Monday, August 29, 2011
Keep investing little by little.
I believe the common man trying to make it in this world is just as good or even better than professional brokers at stock picking. Never lose confidence in your plan of action. Remain consistent in your decision to invest in sound dividend stocks! If there is a nasty pull back on one of your stocks, sell a percentage of your gains and purchase another dividend aristocrat! I hope you had a great investing day, as the Dow went up 254.71 points. Although it is important to track how your dividend paying stocks are performing on a weekly, if not daily basis, you should continue to think long term, invest little by little, and let your reinvested dividends compound year after year!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Darden Restaurants, Inc. - DRI
Other than McDonald's (MCD), refer to my prior blog post, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is my favorite full-service restaurant company. DRI operates over 1,800 restaurants in the United States and Canada. DRI offers a great selection of diversification within the fine dining sector. Unlike McDonald's they have the mid-level to high end dining experience down to a science. Click on each restaurant below to explore how diversified DRI really is.
Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52
I believe this stock will go higher as the economy continues to get better. People may not buy new houses or take luxurious vacations, however they will treat themselves to a succulent dinner at Olive Garden or Red Lobster. Have you ever visited an Olive Garden? It is always packed, especially on weekend nights, and you usually need to take a number and wait for a table. They are a fine dining conglomerate!
DRI pays a $0.43 cent dividend per quarter (current yield of 3.75%). They recently increased their quarterly dividend by $0.11 from $0.32 to $0.43. As they continue to expand into other regions of the U.S. and into other countries I expect this stock to pop and stay there for years to come. Add this stock to your Roth IRA on Monday if possible. After watching this video below you can't sit there and tell me that Darden is not the best in class!
Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52
I believe this stock will go higher as the economy continues to get better. People may not buy new houses or take luxurious vacations, however they will treat themselves to a succulent dinner at Olive Garden or Red Lobster. Have you ever visited an Olive Garden? It is always packed, especially on weekend nights, and you usually need to take a number and wait for a table. They are a fine dining conglomerate!
DRI pays a $0.43 cent dividend per quarter (current yield of 3.75%). They recently increased their quarterly dividend by $0.11 from $0.32 to $0.43. As they continue to expand into other regions of the U.S. and into other countries I expect this stock to pop and stay there for years to come. Add this stock to your Roth IRA on Monday if possible. After watching this video below you can't sit there and tell me that Darden is not the best in class!
Hungry for some Darden stock yet? Feel free to comment below with your take on DRI.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Guru Focus Website
Wouldn't it be great to know what stocks a large percentage of Fortune 500 company big wigs and Investment Gurus are purchasing on a quarterly basis? Well here you go, click here.
Gurufocus provides a detailed listing of stocks which are being purchased by Warren Buffett, George Soros, John Paulson, T. Boone Pickens and many more high level executives and entrepreneurs. Gurufocus is an excellent resource to receive daily market insights from the best of the best. I believe there is no better way to become a great, high yielding dividend stock investor without researching when and why these billionaires took action!
Click here for a listing of Warren Buffett's most recent stock purchases/sales, as of June 30th, 2011.
Gurufocus provides a detailed listing of stocks which are being purchased by Warren Buffett, George Soros, John Paulson, T. Boone Pickens and many more high level executives and entrepreneurs. Gurufocus is an excellent resource to receive daily market insights from the best of the best. I believe there is no better way to become a great, high yielding dividend stock investor without researching when and why these billionaires took action!
Click here for a listing of Warren Buffett's most recent stock purchases/sales, as of June 30th, 2011.
Update: Stock Picks for the week of 8/21 to 8/27/11
As you can see below, each stock has performed very well during this shaky week. Sticking with high yielding, solid and profitable companies can out last even an economic downturn.
Stock Ticker Quote @ 8/21/11 Quote @ 8/27/11 Net Gain
DD 43.91 46.09 +2.18
EXC 41.75 42.01 +0.26
JNJ 63.14 64.28 +1.14
KO 67.10 68.50 +1.40
PG 60.96 62.57 +1.61
WM 29.40 32.34 +2.94
WMT 52.30 52.90 +0.60
XOM 69.80 72.64 +2.84
CVX 93.29 96.85 +3.56
GIS 35.81 36.68 +0.87
Grand Total +17.40
Stock Ticker Quote @ 8/21/11 Quote @ 8/27/11 Net Gain
DD 43.91 46.09 +2.18
EXC 41.75 42.01 +0.26
JNJ 63.14 64.28 +1.14
KO 67.10 68.50 +1.40
PG 60.96 62.57 +1.61
WM 29.40 32.34 +2.94
WMT 52.30 52.90 +0.60
XOM 69.80 72.64 +2.84
CVX 93.29 96.85 +3.56
GIS 35.81 36.68 +0.87
Grand Total +17.40
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