleven years on my site, in order to share with readers how I go... Read More
A little over two years ago, I bought a house. My spouse and I decided that we could afford the payments, and also wanted to have a stable place... Read More
The value of a business to a buyer in a going private transaction is its intrinsic value. In other words, if a business is acquired by another entity, the... Read More
