Warren Buffett's Two Investing Rules For Dividend Investors

We all like things presented in their simplest terms. Headlines like "Two simple steps to lose that unwanted weight" always grabs our attention, even if it is just to smile and say I wish it were true. I enjoy reading inspiring quotes. They often put life's issues in their simplest terms and in doses that are easy to swallow.

15 Dividend Stocks Trading Below Their Calculated Fair Value

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
-Warren Buffett

This is one of my all-time favorite Buffett quotes. In ten small words the entire philosophy of value investing is conveyed. The inherent message is that price and value aren't necessarily the same. This is how value investors make money in the stock market - buying stocks for less than their fair value.

15 Dividend Stocks With A 15% Yield In 15 Years

"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been."
- Wayne Gretzky

I know very little about hockey, but I have always loved this quote. It can be applied to so many things in life, including investing. Just as Gretzky has a vision as to where the puck is going, investors need to have a similar vision, and not get caught up on short-sighted distractions. Investing in dividend growth stocks requires a long-term vision. It is easy to run a screen and find stocks that are paying a 15% yield today; but how long will they be able to sustain it? Instead you may want to skate to where the future 15% yielders are going to be. To do that, here are some things you need to know...

* Finding Dividend Stock Gems In An Overbought Market

Last week I wrote about how dividend stocks were getting expensive and the number of stocks that my model identified as a buy were diminishing. After another week of the market rallying, the number of stocks identified as a buy fell to 4 stocks from 7. So what do you do if you are over-allocated in the four stocks that are a buy?

* 4 Dividend Stocks For The Social Security Blues

"The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
- Margaret Thatcher

If you have followed the U.S. Social Security saga over the last several years, you know it is projected to run out of money soon. As it turns out "soon" just may be much sooner than previously expected. To make matters worse, it has been "broke" for some time, but through creative accounting that would land a private-sector CFO in jail, the government has been able to keep the appearance of solvency.

* Warren Buffett Quotes

As mentioned in previous articles, I love inspirational (and other) quotes. I see quotes as a portal to someone’s inner self. They reveal much about the person both good and bad. Read enough of a person’s quotes and you will get to know the person. Let’s spend some time getting to know Warren Buffett through his quotes.

Is Your Portfolio Average?

“The people who want to achieve and aspire to be very good in their profession don’t mind the way we do things. It’s not normal to want to be as good as you can be. It’s normal to be average. “
– Nick Saban, Head Football Coach, University of Alabama