Sunday, April 12, 2015

Weekly Links: April 12, 2015

Each Sunday I highlight any notable articles that I came across over the past week, along with any Carnivals I participated in. 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.

Articles you might find interesting:

- 6 Stocks Raising The Dividend Growth Bar
- REIT Colony Capital Sells a Preferred Issue
- Stock Buy: TROW – T. Rowe Price Group
- March 2015 Dividend Income / Monthly Highlights
- Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Dividend Stock Analysis
- CRM2 – You Will Finally Know if You Are Getting Fooled by Your Advisor!

The DIV-Net Featured Articles:

- How Much Money Will You Need To Retire?
- 7 Attractive Dividend Growth Stocks With Solid Yields And Low Price Ratios
- Top Monthly Income Stocks: These 10 Stocks Pay You Every Month
- My Stock Watch List For April 2015
- Stock Analysis of Eaton Vance
- How Ethical Can An Investor Be?

Articles from D4L-News:

3 Prevailing Myths About Dividend Stocks
Are higher dividend yields always better than low ones? Are dividend stocks always safe? And are all dividends taxed the same? Dividend investing can be one of the most certain paths toward long-term wealth, but it's important to separate fact from fiction. There are several myths or misconceptions many investors have regarding dividend stocks, and we'd like to clear these up for our readers. So we asked three of our analysts to pick one of these popular myths about dividend stocks and explain why it may not be entirely accurate...

5 Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
And while the stock market is a volatile place, long-term investors looking for reliable income streams should look no further than Wall Street, where a bevy of dividend stocks paying yields upwards of 3% offer both income streams and capital appreciation. Let’s take a look at the five best cheap dividend stocks to buy now...

2 Tempting Stocks You Would Be Wise to Avoid
ust about everybody loves a good dividend stock, whether you're an income investor or just looking for some guaranteed returns. It's even better when you can find businesses that pay solid dividends and can still grow fast enough to provide market-beating returns at the same time. While it's a difficult task to find those types of businesses, it's much easier to see dividend stocks that you should avoid. Here are two big name companies that dividend investors should be wary of...

3 High-Dividend Stocks That Can Handily Beat the Market
Seasoned investors know that finding the right mix of potential gains within their acceptable risk tolerance is a difficult task. However, while timing is always a factor, by exploiting disciplined strategies for success, the average investor's portfolio can perform as well as the best money market funds. One strategy is investing in high-paying dividend stocks from leading companies poised to deliver future results. The plan is simple: Buy them, forget them, and collect dividends. Let's examine three stocks currently poised for significant gains...

3 Best-of-Breed REITs to Buy
I’ve been on a REIT hunt lately, only because I learned that there are more REITs than I originally believed. Apparently, any sector that involves any form of real estate virtually guarantees that REITs will form around it. We expect REITs in things like the hotel sector or for shopping centers. Lately, however, I’ve been writing about REITs in senior housing, student housing and on Mars. Well, no, not on Mars … but it’s only a matter of time. So I’ve pulled together three interesting REITs for you to consider that are the best in their class...

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There are some really good articles here, please take time and read a few of them.

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