Dividend Increases for the week of December 12, 2011 With this update of stocks increasing their dividend, I’ve gone to a new and improved, weekly format. I was finding that writing a report everyday for the stocks with dividend increases was a lot to keep up with. Often times there would be stocks with minimal increases, [...]
Looking for niche plays In continuing to “top off” many of my existing positions I went ahead and added 75 shares of Investors Real Estate Trust (ticker: IRET) to the DDI portfolio today. Investors Real Estate Trust is probably one REIT you’ve never heard of because it focuses on a very small niche, owning properties [...]
Going for the Gain It’s time to buy some Gain. Not the Proctor & Gamble laundry detergent, but rather Gladstone Investment Corp. who’s ticker symbol is GAIN. After reviewing yesterday’s list of dividend increases, Gladstone Investment Corp. caught my eye for a couple of reasons. Number one of course is the above average payout which [...]
Bought: Pfizer (ticker: PFE) As normally happens during the end of the month / beginning of the month, the portfolio generates a surge of income, so I found I had a little extra cash. After a late day rally yesterday pushing the Dow (ticker: ^DJI) up a little over 120 point, the market is down [...]
