Avoid Dividend Cuts – Dividend Safety Inside OutNewsletterLet’s dig deeper into techniques to avoid dividend cuts and how to use the Dividend Safety Score to its full potential. This edition will provide a timely refresher on our portfolio management strategy, especially when reviewing our holdings.

What’s Wrong with ETF Investing?NewsletterWe have made this newsletter to answer the eternal debate about ETFs vs. Dividend Growth Stocks or how our portfolio models are doing compared to an ETF strategy. Let’s explore the ETF alternative, its pros and cons, and why we prefer selecting dividend growers at DSR.

Read All Payout Ratios Like a Pro!NewsletterThis issue reviews many investors’ classic but often misunderstood concept: the dividend payout ratio. There are multiple ways to assess the ability of a company to pay dividends, but the dividend payout ratio is the one most often used by analysts. However, there are other measures of a company’s ability to pay dividends. This issue […]

Using Economic Moat in Your Investment ThesisNewsletterMoat has been used throughout history to protect one of our most important assets: where we live. The term “economic moat” has been popularized by Warren Buffett. I thought it would make an interesting topic and see how it could help you while you write your investment thesis. This newsletter is about adding another string […]

High Yield – Dividend Traps, Deluxe Bonds and Dividend CutsNewsletterAfter writing so much about low-yield, high-growth stocks, I should offer a newsletter about high-yield stocks. They are not all bad investments. I’ll start this newsletter by giving my thoughts on 21 performing high-yield stocks. Then, we’ll discuss the difference between a “dividend trap” and what I call a “deluxe bond.” I cannot help myself […]