Dividend Growth Investing
My Top 10 Dividend Growth Stocks for the Long-Term
One of our Dividend Geek slack channel members asked me the question: “If I were to invest in only 10 dividend stocks what would you say they should be?” Here is my response. BTW, I’m looking to hold these Top 10 stocks long-term a minimum of 5 years, preferably over 20 and well into retirement. […]
Dividend Growth Stocks with Improved Quality Scores
Several companies that we follow have recently improved their overall quality score through either improved fundamental rating, wider economic moats, improved stewardship or higher dividend safety score. Here is a quick list of the companies with higher quality scores. Remember each of the five categories has a maximum of 5 possible points, so the highest […]
Favorite Investing Apps
I’m always on the lookout for good mobile apps to improve my investing performance. Here are three that I have been using for a few months now and have found to be very useful for different aspects of investing. Notifications Notifications are a very important aspect for active investors. I have tried several mobile apps […]
Latest Quality Score and Dividend Safety Ranking Changes due to Covid-19 Crisis
The following companies have recently had their Simply Safe Dividends ranking downgraded, which; in turn has lowered each companies overall quality score listed on our site (where 25 points is the highest score). Downgrades JPM 79 to 60 (Safe to Borderline); Quality Score changed from 22 to 21 WFC 79 to 55 (Safe to Borderline); […]
Recent Quality Score Downgrades Due to Economic Impact of COVID-19
Quick Update Simply Safe Dividends has recently downgraded their dividend safety score for the following companies, which; in turn has lowered each companies overall quality score listed on our site (where 25 points is the highest score). DIS 99 to 65 (Very Safe to Safe); Quality Score changed from 24 to 23 EPD 89 to […]
Polaris Industries: Blue-Chip Stock For Dividend Growth Investors
Many thanks to Sure Dividend for the following guest post! The term “blue-chip” stock gets thrown around quite loosely in the financial media. Generally, it refers to quality, stable dividend payers that do not display high volatility. But at Sure Dividend, we have a more precise definition for what constitutes a blue-chip stock. In our […]
New Year Updates – Dividend Growth and Quality Scores
Dividend Growth Rates The website screeners have been updated to reflect the dividend increases for 2019 which is reflected in the 1 Year Dividend Growth Rate column (1 Yr DGR). Naturally the 2019 dividend increases are now reflected in the averages for the ‘3 Yr DGR’ column and the ‘1,3,5 Yr Avg DGR’ column, which […]
Highest Quality Undervalued Dividend Growth Stocks – General Dynamics (GD)
Based on a 5-factor high quality scoring system that uses independent data from Value Line, Morningstar and Simply Safe Dividends, where 5 points is awarded for the highest score for each of the following: Value Line Safety (Safety, Price Stability) Value Line Financial Strength (Fundamental Analysis) Morningstar Economic Moat (Competitive Advantages) Morningstar Stewardship (Leadership/Management) Simply […]
New Highest Quality Screener
After adding the new grading system to identify high quality dividend growth stocks it only seems natural to rank them by highest quality. That is, not just within each sector, but in aggregate. So we have done just that… the new screener is called ‘Highest Quality’ and can be found under the ‘Quality’ tab on […]
The First Key To Successful Investing
As I have gained more experience investing over the years I have learned that the first key to successful investing is identifying high quality companies. Followed by purchasing them at fair value. As Warren Buffett has famously stated: In addition, dividend growth investors are seeking a balance of good yield, and sustainable dividend growth for […]