Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s March 2021 Edition

Two months down, and we are still working through COVID-19.  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) just released/announced their one shot vaccine, about 10-15% of the US population is vaccinated and the third round of economic stimulus is still in process of being approved, albeit one step closer.

As always, it was time to find undervalued dividend growth stocks.  Heading into March, I continued to do just that and three undervalued dividend stocks are on my dividend stock watch list below! Continue reading

Which “Always Buy” Stock is Cheapest?

Breaking News!  The stock market had an insane week last week.  Every day was an exciting new chapter.  On Friday, the thrilling conclusion, the S&P 500 closed down 2.38% and this wasn’t even the lowest point of the day.  Bottom line is that there are many great stocks available at a discount right now and investors have been scooping them up left and right.  Heck, Lanny and I were both active as we both added to our stakes in ADM (See Bert’s purchase summary here and Lanny’s here).   With each subsequent red day in the market I become more motivated to add a rock-solid dividend paying company to my portfolio that I can buy and hold till I reach financial independence.   During times like these, I decided to look no further than my list of 5 “Always Buy” stocks to determine which one of these companies is trading at a price that may be too low to resist.

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Expected Dividend Increases in May

All, I am very proud to say this, but this article series has come around full circle.  One of the very first articles we wrote on this blog was about Dividend Aristocrats that were expected to announce a dividend increase during June, 2014. This article will represent our 12th summary and you know what that means, our website is getting ready to celebrate its one year anniversary!  As a refresher, this monthly article series stemmed out of a love that me, Lanny, and many other dividend growth investors share….increasing dividends!   So much so that it turned into a game as we would try our best to predict the increase that would be announced.  While the game was fun, it was centered around the central idea that dividend growth is crucial for any DGI portfolio so that we can build a steady, growing income stream.  Without the growth, our income stream would begin to lose its purchasing power annually as the growth in inflation would slowly erode the value of the income stream.  With that being said, lets take a look at the first article in Year 2 and see which dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce a dividend  increase in May.

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Pepsico (Pepsi) Stock Analysis

Pepsico’s (“Pepsi”) large brand portfolio can be found can be found in almost all grocery stores, convenience stores, stadiums, homes, etc.  You get the picture.  This brand is iconic.  What else is great about Pepsi?  It is a strong dividend growth stock with a long history of  paying a dividend.  While it is not quite an Aristocrat,  Pepsi can be found in many dividend growth investors’ portfolios (including Lanny’s).   So why not run Pepsi through the Dividend Diplomat Stock Screener and see if I will be adding any shares to my portfolio?

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