The topic of passive income has been making the rounds lately.  More specifically,  the blogosphere has been debating the passivity of certain forms of income, such as blogging and real estate,  as opposed to dividends and interest payments.  To that end, I’ve devised a complex, sophisticated mathematical formula to divide all forms of income generation into [...]

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Free Cash Flow is a firm’s net income plus depreciation/amortization and all other non-cash charges - minus changes in working capital and capital expenditures.  It may sound complicated at first glance, but all that really means is that free cash flow is the amount of cash left over after paying the bills and making new investments [...]

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Welcome to part III of my series examining the attributes of good dividend stocks.   When buying a stock for income, the safety of the dividend is of utmost importance.  Dividend cuts are frowned upon because they amount to an admission of defeat by management and show a lack of confidence in the executive suite about [...]

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Welcome to part II of my series examining the attributes of good dividend stocks.  The first thing to look for when analyzing a dividend stock is its dividend history.  A long record of rising dividend payments shows discipline, sensible capital allocation, and demonstrates management’s commitment to shareholders.
Earnings You Can Take To The Bank
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Dividend paying stocks are the bread and butter of every income investor living off their portfolio income (or aspiring to, anyway).  As far as passive income strategies go, dividend-paying stocks sit at the top of the heap.  After an initial research effort, good dividend stocks can be held for years, even decades, providing a stream of steadily [...]

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There are several blogs out there devoted to passive income:  Living off dividends, the dividend guy, dividend growth investor, and dividends4life just to name a few, all dedicated to the idea of freeing oneself from the bonds of regular employment by creating a diversified income source not dependent on your direct involvement.  Passive income is [...]

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