Monday, April 11, 2011

Three New Articles (and Comments) Available on Seeking Alpha

In the past couple of weeks, I have posted the folowing articles on Seeking Alpha. The comment streams have been lively and informative:
  • Portrait of a Beautiful Dividend Growth Stock. This article identifies the 10 stocks that have made my Top 40 Dividend Growth Stocks list every year since I began publishing it (2008-2011). It takes common characteristics from those 10 stocks to form a "portrait" of what a great dividend-growth stock looks like. The article generated 89 comments.
  • Dividends in Danger? This article is the first in a monthly series that will compile Seeking Alpha's readers' ideas and comments about companies whose dividends may be in danger of being frozen or cut. Companies discussed in the first article include Sysco, Hudson City Bancorp, and Pitney-Bowes. The article has generated 142 comments. The second article in the series will appear later this week.
  • 10 by 10: The Interaction of Dividend Yield and Growth. This is an update and expansion of one of the most popular articles I have ever published. It discusses what combinations of yield and dividend growth rates (DGR) will lead to achiving the "10 by 10" goal": Delivering a yield on cost of at least 10% within 10 years. The article achieved "Editors Pick" status on Seeking Alpha. The original article's contents have been expanded to include a table showing how many years it takes to double your dividend stream at various DGRs, plus another table that illustrates how many years it takes a stock with low yield + high DGR to surpass the income stream of another stock that starts out with a hgher initial yield. The article has received 130 comments so far.