Well, well, well. Hold on tight. The stock market may as well be considered big red, because that’s the only color we have been seeing as of late. And, I made another purchase. A very familiar one as you can see by the title. It’s been a very confusing blood bath out there, as I like to call it. This has made my stomach drop everyday. Everyday, only because I wish I had $30K in cash ready to just fire away at the market. It’s incredible the, as Jim Cramer from CNBC calls it, “accidental high yielders” that are out there. I believe Archer Daniels (ADM) to be one of them. Fire Away!
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Top 5 Dividend Aristocrats with Low Debt to Equity Ratios
Recently, we saw the ugly side of debt. As we all watched Kinder Morgan’s stock fall and wait for the final, inevitable sword of a dividend increase, there was one thing that became evident…KMI’s debt level was too high and the results were unsustainable in the current market environment (See Lanny’s awesome write up/analysis about KMI from earlier in the week). The pressures mounted and management plus the Board of Directors decided to slash their dividend to preserve cash flow for capital expenditures and cover interest/dividend payments. While debt isn’t a bad thing, I don’t want you leaving this intro thinking that’s my conclusion, runaway/uncontrolled debt can present many problems. The name of our game on this website is investing in stocks with a growing dividend income stream, so we try to avoid companies and stocks that take us off of this course. Which is very ironic considering that Lanny and I purchased shares in KMI just under a month ago (here and here) With the wound from KMI still fresh, I wanted to run a stock screener and identify several Dividend Aristocrats with low debt levels. Check out our newest installment of our Top 5 list series (foundation stocks and low dividend yield/high dividend growth rate stocks)….the Top 5 Dividend Aristocrats with Low Debt to Equity Levels.
Lanny’s Recent Purchase – ADM
Whoa Whoa! The market has been on the slide, going downwards and man, new opportunities are unleashing! I know everyone has been busy with re-couping over the KMI decision – they will be fine, and with the large moat they have, should survive. It’s been a wild as all hell week and the capital has been unloaded. Let’s check out the purchase.
Bert’s Recent Buy – Norwood Financial Group – NWFL
In his last purchase article, Lanny alluded to the fact that I may have purchased the same stock as his. Well, Lanny was right and great minds think alike. We have been talking about this purchase for several weeks and we finally just decided to buy it! While my rationale may have been slightly different than Lanny’s, here is why I added to my stake in Norwood Financial (NWFL).
Lanny’s October Dividend Income
October is here! World Series baseball is in full swing and we are counting down the months to the end of the year. Holidays are amongst us with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Now is the time we really start to make the final push towards our final goals, investing metrics and dividend goals. Now… to the numbers!
Lanny’s Recent Purchase – KMI
Back at it again! Finally, after I just stated I haven’t made a purchase in weeks and nothing looked appetizing, I made a purchase on October 22nd – when the market was…. ALL GREEN almost. Well, in every green day there has to be one stock that looks undervalued. I ended up buying a stock I already own after another dividend increase. Let’s see who I purchased. Continue reading
Bert’s October Watch List
Typically Lanny and I post a combined watch list; however, in October, we are changing the format slightly for a variety of reasons. In this article, I am going to discuss the two stocks that I am watching closely, especially considering the fact that I have a little extra capital to deploy. The waters have seemed to calm down after the turbulent September and it is difficult to find as many great discounts since the stock market had a mini recovery from the crazy downturn. Let’s take a look at my October Watch List!
