* Weekly Links: January 9, 2011

Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al. Below are the carnivals that I participated in this week, along with a link to my article:

• Carnival of Personal Finance published: Dividend Stocks vs. a Safe Distribution Rate
• The Wealth Builder Carnival published: 6 Stocks Giving The Gift of Dividend Growth

Articles I enjoyed reading included (in no particular order): The DIV-Net Featured Articles

• Dividends4Life presented Stock Analysis: Nucor Corporation (NUE)
• frankvoisin.com presented Asta Funding, Inc. (ASFI)
• Barel Karsan presented From The Mailbag: Comarco
• The Passive Income Earner presented Dividend Yield: Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO, NYSE:BMO)
• Dividend Growth Investor presented Stock Analysis: Unilever

Articles From DIV-Net Members

• Dividend Growth Investor presented Six Consumer Stocks to own in 2011
• Barel Karsan presented Market Regulations Reducing Productivity
• The Passive Income Earner presented Property Assessment: How I use it with my Net Worth.
• The Dividend Guy presented 3 Questions To Help You Sell Your Stocks
• The Div Guy presented December Dividend Income Update
• Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Significant Decline In Bullish Investor Sentiment
• Wide Moat Investing presented Financial Panics and Commercial Revulsions
• 40percent 20years presented Stock exchange and Industry Filter in Exchange Data!
• EPIC INVESTOR presented Two High-Yield Funds To Consider In 2011
• Value Walk presented Robert Shiller’s S&P 500 Forecast for 2020: Is He Overly Optimistic?
• The Market Capitalist presented 2011, A Year of Bubbles?
• Dividend Monk presented Four Things I’m Bullish On Going Into 2011
• Wax Inc presented Dow Dogs - Time for Soup
• Learn Dividends presented Highest Yield Dividend Stocks
• Frankly Speaking presented Succeeding Buffett (Vanity Fair)

Articles from D4L-News:

• Best Dividend Stocks of 2011
• Keys for Successful Dividend Investing
• Sharing profits through dividends
• Top Dividend Stocks for 2011
• Dividend Stocks for a Secure Future
• More Dividend News

There are some really good articles here, please take time and read a few of them. (Photo: Sachin Ghodke)