Articles from Dan Ferris, The 12% Letter

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This Stock Just Raised its Dividend 25%

This Stock Just Raised its Dividend 25%

It’s normal to feel lousy about your stocks these days. The share prices fall… You log into your online account… The numbers are all red and much lower than they were several months ago… And you just feel bad. It’s... read more »

 

Why Google Just Jumped to the Top of My Buy List

Why Google Just Jumped to the Top of My Buy List

When the CEO of a company you own shares in is called before Congress to testify, you should be worried about a disaster… right? Not me… especially if that company is a World Dominator. For the past five years or so, my readers... read more »

 

Where to Find Extraordinary Income Streams That Always Go Up

Where to Find Extraordinary Income Streams That Always Go Up

For years now, I’ve been pounding the table on World Dominating Dividend Growers. These companies are at the tops of their industries. They gush free cash flow and pay out ever-increasing dividends like clockwork. Some of these... read more »

 

Some of My Readers are Furious Over What I Just Told Them

Some of My Readers are Furious Over What I Just Told Them

Last month, I touched the “third rail” of investment advisories. I said the one thing most investors can’t bear to hear. I told them to hold a good chunk of their portfolios in cash… to be patient on making new stock... read more »

 

June 30 is “Financial D-Day” — You Need to Prepare Now

June 30 is “Financial D-Day” — You Need to Prepare Now

Yesterday, I told you the government’s huge, $600 billion stimulus program is scheduled to end on June 30 – 76 days from today. That day is so important for investors, one major fund manager, Bill Gross, is calling it “D-Day.” Investors... read more »

 

June 30: The Most Important Day for Investors This Year

June 30: The Most Important Day for Investors This Year

June 30, 2011 will be one of the most important days for investors since the financial crisis started roiling global financial markets in 2008. What happens on June 30? Why is it so important? Last November, Federal Reserve Chairman... read more »

 

The Most Important Day for Investors This Year — Mark Your Calendar

The Most Important Day for Investors This Year — Mark Your Calendar

June 30, 2011 will be one of the most important days for investors since the financial crisis started roiling global financial markets in 2008. What happens on June 30? Why is it so important? Last November, Federal Reserve Chairman... read more »

 

The Secret Income Investments That Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know About

The Secret Income Investments That Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know About

The 2008 credit crisis offers a tremendous lesson for folks interested in generating income from their investments. You’re not going to hear this from your broker. He doesn’t want you to know. But if you learn this lesson,... read more »

 

The Rich, Seasoned Investor’s Way to Wealth

The Rich, Seasoned Investor’s Way to Wealth

In Saturday’s DailyWealth essay, my colleague Brian Hunt answered a question he gets all the time from his friends and family: What do I do with my money now? His answer is “the greatest stock market system ever discovered”... read more »

 

The Ultimate Stock Strategy for Today’s Market

The Ultimate Stock Strategy for Today’s Market

In yesterday’s essay, Steve showed how important it is to focus on dividends when looking to invest in different countries. The study, which spanned 111 years, proved once again that to get rich in stocks over the long term, you must focus... read more »