08-01-2015, 11:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2015, 11:10 PM by Dividend Watcher.)
Rasec,
First, welcome to the United States. Second, welcome to DGF. You've come to a great place with lots of smart people.
Interesting list, I own many of them and some that I'd like to. There are also a couple that don't interest me: Dow and GE, for example. I'm still contemplating what to do with my GE holding now.
How did you come up with this list? What price do you want to pay for each company; in other words, what do you think is a fair value to buy each of them at? I'm asking not to be a wise guy but because I am concerned you, being a new investor, made this list up because they are talked about often. Why these companies? How are you going to feel if they drop 20-30% or more in the next year?
What are your goals for this portfolio? What time frame are you looking at? I'm guessing at least 30 more years before your retire. What are you going to do if a company freezes the dividend for a couple years? How about if they cut it? What about eliminating it?
That being said, and as I said above, you've got a great starting lineup for the most part. I'd pick a few and open a starting position in a few until you get a little more experience and the add along the way as you learn more.
Looking to hearing more from you. In the meantime, there's a lot of good information here to skim through.
First, welcome to the United States. Second, welcome to DGF. You've come to a great place with lots of smart people.
Interesting list, I own many of them and some that I'd like to. There are also a couple that don't interest me: Dow and GE, for example. I'm still contemplating what to do with my GE holding now.
How did you come up with this list? What price do you want to pay for each company; in other words, what do you think is a fair value to buy each of them at? I'm asking not to be a wise guy but because I am concerned you, being a new investor, made this list up because they are talked about often. Why these companies? How are you going to feel if they drop 20-30% or more in the next year?
What are your goals for this portfolio? What time frame are you looking at? I'm guessing at least 30 more years before your retire. What are you going to do if a company freezes the dividend for a couple years? How about if they cut it? What about eliminating it?
That being said, and as I said above, you've got a great starting lineup for the most part. I'd pick a few and open a starting position in a few until you get a little more experience and the add along the way as you learn more.
Looking to hearing more from you. In the meantime, there's a lot of good information here to skim through.
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“While the dividend itself is merely a rearrangement of equity, over time it's more like owning an apple tree. The tree grows the apples back again and again and again, and the theoretical value of the tree doesn't change just because of when the apples are about to fall.” - earthtodan