$1000 where to invest?

[TomK]

(10-06-2014, 11:50 AM)Lewys120 Wrote: It's a risk but at 9 p/e could be very rewarding.

That's the key right there with AFL. Great business, well run, etc. They are pretty tight with the dividend increases, even though the payout ratio is very low. But otherwise looks like a great company on most metrics. The currency risk and exposure to national debt make people wary, though, and so it has been sitting at this very low multiple ever since the big recession.

If the p/e ever expands again, even part way back to the company's long-term norms, you'd see a nice profit.

But if your main goal is a dividend that grows nicely, the company has been extremely conservative, which may be frustrating.