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Dividend investing could be helpful for those investors who are trying to establish a viable income stream that would support their lifestyle in retirement. To get to that point however, investors have to give themselves several years of regular investing in income producing assets that they understand, before they generate enough in dividend income. While the recent financial crisis has not let the universe of dividend stocks unscatered, most diversified portfolios did not experience large drops in incomes. Dividend investing is different than traditional retirement investing strategies, since it focuses on living off the income stream generated by the portfolio and does not focus on selling a chunk of one's portfolio each year in retirement.
There are three major factors, which will allow you to build a viable income stream in retirement.
The first one is to invest in dividend growth stocks, or companies which have followed a policy of regular dividend increases for at least ten years. While companies cannot control the dividend yields or the stock prices their securities are selling for in the public markets, they could control the amount of distributions paid to stockholders on a quarterly or annual basis. Good starting places for investors interested in researching companies with long dividend growth histories are the dividend achievers, the dividend aristocrats and the dividend champion's lists. The goal is to include companies which raise dividends consistently in order to produce an income stream which increases at or above the average rate of inflation. Two companies which have managed to achieve that over the past four or five decades include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Procter & Gamble (PG).
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson owns more than 250 operating companies under 3 segments – Consumer, Pharmaceutical as well as Medical Devices and Diagnostics. Johnson & Johnson has increased its dividend for forty-seven consecutive years. This dividend aristocrat has a ten year distribution growth rate of 13.30% per year. Check my analysis of the stock. Yield: 3.60%
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is focused on providing branded consumer packaged goods. The Company's products are sold in over 180 countries worldwide primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores and in high-frequency stores, the neighborhood stores, which serve consumers in developing markets. The Company was organized into three Global Business Units: Beauty; Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. Procter & Gamble has increased its dividend for fifty-three consecutive years. This dividend aristocrat has a ten year dividend growth rate of 10.70% per year. Check my analysis of the stock. Yield: 3.10%
The Coca-Cola Company (KO) manufactures, distributes, and markets nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups worldwide. Coca Cola has increased dividends for 48 consecutive years. This dividend aristocrat has a ten year distribution growth rate of 10.00% per year. Check my analysis of the stock. Yield: 3.30%
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. This dividend champion has rewarded shareholders with dividend raises for 47 years in a row. The company has a ten year dividend growth rate of 12.90%. Check my analysis of the stock. Yield: 2.70%.
The second tool that would help investors increase their dividend income is the power of dividend reinvestment. During the accumulation stage, dividends should be re-invested back by purchasing more stock, which further compounds investment returns over time.
The last but not least factor includes portfolio contributions on a regular basis. The general rule of thumb is that for each dollar saved in your twenties in stocks, one would be able to generate one dollar in income in their sixties. Therefore, investing even only a small amount regularly should add to the income potential of one's portfolio.
Let's illustrate this point with the following example. Let's assume that we have an investor with $1000 at the end of 1979. They have selected Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as their investment choice and have three options to consider:
1) Spend all of their dividends and never contribute anything to the portfolio
2) Reinvest dividends in JNJ stock
3) Reinvest dividends in JNJ stock and also add $100 to the account each year
By the end of 2009 the first option would be generating almost $1169 in annual dividend income, for an yield on cost of 116.90%. The second option would be generating $2072 in annual dividend income, while the third option would be generating $3228 in annual dividend income. With the last option, the investor would have invested a total of $4000 throughout their lifetime.
To check the calculations behind the chart, open the spreadsheet from this location.
Full Disclosure: Long CL, JNJ,KO and PG
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One of the benefits of working with Flash Catalyst is that it builds all of your artwork using the Flex framework, which is very developer-friendly. However, you don't always need to use Flash Catalyst. In fact, if you are working directly with a developer and you are helping them actually create what we call skins for different components, meaning what buttons look like or what sliders look like, you can actually define those types of elements inside of Illustrator and then send a single document that contains all these Flex skins to the developer directly who can import them right into Flash Builder.
One of the really nice things about Illustrator is that there is a script that comes with Illustrator that let's you easily create these types of Flex skins. Now I'll point out, by the way, that Flash Catalyst conforms with a Flex 4 framework, which uses something called Spark components. They are somewhat different than the skins that developers would use in the Flex 3 frame...
