by Bill DeShurko | Sep 18, 2014 | dividends, Finance, Investing, portfolio, retirement investing
While the markets have shown some recent volatility, the one thing we can count on is our dividends and dividend increases. One of our popular holdings, Microsoft (MSFT) announced a dividend increase yesterday. Their quarterly payment has been upped from $.28 to...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 15, 2014 | dividends, Finance, money management, portfolio
Last week I published an article at horsesmouth.com that can be downloaded here: Liquidity Worries. The short version is that the stock market seems to be continuing along in its uptrend. Despite a few recent bumps and a little volatility the trend is...
by Bill DeShurko | Jul 21, 2014 | dividends, economy, Finance, Investing
The stock market is reaching new highs while the economy seems to be sputtering along. This has created an environment that has led Brian Nelson, CFA of Valuentum Securities appropriately using a baseball analogy during the baseball All Star Game and Home Run Derby to...
by Bill DeShurko | Feb 6, 2014 | dividends, Investing, money management, portfolio
Last week market sentiment was decidedly negative. While the news has focused on turmoil in emerging markets (not a factor), the real question is economic growth in the U. S. As I have said many times, corporate earnings have to be strong in 2014 to justify current...
by Bill DeShurko | Oct 22, 2013 | dividends, Investing, money management
DuPont beats by $0.04, misses on revenues. DuPont’s (DD) Q3 EPS came in at $0.45 and beat consensus by $0.04, while revenue climbed 5% to $7.73B but missed expectations by $50M. “Third-quarter sales volumes and operating earnings were stronger across most...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 9, 2013 | dividends, Investing, money management, portfolio, retirement investing
I recently posted an column at: MarketWatch.com titled: “Why Individual Bonds Remain Very Attractive” While investors are bailing from bond mutual funds – a wise move, individual bonds do offer protections against rising interest rates not found in...
