In recent years, Diageo's dividend growth and capital gains have been outstanding. But Diageo's share price has already gained more than 200% since the financial crisis, so is it too late to jump on board? In this blog post I try to decide if Diageo is an attractive dividend growth stock by looking … [Read More...] about Is Diageo still an attractive dividend growth stock?
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Sold: BAE Systems returns 141.5% over six years
After almost six years BAE Systems, one of the first companies to join the UKVI model portfolio, has been sold. In terms of raw numbers, the … [Read More...] about Sold: BAE Systems returns 141.5% over six years
Standard Chartered and the importance of a strong bank balance sheet
Over the last few years Standard Chartered has not turned out to be a good investment, with shareholders being hit by both a rights issue and a … [Read More...] about Standard Chartered and the importance of a strong bank balance sheet
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Some more questions to help you avoid yield traps
Last month I outlined six questions designed to help investors avoid potential yield traps. This month I’ll cover four more. These four questions, plus the six from last month, look for a variety of warning signs … [Read More...] about Some more questions to help you avoid yield traps
How many defensive shares should you hold?
If you’re a relatively defensive investor like me, you probably like to have a decent number of defensive shares in your portfolio. But what number should that be? Or more correctly, what proportion of your … [Read More...] about How many defensive shares should you hold?
6 Questions to help you avoid yield traps
As a dividend-focused investor I’m always on the lookout for high yield shares, whether that yield is high relative to the market average or high relative to the company’s peers. However, as most yield-seeking … [Read More...] about 6 Questions to help you avoid yield traps
Regular investments: How I add new money to existing shareholdings
Most investors make regular investments into their portfolios as they work towards retirement. But what’s the best way to do that? Should new money be used to buy more holdings or to top up existing … [Read More...] about Regular investments: How I add new money to existing shareholdings