I’ve been looking at municipal bonds recently. Whenever I see a large sell off in any asset class accompanied with a lot of media hype the contrarian hairs in the back of my neck tend to perk up. All markets tend to over react more often than not. These over reactions can give patient long term investors great opportunities. So,…
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The magic dividend formula
What if I told you that there was a way to glimpse into the future? To somewhat accurately estimate the future returns on your investments? Well, with dividend investing there is a way. Its called the Gordon Growth Model or as I like to call it, the Magic Dividend Formula. You may be surprised to hear me talk about forecasting…
Owning individual MLPs superior to MLP ETFs
I’m a big fan of MLPs as an asset class and in particular of owning individual MLPs. I’ve posted on KMP, EPD, and on ETP previously. Not too long ago owning individual MLPs was the only way to invest in them. However, in the last couple of years there have been several new MLP ETFs announced such as AMLP and…
KMP reports Q4 results – raises distribution 8%
Kinder Morgan (KMP) reported Q4 2010 results after market close yesterday. Results were in line with market expectations. Here is the summary from the press release: Distribution 8% Higher Than 4Q 2009 2010 Distributable Cash Flow Up 14% Over 2009 HOUSTON, Jan 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today increased its quarterly cash distribution…
Intel (INTC), a dividend growth stock ripe for the picking?
Tech stocks, especially some of the big cap names, are transitioning to becoming great dividend stocks, in particular great dividend growth stocks. I’ve written about this rising trend previously (here). Also, I wrote about MSFT in particular, here, when it was at $24, although I didn’t think it was cheap enough (it now trades at $28). And even two tech…
MLP valuation at year end – still room to run!
2010 was another great year for the MLP sector. The MLP index, AMZ, finished 2010 with a total return (including dividends) of 36% compared to the S&P500 total return of 15.1%. And that was after a 76% return in 2009! Those kinds of returns will sure help you lead a more comfortable retirement which, after all, is my goal here.…
Fairfax declares 2010 dividend of $10
Quick post this morning on some worthwhile news this week out of my stealth dividend darling Fairfax which I posted on here. On January 5th 2011Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH.TO on the TSX or FRFHF.PK in the US) declared its annual 2010 dividend. The full press release is here. The 2010 dividend is $10 USD per share, the same dividend level…
A non forecast 2011 Outlook??
Huh? Why the question mark in the title of this post you may ask? Well, it has to do with my thoughts on forecasts. This time of year is one of the more entertaining. Slews of economists, investment strategists, and research houses put out there forecasts for market performance in 2011. I find this to be one of the more…
2010 in review
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a great 2010 and wish you all the best in 2011. For my first post of the year I wanted to review my 2010 results and highlight a few real successes and of course some bad trades as well. Lets get right to it. My total portfolio return for the year was…
Christmas wish list, part 2
Today we woke up to a cool rainy Florida winter day, a perfect time for me to reflect on the next 5 stocks on my Christmas wish list (part I here) with a nice cup of hot cocoa by my side. I’m going to keep the list to the top 10 lest I revert back to my childhood ways of…
Fairfax Financial – possibly the best stealth dividend stock in the world
Today I wanted to talk about one of the stocks on my Christmas wish list. This investment is a good example of how some good detailed homework can find you some great investments. Lets jump right in. What if I told you that right now you could invest in Berkshire Hathaway at a tenth of its size, run by a…