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Book your room at Two Villas Holiday Oriental Style Layan Beach
Get an overview of this hotel4-star villa in Choeng Thale with free parking
Situated in Choeng Thale, this boutique villa is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Layan Beach and within 6 mi (10 km) of Surin Beach and Laguna Phuket Golf Club. Wat Pra Thong and Ton Sai Waterfall are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with concierge services, this villa has dry cleaning and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided.
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Two Villas Holiday Oriental Style Layan Beach features a garden, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A complimentary area shuttle within 2 km is available for guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The formation control problem of mobile multiple robots is investigated. A formation control scheme based on a hierarchical virtual structure is proposed. The mobile robots are divided into some clusters according to their distributions in space and then the motion trajectory of every cluster (virtual structure) is defined, so the motion of virtual structure is transformed to desired trajectory of every robot. Furthermore, a finite-time tracking control algorithm with variable structure is proposed. And two designed control laws based on state feedback are constructed to stabilize steering angle error and positions error in finite time, respectively. Involving in results about finite-time stability, we prove that the desired trajectory is attained fully in finite time with the two control laws. Finally numerical simulations considering line-shape and circle-shape are respectively carried out and show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
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In 1998 a group of people met at the local Community Shop because there were concerned about a lack of childcare for local parents returning to work. After consulting the community and receiving support the group formed MASKK to provide after school care for children at the 4 local schools to assist parents and carers who needed to access childcare. On 1st September 2000 MASKK officially opened it's doors as a registered childcare provider.
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Oct 31, 2010 GMTMy friend Benjamin Scott send some email around today stating that Alcatel/Lucent had published all the old Bell System Technical Journals from 1922 to 1983 online and freely accessible. As Ben said:Bell Labs practically invented much of our recent civilization (communications theory, transistor, laser, microchip, Unix, the list goes on). The public switched telephone network, before the Internet came along, was probably the most complicated system in human existence. They documented a lot of it in these journals. Making them available like this is a huge boon to technology historians. My favorite Bell System Technical Journal (BSTJ, for short) was Volume 57.6, published in August of...
Oct 31, 2010 GMTOne of my favorite sayings has always been "You should eat your own dog food". When applied to programming it quite simply means that you should use the code that you generate. I started saying this many years ago when I noticed that the Unix product managers at Digital Equipment Corporation were not using Unix in their day to day work. They had Microsoft Windows systems on their desktop, and would often go over to VMS to use "EDT" (the VMS text editor) for doing "real editing". One product manager at a very high level even admitted to "hating Unix", and when asked why they were the product manager of a product they hated said "Where else could I make this...
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- some decent "beginning" tales. I was hopeful that this would continue in such detail to give a full picture of the man. More on this later.
- Some excellent Gemini tales, particularly about himself, Grissom, and Schirra.
- Lots of post Apollo stuff, and interesting ASTP, ISS, and shuttle info. I personally was unaware of stafford's importance in the 90s in organizing various committeees to discuss NASA futures, and ISS, and think it's a shame that he declined the oppportunity to become NASA Admin.
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- most of the apollo era. Not much new here, little new insight.
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Not much to say, except a good overview of the international politics involved in multinational space projects like ASTP from the perspective of an astronaut.Published 2 months ago by astrofan
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2002 Chevrolet Impala LS 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
I bought this car with 20,000 miles on it for my wife who is a realtor & it has been excellent. So far the only major repair has been a replacement of the power steering module/motor/output shaft. We now have 120,000 miles on it. We change the oil every 3-4,000 miles & do a pan drop & filter change on the transmission fluid every 30,000 miles. We try to never have more than 1 summer season on the transmission fluid as I believe heat is the death of transmission fluid & we live in the Carolina's. My wife is a realtor & she subjects the car to extensive around town driving. We have the LS trim package w/trunk spoiler.
Sporty exterior styling & the car drives very well. I cannot help but punch the gas every now & again when I drive this car.The car has excellent pick up & acceleration capabilities.The car has a huge trunk! It is one of the few cars that will accept a full size "HomeForSaleSign" in trunk! & close!
Quality of the interior plastic components could be improved on the car. It would be an improvement if the car had a/c vents to service the back seat either through the console or through the doors like the Intrepid. The a/c cools very well, but could use more air circulation to the back seat!
I love this car. It is very reliable and it sounds great too. I love cruising with the sunroof open, and the heated leather seats are great in the winter months. As far as gas goes, it is respectable. A quality car all around. It looks good from the outside as well.
