These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

Hedge funds, those once mysterious investment vehicles of the ultra wealthy, have recently been thrust into the public eye.  Outsize returns combined with media coverage of the wild and crazy lifestyles of fraudulent rogue fund managers have sparked widespread interest in this form of investment. Colorful yet true tales of hedge fund managers faking suicides by crashing planes and leaping from bridges add to the mythos surrounding the business. While the negative aspects of hedge funds operated by criminal types have dominated the news and captured the public’s imagination, the fraudsters are a tiny minority of the business.#-ad_banner-# Tremendous positive… Read More

Hedge funds, those once mysterious investment vehicles of the ultra wealthy, have recently been thrust into the public eye.  Outsize returns combined with media coverage of the wild and crazy lifestyles of fraudulent rogue fund managers have sparked widespread interest in this form of investment. Colorful yet true tales of hedge fund managers faking suicides by crashing planes and leaping from bridges add to the mythos surrounding the business. While the negative aspects of hedge funds operated by criminal types have dominated the news and captured the public’s imagination, the fraudsters are a tiny minority of the business.#-ad_banner-# Tremendous positive global impact has also resulted from the proliferation of hedge funds. One example is Paul Tudor Jones’ Robin Hood Foundation. Made up of hedge fund managers and others in the financial business, this philanthropic organization has distributed more than $1 billion to help fight poverty in New York City. The most appealing thing about the group is that all administrative costs are paid for directly from the board of directors’ own pockets. This means 100% of donations go directly to those who need it most. There are numerous other philanthropic organizations that would not exist if… Read More

Cast your net where the big fish swim. — Anonymous Who hasn’t dreamed of buying and selling stocks alongside the most successful investors of all time? I’m talking about big fish like Warren Buffett, hedge fund manager George Soros and activist investor Carl Icahn. (Let the record show that the… Read More

It’s one of our most popular pieces of annual research. Literally hundreds of thousands of investors have read — and profited — from this advice. And since we first started publishing our annual Top 10 Stocks list, we’ve beaten the market seven out of 10 years. For comparison, shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) have only beaten the market five out of the past 10 years. I’ve shared one of these stocks with you already. Last week, I told you about Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM). This tobacco company, while hated by most people, has raised its dividend… Read More

It’s one of our most popular pieces of annual research. Literally hundreds of thousands of investors have read — and profited — from this advice. And since we first started publishing our annual Top 10 Stocks list, we’ve beaten the market seven out of 10 years. For comparison, shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) have only beaten the market five out of the past 10 years. I’ve shared one of these stocks with you already. Last week, I told you about Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM). This tobacco company, while hated by most people, has raised its dividend nearly 85% since spinning off from its parent company in 2008. And in today’s article I’ll tell you about another one of my “Top 10 Stocks for 2014.”#-ad_banner-# But before I continue, I want to make something clear. I can’t provide you with all 10 of my “Top 10 Stocks for 2014” here. I’ve reserved the report exclusively for my Top 10 Stocks advisory subscribers. It wouldn’t be fair to them to give this list away to everyone. But I can give you something even more valuable than just a couple of stock picks… You see, I want to show… Read More

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Social media destroyed my business, but now I find it indispensible. Let me explain…  Starting from scratch as a newly minted college graduate with a business degree, lots of nerve and very little money, I launched my venture with a $15 investment… Read More

The first rule of investing: Always keep learning.  If you don’t stay ahead of the key trends and themes developing in various sectors, you’ll be investing in yesterday’s technology. And though many industry changes are modest in scope, impacting investing strategies on the margin, a few are monumental. Lately, I’ve… Read More

Thanks to the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the decades-long ban on hedge fund advertising ended Monday. The question you need to consider is whether you should pay attention. Hedge funds have almost been a secretive society in the investment world. Individual investors are largely prohibited from buying… Read More

It’s one of our most popular pieces of annual research. Literally hundreds of thousands of investors have read — and profited — from this advice. And since we first started publishing our annual Top 10 Stocks list, we’ve beaten the market seven out of 10 years. For comparison, shares of… Read More