Comments on: The Intelligent Investor: Shareholders and Managements: Dividend Policy

By: tiphaine

tiphaine — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:49:56 +0000

I’m not big on investments and money talks.. But I’m glad you did this in depth review of the book. I’d like to learn about investments and more generally speaking how economy works on a big scale, and I’m GLAD I can find a place to learn about it and to discuss it.
I was a little sad when you announced the end of the book review of fridays.. even thought I haven’t been a faithful reader of those reviews… I think it was an important part of the balance for the simple dollar. There are dozens of shallow website out there to give you 10 best tips about fast food or 25 quick ways to save money… Yours are most of the time smart, eco-friendly and responsible and I like it. But those in depth review make the simple dollar a website that take its readers seriously. ok maybe only 4 people commented here, when you usually get about 50-80 comments.. but for those few people who read it’s important to keep on posting “less-easy-to-read” stuff. It’s stimulating and motivating, and personally those posts are what makes me enjoy all others, because i know you don’t do it only to get traffic. :) Thanks Trent! keep up the goo djob, I’m sure you’ll find a way to keep the balanced style in the simple dollar.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:05:23 +0000

Oh god, please make this stop!!

By: The Personal Finance Playbook

The Personal Finance Playbook — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:59:43 +0000

@ Eric – very true. BAC and other financials tended to pay some of the largest dividends. I actually think a very large dividend is a warning sign – it means that the market believes it is unsustainable to keep the dividend at that rate, or that the company is inflating its dividend to temporarily attract investors.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:26:22 +0000

Unfortunately, most of the financial companies that bottomed out recently were all solid dividend payers. Be careful.

By: The Personal Finance Playbook

The Personal Finance Playbook — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:22:10 +0000

I like dividends, too. Before you make a finite conclusion on dividends though, read Philip Fisher’s take in Common Stocks, Uncommon Profits. I won’t reproduce his ideas here as my own, but he makes some sound arguments against dividend companies.