Dividend Investing with Longacres Finance

Is today a good time to buy more SCHD? The dividend growth ETF is down 6.25% year to date while the S&P 500 is up nearly 10% and QQQ the information technology ETF is up more than 27%. Are the golden days over for SCHD? I think not, but instead of just taking my word for it let me show you some data that makes me believe today is a great time to add more SCHD to your portfolio. I have been add...

How do you find dividend stocks to invest in? Do you randomly search online for great investment ideas or do you rely on advice from others. Today I wanted to show you my screening process that helps me narrow in on a short list of quality companies that are attractively valued. I'll also show you the top 30 ranked stocks this process identified as of May 12th. This episode was originally broa...

There's a new craze in the passive dividend investing arena and its super sizing your cash flow by using covered call options. Whether you sell the options yourself or invest in an ETF that does the heavy lifting for you, the appeal of generating yield of 10% or 20% even 30% sounds very appealing. Today I want to talk about selling covered call options and investing in some of the ETFs that le...

Many investors compare their personal returns to other investors or popular benchmarks like the S&P 500. But did you know that you may not be comparing apples to apples? The methodology used to compute the rate of return for a personal portfolio is not the same as the one used to track the performance of an index. If you're making such comparisons you need to understand the difference betw...

I haven't done a holdings and dividend update in a while so here it is. I summarize my dividend income this year and talk about some future projections for both my dividend income and the market value of my portfolio! This episode was originally broadcast on my YouTube channel if you'd prefer to consume the content in video format you can use the link below https://youtu.be/6wXdm5e1sPg M1...

It's time to take a look at the 10 most undervalued dividend aristocrats for the month of May 2023! This episode was originally broadcast on my YouTube channel if you'd prefer to consume the content in video format you can use the link below https://youtu.be/88zOm7sNiyI M1 Finance referral link: https://m1.finance/UNbCUpuP36lm Here is a link to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see m...

In November of last year I launched my 4 factor dividend growth portfolio built on a modified SCHD stock selection process. The portfolio got off to a nice start, outpacing the S&P 500 by 7.66% in November. In December it added 0.28% to this outperformance. January and February saw some of the alpha disappear but we are back on track in March beating the S&P by 0.29%. I really like this dividend g...

SCHD is one of the best dividend growth ETFs and it is very popular amongst dividend investors, and rightfully so. SCHD offers a very attractive dividend yield and has a history of above average dividend growth. On top of this it has rivaled the capital appreciation of the S&P 500 when measured on total return. But there is a way to complement SCHD with another ETF to see better long term retu...

Time is money! We've all heard this saying but once you truly know what it means and that you can control how your money spends time you will be on your way to building wealth. Investing in the stock market is probably the best and simplest way anyone can build wealth. The safest way to achieve great results with investing is by allowing your money enough time to grow. I hope you enjoy the con...

Each month I run a screening process to find the top 10 best high yield dividend stocks for the given month. These high yield dividend stocks are selected based on the best combination of business quality and valuation with a focus on future returns. My minimum dividend yield threshold for this watchlist is 2.75% but often the average dividend yield presented is around 5.36%. Additionally the sele...

It's time to take a look at the 10 most undervalued dividend aristocrats for the month of April 2023! This episode was originally broadcast on my YouTube channel if you'd prefer to consume the content in video format you can use the link below https://youtu.be/_Upv2ELXeOc M1 Finance referral link: https://m1.finance/UNbCUpuP36lm Here is a link to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see...

In November of last year I launched my 4 factor dividend growth portfolio built on a modified SCHD stock selection process. The portfolio got off to a nice start, outpacing the S&P 500 by 7.66% in November. In December it added 0.28% to this outperformance. January and February saw some of the alpha disappear but we are back on track in March. I really like this dividend growth stock selection...

Since the dawn of the stock market people have tried countless methods of achieving better than average results. Today I'm going to show you one very simple method that works great and leads to better than average returns. I'll show you a real example using the popular dividend growth ETF ticker symbol SCHD. And how using this very easy strategy led to 3% higher returns since the funds inception....

I believe Visa is a great dividend growth stock opportunity today because the stock is poised for above average growth in the future and it is attractively valued today. Join me to find out where I valued this dividend growth machine using 3 different valuation methods. I will also provide my future growth outlook analysis to show you where I believe the stock price can move to in the future. This...

Dividend aristocrats finished last year ahead of the broad market and I believe they are some of the best dividend stocks to invest in for the long term. Dividend aristocrats are some of the safest and most reliable dividend stocks on the market. To become an aristocrat a company must have a streak of growing dividend income for at least 25 consecutive years. Anyone looking to start a dividend por...

One of the hardest things about is dividend investing is selecting the stocks you should buy on any given day. Do I buy stock a or add to stock b? which choice will yield a better return? As a dividend growth investor that likes individual stocks this has been the hardest part of my investing journey. Today I want to share with you my process to figure out which stocks I should invest in on any gi...

I recently launched the beta version of my dividend yield theory screener and today I want to show you how it works and how I use it. I created a post for the community to submit stocks you would like to see and got a total of 26 submissions. I decided to include all 26 dividend stocks in my analysis. I also sprinkled in some additional information into this episode that I hope you find interestin...

Dividend Investing is off to a great start this year. The stock market is still volatile but returns have generally been positive. I have also seen 13 of my dividend growth stocks announce dividend increases this year already. Some have been great and others not so much. I wanted to break down what type of dividend increases my dividend growth strategy is achieving this year and the impact it has...

There are few things I like more than watching my dividend income grow. To enjoy a strong dividend growth rate you first need to find the best dividend growth stocks. Here are my top 15 high growth dividend stocks that I will be considering for my personal portfolio in February 2023. Dividend investors often have to chose between dividend yield or dividend growth, and I believe a sweet balance of...

Each month I run a screening process to find the top 10 best high yield dividend stocks for the given month. These high yield dividend stocks are selected based on the best combination of business quality and valuation with a focus on future returns. My minimum dividend yield threshold for this watchlist is 2.75% but often the average dividend yield presented is around 4.23%. Additionally the sele...

I like to use dividend yield theory as a valuation tool for dividend stocks. The most commonly found charts online are for 5 year comparisons of historical dividend yields. I wanted to look back further so I created a 28 year dividend yield theory chart for a solid dividend growth stock. After analyzing this chart and the actual and trailing dividend yield chart I found some useful insights that I...

Dividend aristocrats finished last year ahead of the broad market and I believe they are some of the best dividend stocks to invest in for the long term. Dividend aristocrats are some of the safest and most reliable dividend stocks on the market. To become an aristocrat a company must have a streak of growing dividend income for at least 25 consecutive years. Anyone looking to start a dividend por...

With the new year I took a closer look at all of the dividend stocks I own and I evaluated how undervalued each stock is based on dividend yield theory. I want to share with you which 5 dividend stocks are the most undervalued right now. I also want to show you how I like to look at valuation using dividend yield theory. I hope you enjoy! This episode was originally broadcast on my YouTube channel...

Are you currently reinvesting your dividends? If you aren't you are going to want to see the true power of dividend reinvestment over a long period of time. Dividend reinvestment is one of the best practices to help grow your dividend income faster and it will also lead to a larger market value of your portfolio. This simple but powerful practice will allow you to compound your wealth faster in tu...

If you're a new dividend investors or thinking about starting out, I think it's good to know how dividend income grows over time. Today I want to go back to the basics and review the 3 simple ways through which your dividend income can grow. Hopefully this content can give you something to think about and help guide you to the best path of dividend investing for You! Enjoy! This episode was origin...