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Archives for June 2011

What Is A Dividend?

June 30, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 6 Comments

I was asked recently by a co-worker, “what is a dividend?” after having a brief discussion on investing and the like. I had never really thought that this was unknown knowledge to certain people. I take for granted, in my studios nature of observing investments, that the term “dividend” is well known and generally fairly […]

What Are Your Dividends For?

June 28, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 17 Comments

Anyone who has been reading this blog knows that the reason I’m living frugally and investing in dividend growth stocks is to hopefully retire young. My target is to “retire” by 40 years old. The reason I put quotations around the word retire is because I’m not quite positive I’ll retire by standard definitions. I […]

Weekend Reading – June 25, 2011

June 25, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 1 Comment

Well, the month of June is almost over. It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon here in Florida. I don’t know where the time goes. As another week closes and the summer is in full swing I feel great! I hope all of you do as well. Here are some excellent articles from fellow dividend growth investors, […]

Saving A Mint By Budgeting

June 24, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 7 Comments

I’m a fan of budgeting, in case you couldn’t tell by my monthly posting of my personal budgets. I think that budgeting is the only true way of actually seeing how much money is coming in and how much money is going out. Until you actually track your budgets for a few months, it’s all […]

Defense Stocks On Sale?

June 21, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 10 Comments

I’ve been taking a long, hard look at some defense stocks lately and wondering if they have a spot in my dividend portfolio. There are pros and cons to every business in this universe, but I think some of those of pros/cons are amplified when you are looking at defense stocks. Let’s take a look […]

Weekend Reading – June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 3 Comments

I’m posting my weekend reading a little late due to my vacation. I haven’t had an internet connection for the past few days and I just landed back in Florida a couple hours ago. It was great to see the family and it was also great to have the vacation paid for. Here are some […]

Recent Buy

June 16, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 10 Comments

Well, I’ve decided to make a recent purchase. As I’ve said a few times before, I like to “walk the walk” when I “talk the talk”. I believe in making purchases through high and low markets, and I believe in dollar-cost-averaging into positions on a monthly basis. The market has been extremely volatile lately, but […]

Income/Expenses for May 2011

June 13, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 10 Comments

Each month I will post my income/expenses for the previous month. I track every dollar in and out, so what you see is exactly what I earned and spent (rounded to the nearest dollar). Income from May 2011: $3,756–Regular Paycheck $95–Dividends $50–Bonus and Spiffs Total Income: $3,901 Expenses from May 2011: $633–Rent $915–Car Payment $180–Student […]

Weekend Reading – June 10, 2011

June 10, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 1 Comment

Here are some excellent articles from the past week from fellow dividend growth investors. Playing With Ex-Dividend Date The Dividend Guy discusses whether trying to time investments based around ex-dividend dates could be a sound strategy. Obviously, I agree with him here that this is not a sound investment strategy. Is it possible to make […]

Two Stocks On My Watchlist

June 8, 2011 by Dividend Mantra Team 10 Comments

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down almost 4.5% over the past month, and while not a correction by conventional definitions (10% or more drop), the market has still experienced a healthy retraction. I’m excited when I see moves like this in the market. I generally make purchases every month, because I believe that I […]

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