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Strategies & Market Trends : Dividend investing for retirement -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Senior who wrote (5580)	8/28/2010 3:37:39 PM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

I appreciate you detailed analysis of the dividend/investment pros and cons. I guess that it all comes down to risk management. Have you ever tried to time the ex-dividend date? That is buy into the stock just prior to ex-dividend, then sell after that date? This is tricky as I believe the stocks price drops as needed to compensate for the payment of the dividend. But, as the stock recovers, sell it off and keep the dividend. Maybe even make a little profit on the capital appreciation. Of course, this assumes that the stock's price recovers after it drops. Stock Bull

To: Paul Senior who wrote (5580)	8/28/2010 3:59:51 PM
From: Steve Felix	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Very well put. "People here who have relatively long-term goals or outlooks should welcome such a decline in these stocks though." ___________________ VFIIX vs. PG - bonds/fixed income + time vs. Aristocrat + time = no contest imho. From a living off of dividends point of view, say we started in 2006: First half of 2006 dividend per share: VFIIX .257, PG .59 First half 2010: VFIIX .209 or -18.6%, PG .924 or +56.6% If we needed to start living off dividends in 2000: First half 2000 dividends: VFIIX .342 PG .32 Compared to first half 2010: VFIIX -38% PG +188% If PG halves their dividend tomorrow: Ten year growth of dividend VFIIX -38% PG +44% What contest?