* Stock Analysis: M&T Bank Corporation (MTB)

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of M&T Bank Corporation (MTB) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

* There is Value to be Found in the P/B Ratio

These are the days that value and dividend investors long for. There have been times in the past where I struggled to find stocks worthy of purchasing. Now, the challenge is to pick the best available stocks that will maximize my chances of future success.

* Stock Analysis: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net July 28, 2008.

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

* This Week on the D4L Channel...

Monday, we begin the week with a classic horror flick. They want you, more specifically, they want your bodily fluids and they are prepared to collect it. They have devices designed for each of your major orifices to collect the fluid and they are not afraid to do it.

* Progress Update - July 2008

Once again it is the first Saturday of the month, so it is time for a goals/progress update. Like June, July left me glad that I am a dividend investor. Annualized dividend income has increased every month since I began tracking it in November 2007. It is good that I am running well ahead of my 2008 goal because I am beginning to sense a few dividend cuts coming down the pipe. At this point, it would take a major melt-down for me not to meet my goal. Now onto the numbers.

* Weekly Links: Carnivals & Articles - August 1, 2008

Each Friday 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.