Comments on Dividends4Life: Dividend Income vs. MMA

Anon: I monitor and adjust interest rates as appro...

2009-02-02T06:25:00.000-06:00

Anon: I monitor and adjust interest rates as appropriate. As a reality check, I compare the rate i use with the 20 year Treasury. I've looked at EMR, but it wasn't a buy at that time. I looked at and bought KMB. I have not looked at AGL Resources.

Best Wishes,
D4L

Today, there are some very good dividend paying st...

2009-02-01T14:01:00.000-06:00

Today, there are some very good dividend paying stocks that average between 4 and 5 percent annually. Examples are: Emerson Electric, Kimberly Clark and AGL Resources. Have you run your analysis of MMA vs. dividend paying stocks using current interest rates? And if you have, what are your findings?

Anon: I use the highest paying rate of the the 4 M...

2009-01-17T12:56:00.000-06:00

Anon: I use the highest paying rate of the the 4 MMA that I hold (AmTrust, ING, CapitalOne Emigrant Direct).

Thanks for stopping by.
D4L

For your MMA rate which AM Trust rate do you use? ...

2009-01-15T23:15:00.000-06:00

For your MMA rate which AM Trust rate do you use? The 9Month CD rate that they highlight on the page you link to?

Excellent site by the way!

Russ: It is done on a dollar basis looking at the ...

2008-10-19T19:52:00.000-05:00

Russ: It is done on a dollar basis looking at the yield and yield growth, where price is irrelevant. If you would like to see the model, click on Tools in the menu bar above and download D4L-Prescreen.xls.

Best Wishes,
D4L

If I read it correctly, your method ignores share ...

2008-10-19T17:13:00.000-05:00

If I read it correctly, your method ignores share price appreciation, but assumes dividends are reinvested. How do you determine the price for reinvesting dividends?

What most of you fail to comprehend is the fact th...

2008-07-10T12:33:00.000-05:00

What most of you fail to comprehend is the fact that FDIC is a house of cards. When the Regional Banks begin to fail, FDIC willl go down the tubes. Look at the financial health of the United States and ask yourself the question how can the politicians prevent anything.....our country is broke and doesn't know it.

TheLocoMono: Mathematically, splits have no effect...

2008-04-14T20:53:00.000-05:00

TheLocoMono: Mathematically, splits have no effect on the stock (more shares worth less per share). There is usually a small short-term boost in the stocks price once a split is announced. This highlights the fact the share price has grown and management is confident it shouldn't fall below their target price. Most companies have a preferred trading range for liquidity purposes.

I admit I don't know much about dividend stocks bu...

2008-04-14T14:44:00.000-05:00

I admit I don't know much about dividend stocks but ever since I got several shares of dividend stocks as a gift, I have been learning a little bit here and there about dividend stocks. My experience with my stocks has been two fold, splits and constant dividend increases.

I don't know how much of a factor splits plays into my observations but with steady dividend increases, it