Dividends do matter—not exactly a concept we embraced during the boom of the late 1990s! Dividends provide several benefits often overlooked by investors. An investor emeritus who remembers buying stocks in the 1930s will tell you stocks were once valued by the dividends they paid. They used a price-to-dividend instead of a price-to-earnings valuation method. [...]
February 9, 2004 | Posted in
Wealth Management |
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In his summary of the economic State of the Union last week, President Bush rightly focused on the strength of the housing industry, a pillar of growth that shows no signs of weakening after a boom that has lasted for years. The Census Bureau reported that housing starts rose in December to their highest level [...]
February 2, 2004 | Posted in
Real Estate |
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