The bulls and bears of the stock market are both tempting and scary to the investors. Speculators are enchanted by the stock market's potential to help them in making quick money with a big M. While those who tread with care and caution, often shy away for fear of losing. However, the stock market is not all about speculative gains or black Tuesdays. It is a place where committed companies look for raising money to fund their activities. Serious investors can actually create wealth not only for themselves, but also for the companies and the nation. A wise way to invest in the stock market is to empower your self with information. You have to know and learn about the company you invest in, from past records and future plans.
Irrespective of what the Wall Street Gurus predict or what the economic indicators like Dow Jones Average say, a simple and foolproof way of knowing that a company is doing well is to keep a track of how much dividend income does it pay to its share holders every year. If the dividend rates have been rising steadily every year, you know you have a safe bet. To benefit from the future prospects of such companies, it is a good idea to rollback the returns into the company. Which means, instead of adding the dividends to your savings, you can invest them in the shares of the same company. That way, you can ensure that the dividends you receive are always higher than what you got last, with a larger number of shares getting added to your investment portfolio every time.
With this kind of an assured investment plan in place, investors with a gambling streak begin to think beyond making a quick gain. While those who were afraid to take risks get wiser.
Let us find out why companies that give ever-increasing cash dividend income are a good choice for investment:
Your Share Holding Goes Up And So does Your Dividend Income.
Your income begins to escalate with your owning more shares every year and the dividend income rising correspondingly.
Your Dividend Income Increases Even If Stock Prices don't.
You are no more at the mercy of the market. Irrespective of what your shares are worth, you keep earning additional cash dividends. In fact, even if the market price dips, you are still at an advantage, as that allows you to reinvest to purchase more shares.
You are not hit by Inflation.
With the dividend income rising every year, you offset the effects of a rising inflation. This particularly provides relief to people who have retired and depend on a regular cash inflow to help them meet their expenses. At this stage one need not rollback the investment into further shares, instead, the cash dividend can be used as a kind of regular pension money.
Start Young
The ingenuity behind this investment strategy is that it protects you from the fluctuations that generally occur in the market. A lower stock market rate only means you buy more to increase your dividends more. It is advisable to start this strategy early in life while you are still working, so that your wealth builds up gradually and constantly over the years. And you are assured of a regular income, as you grow older.
Remember, the success of this proven investment plan depends significantly on the track record of the company you invest in. It should be one that declares a higher dividend at the end of each financial period. A simple way to find that out would be to calculate the dividend yield. You can do that by dividing the annual dividend per share by the price per share. Of course, no investment can be totally free of risks, neither is this one. Keep an eye on the dividend yield, and if that dips, it's a signal for you to opt out of the investment.
James Marriott is a finance writer with more than 15 years of experience in writing financial content, including those related to credit cards, mortgages, stocks, investments, and funds. He has been with RNCOS, a premier financial writing services company, for 2 years as head of financial writing. He is also a regular financial columnist with renowned business journals. For your comments on the article and further financial assistance, please contact our staff writer at info@rncos.com.
whole house cleaning Highland Park ..All of the talking heads have been telling us that... Read More
I have a 2-car garage. There are nice shelves on... Read More
Mutual fund investing is a lot like Thai cooking. Everyone... Read More
What are you thinking when it comes to your no... Read More
One of the great "secrets" of successful people is discipline... Read More
AS BUILDERS BEGIN WORK ON THE FREEDOM TOWER in New... Read More
If you were to find that you had some severe... Read More
Well maybe that's overstating it a little, but it's certainly... Read More
You should ignore analysts on TV, the radio, the newspaper... Read More
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
Outlined below are some of the advantages and disadvantages of... Read More
If you have a pension plan at work you will... Read More
THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR standing firm in the... Read More
Carefully thinking through your goal as a trader is of... Read More
There are red lights, green lights, blue lights and spot... Read More
Hedge current portfolio positions and gain access to capital resources... Read More
I have watched my cat play with a bag of... Read More
Analyzing growth stocks is an important focus for any investor.... Read More
Everybody is riding the Wall Street Roller coaster. Even if... Read More
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress... Read More
With all the bad news that has been dumped upon... Read More
1. Do not spread your money too thin.My friend has... Read More
Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was... Read More
We have two candidates for president that have really different... Read More
Sometime in the third quarter of 1997, someone told me... Read More
pet-friendly home cleaners Glenview ..It is difficult to make money in a bull market,... Read More
Have you bought any mutual funds this year or late... Read More
Mutual funds and brokers are always preaching not to buy... Read More
During the month of January the Dow Jones Industrial Average,... Read More
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a... Read More
Ever notice how behavior in one area of life can... Read More
Fundamental analysis.Fundamentals analysis says the best way to predict the... Read More
The Surgeon General of the United States says that smoking... Read More
What does it mean to short a stock?This means that... Read More
Last time we looked at the real performance of the... Read More
People are always asking me when should I sell my... Read More
Refuse is a serious issue in any society, about as... Read More
Stock trading can be a very profitable activity. You can... Read More
Investing in long-term financial vehicles give you the most gains... Read More
You should ignore analysts on TV, the radio, the newspaper... Read More
Four blind men were asked to give a description of... Read More
(1) CHK stock price $16.74, NAV $32.5CHK is my favorite... Read More
Let me start by saying that...Most online brokers do not... Read More
There are so many kinds of work that needs to... Read More
In his wonderful book, 'Multiple Streams of Income', best selling... Read More
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a group of passive index... Read More
Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection... Read More
Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year... Read More
The single most expensive stock market trades are those made... Read More
Now that you have some money burning a hole in... Read More
Stocks & Mutual Fund |