The Battle of the Consumer Dividend Stocks – March 2018

The market is actually down now, year-to-date.  Luckily, it’s not just one company here or there, that is bringing the whole ship south.  Instead, there are a vast number of companies that are seeing their price movements turn downward, unlocking value in the market place.  As dividend investors, this is news that we all love to see.  When there are macro-events in the economy, such as tariffs, trade wars, interest rate movements and technology enhancements – this usually leads me to go into one direction, when evaluating what dividend stock to buy.  The industry that has shown signs of value, for the price, is the consumer industry!  I want to do a comparison of a few stocks within that industry.

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Bert’s January Dividend Stock Watch List

With the first month of 2017 coming to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to put a dividend stock watch list together to focus in on a few companies that have caught my eye recently.  What’s crazy is that each day brings an exciting new day to the market and it seems like we have snapped out of our two month streak of constant appreciation and are finally starting to see some great companies trading at a discount.  After my last purchase and Lanny’s recent portfolio review, I am as motivated as every to keep pushing capital into the marketplace and increase my passive income as much as possible.  Now lets take a look at my January Dividend Stock Watch List!

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