RDS stereo system, heated seats, leather seats, power sunroof, spoiler, power windows and doors
They need to put an AUX jack for iPod connection. Also, the rear view mirror is massive and it is hard to see around it
I bought this car back in 2003 with only 18k now it has 104k and the transmission is about to go out, security light has been on for 2 years now, problems with oil pan gasket, leaking antifreeze, oil. The Chevy dealership couldn't program the remote control to the car! (couldn't believe it) abs sensor has been change 3 times horrible car. Please do not waste your money on this trash!Get Honda or Toyota.. Trust me!
interior is very big and comfortable.
ABS sensor, oil pan gasket, window motors, transmission
2002 Chevrolet Impala 4dr Sedan (3.4L 6cyl 4A)
We bought this car almost two years ago with 82k miles on it. Now we are at 100k and not had any serious problems with it. We had to have work done on front brakes soon after we bought it (probably previous owners fault) and then cat conv went down which was expensive. CEL still on because of O2 sensor or something - we don't notice any problems. Car is super comfortable and large inside and in the trunk. We love the exterior design. Engine has been reliable and has great balance of performance and mileage. Great car for trips. Ride is smooth, comfortable, and sturdy.
Room, comfort, stereo, design, reliability.
Lose the wood trim on the interior and fix the cat converter problem, I'm not the only one.
We had to make a fast purchase after our van was totaled. The car felt solid, tranny, engine, and suspension. Bought it with 110K now 8 months later has 118k, so far have replaced windshield (all pitted), battery, intake gasket. Headlight switch is bad (lights go out on whim, brights won't stay on), engine light is on, drivers window is stuck open, all door gaskets are torn when bought it. Hub cap paint is peeling off. So disappointing. Never have we put so much into a vehicle. I thought I'd like a new Impala for my next vehicle, but not now anymore.
Love the body style, rides just beautiful, has a good, solid feel to drive. Gets 30 mpg hwy.
Stop using cheap parts! Chevy should stand for quality. I don't think I want another Chevy. This is so sad.
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The Motorola Droid X shines at multimedia playback, network performance and features; but the interface can occasionally be sluggish.
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The Motorola Droid X has specs that outshine the other Droid phones, but it falters a bit when it comes to performance.
Like the original Droid, the Droid X has a black, soft rubberised back. Unlike the original, however, the X doesn't feel thick and clunky when held. This is due in part to the fact that the X does not have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. But the X looks and feels much more refined than the original Droid. Its corners are more rounded and its rubberised edges make using it much more comfortable. Another welcome improvement: The X has physical hardware buttons (the familiar Menu, Home, Back, and Search buttons) as opposed to the original Droid's touch-sensitive buttons. The X's buttons are small and unobtrusive, too, and they light up brightly when activated. Overall, the Droid X looks much more elegant and modern than its predecessor.
The X also feels noticeably slimmer than the HTC EVO 4G, which also has a 4.3-inch display (The Droid X is 0.4 inch thick, while the EVO is 0.5 inch thick). Nevertheless, I prefer the EVO's rounded back. The Droid X has a flat back with a bump where the camera and flash are located. Though this bump isn't especially annoying, it is noticeable. The Droid X weighs in at 5.47 ounces--a bit less than the 6-ounce original Droid.
Aside from the four hardware buttons located below the display, the X has a small volume rocker and a skinny camera shutter key on the right spine of the phone. The power/unlock button sits at the top of the phone alongside the 3.5mm headphone jack. The left spine houses the micro-USB port and the X's HDMI port. The back houses the battery, the 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and the external speaker. Unlike the EVO 4G, the Droid X doesn't have a kickstand in the back. I don't find myself using the EVO's kickstand all that often, but some users might consider its absence from the Droid X an important oversight.
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The X's display uses multitouch technology, which is also supported in both the browser and in the photo gallery. Multitouch extends to the X's software keyboard, too, which makes typing on a virtual keyboard feel much more natural and comfortable. The best example of how improved multitouch on a virtual keyboard works is the fact that you can hold down shift and hit another letter and both will register. I also like the fact that you have the option to use Swype on the Droid X. Swype lets you type faster and more easily with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard. In my own experience, Swype takes some practice, but it is pretty useful once you get the hang of it.
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