05-04-2017, 04:00 PM
United Technologies (UTX) has used the 5 quarters before a raise schedule for a while. Other companies, as you mentioned, have done the same thing. It doesn't bother me so much.
I've even learned to be patient with companies that freeze for a while such as Intel (INTC), Deere (DE) and Chevron (CVX) as long as the business doesn't seem permanently impaired and they have a good record of rewarding shareholders when times were good.
You're not nitpicking. If you have reservations about a company that does that, then don't invest or sell. That feeling could sabotage managing your portfolio when you have those nagging concerns.
I've even learned to be patient with companies that freeze for a while such as Intel (INTC), Deere (DE) and Chevron (CVX) as long as the business doesn't seem permanently impaired and they have a good record of rewarding shareholders when times were good.
You're not nitpicking. If you have reservations about a company that does that, then don't invest or sell. That feeling could sabotage managing your portfolio when you have those nagging concerns.