Accumulating Wealth: Series Conclusion

Ok, so I may have modified this poster slightly.  That said, I am excited and thankful you decided to read the final article in my series entitled, 'Accumulating Wealth'.  I will do my best to make it well worth your time.

To conclude this series, I'll review a few major points from my first three articles and then I'll offer several new thoughts and ideas; one's that I believe will help you to successfully increase your wealth, and as a result, eventually achieve a fulling and enjoyable retirement.

Weekend Reading: March 6-12

Many of the quality investing blogs and websites I try and follow throughout the week all post a "Weekend Reading List" that highlight the best articles others have written in the past seven days. As a result, I have created my own list as well. Below are the few articles I believe will be worth your time, and will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:

Procter and Gamble - The Ultimate Dividend Stock?

The recent recession hurt Procter and Gamble - earnings dropped 5% in fiscal year 2010, and it hasn't performed well in the most recent quarter either (another 7% decrease in earnings). Nonetheless, P&G can still do well as the economy regains momentum and as they focus on international growth. Combine that with its current dividend yield and dividend history, and a forward PE ratio of 14.4 and P&G appears to be one of the better dividend plays available.

Accumulating Wealth: Part 2

This is the second article in my 'Accumulating Wealth' Series. If you missed the first article, I highlighted The Only Two Ways to Increase Your Wealth.  In this article I will focus on the second part of this formula:

Weekend Reading

Many of the quality investing blogs and websites I try and follow throughout the week all post a "Weekend Reading List" that highlight the best articles others have written in the past seven days.  As a result, I have created my own list.  Below are the articles I believe will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:

Monthly Progress Review: January and February

It is time for my Monthly Progress Review of January and February.

Since I created the site in the middle of January 2011 and did not provide an assessment at the end of the month, this update will cover both January and February.  Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received and the purchases I made for these two months:

Dividend Portfolio Update: March

At the start of each month I update my Portfolio highlighting the following:
     * Current holdings
     * Each holding's respective % of my portfolio
     * Each holding's % of total income
     * This month I have added each company's current yield as well.

See an updated list here for the month of March, or click on the 'Portfolio' Tab above.

Later this week I will post a Portfolio ‘Progress Update’ for the months of January and February showing my income received as well as any purchases made.

That’s all for now,

DivPartisan