Income From Dividends

The S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P Europe 350 that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years, have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least US$ 3 billion and have an average daily trading volume of at least US$ 5 million. They are an excellent selection of stocks to start diversifying into when building your own portfolio of dividend stocks. continue reading…

In general, I buy shares to hold on to for a long time, quite possibly for life. As a long-term dividend investor, I do not buy stocks on speculation that they will go up within a week or two. I buy shares in some of the world’s best companies and my intention is to remain as an owner (shareholder) of these money-making machines forever.

However, there are cases when even long-term investors need to become vary and consider selling their positions in a company. continue reading…

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a list of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. They are an excellent selection of stocks to start diversifying into when building your own portfolio of dividend stocks. continue reading…