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How to Calculate Book Value Per Share
Most dividend growth investors use a variety of financial ratios in order to screen out stocks. For example, I start my search for dividend stocks by only looking for companies with a price to earnings ratio (P/E) that is less than 20. I am not looking to buy any stock trading at greater than 20 […]
Continue ReadingI Bought My First Dividend Stock on Robinhood
As a long term dividend growth investor actively building my portfolio, I am always looking for opportunities to stretch my investment dollars. Since I only have $500 – $800 to invest each month, I need to make sure I am not eating up my investment dollars to a bunch of commissions and fees. Let’s say […]
Continue ReadingThe Key to Building a Diversified Income Portfolio of Stocks
One of my most successful side income streams has been investing in dividend stocks. Building a solid portfolio of dividend growth stocks will help provide me with a solid source of income for many years to come. While I am still in the allocation phase of buying stocks for this portfolio, I have started to […]
Continue ReadingHow to Calculate the Dividend Payout Ratio of a Stock
Successful dividend investors rely on many tools to help evaluate companies. One method often used is to find stocks on published lists such as the Dividend Aristocrat Index. This index includes stable companies that are well managed and have a strong history of increasing their dividends each year. Well known dividend payers like McDonald’s (MCD) […]
Continue ReadingHow to Calculate a Return on Investment
Calculating your return on investment on assets like stocks and certificates of deposit is actually a fairly easy process. The equation below shows how simple the ROI can be calculated, just by plugging in a few numbers. ROI = (Total Gained – Cost) / Cost Using the equation above, we can calculate the return on […]
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