Comments on Dividends4Life: Investing Goals

Bill M: Most of my financials I have held for some...

2008-12-20T10:31:00.000-06:00

Bill M: Most of my financials I have held for some time now. I have added some during the recent melt-down. My maximum allocation of financials is 155, but I am currently under 10%.

Best Wishes,
D4L

You hold a lot of financial and banks it seems, ha...

2008-12-20T10:11:00.000-06:00

You hold a lot of financial and banks it seems, have you bought recently or did you take the bath from the meltdown?

MG: These growth rates are based on the last 10-ye...

2007-12-01T11:07:00.000-06:00

MG: These growth rates are based on the last 10-years. I them use to estimate the next 20 years. Looking in the near-term I would expect most of them to be lower.

HD and DHI are heavily tied to residential which will be be ugly in 2008. Given their market presence, I think both are well posited for growth when residential returns in late '08 or early '09. My concern is if DHI can

Thanks D4L,

Those growth rates seem aggress...

2007-12-01T10:49:00.000-06:00

Thanks D4L,

Those growth rates seem aggressive.

Just quickly looking at your list, do you think DHI and HD can maintain dividend growth rates of 20% in this environment?

MG: I am fairly anal, so I calculate it on a secur...

2007-12-01T09:30:00.000-06:00

MG: I am fairly anal, so I calculate it on a security by security basis and am always tweaking it when new information becomes available. I am glad you asked today, since it might change tomorrow. Here is what I used in arriving at my goals:

ACAS... 6.9%
AFL.... 20.0%
BAC.... 12.4%
BBT.... 9.5%
DHI.... 20.0%
ED..... 0.9%
FR..... 0.9%
GE..... 8.7%
HCP....

D4L, Congrats on making these goals public...
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2007-12-01T08:23:00.000-06:00

D4L, Congrats on making these goals public...

What avg. annual percentage increase in dividends are you projecting to reach these?

Have you revealed your stock holdings anywhere here? If not, do you plan on revealing them?