Buffettisms To Focus Your Investment Strategy

By Eli Inkrot:I have previously written about a rationale I developed for comparing a dividend growth strategy of holding individual stocks to that of an ETF.

By Emil Mark: Basics of the research

By Emil Mark: Basics of the research

By Rajiv Tarigopula:Recently, one of my Seeking Alpha colleagues posted a piece on what he considered his "core holdings" - stocks (most generally regarded as blue-chip investments) that he would buy and hold forever.

By Integrator:There are many aspects of dividend growth investing that I value. These include the focus on companies with sustainable competitive positions, the ability to earn tax advantaged income and most importantly for me, the ability to achieve financial independence.

author name submits:I think that buying stable, mature companies with strong brand names and growing earnings that pay out respectable dividends each quarter is the best way to go.

By Stephen Rosenman:Multinationals have been ramping up overseas business. Those foreign sales have contributed mightily to the bottom line, juicing dividend payouts. For instance, international consumer staples companies like Coca-Cola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Pepsi (PEP) have burgeoning sales outside the United States.

author name submits:One of the criticisms that has come my way lately about dividend growth investing is that success with such a strategy is purely "anecdotal." I have always found that comment quite odd since dividend growth investing contains a strong element of fact and truth.