ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 09/10/19

Introduction Welcome to my monthly update for my dividend growth portfolio. This article series covers my investing journey as a father of two towards my eventual retirement. Any specific stocks or amounts are particular to my self-directed 401k plan. The goal of my portfolio is to gene...

I am writing this on Labor Day, a U.S. holiday celebrating laborers of all types and the many achievements that would not have been possible without them. Workplaces close in honor of the innumerable workers who have quietly played their parts in building America. Of course, the irony is tha...

In June of 2015, I started a series of articles in which I highlight the stocks from the Dividend Champions list that have the highest and the lowest Percent Above Average Yield (PAAY) over the past year and over the past five years. PAAY is a measure of how much a stock is above (high PAAY, u...

Those of you who follow this series of articles know that I track the dividend increases for a variety of long-term dividend growth companies. Back at in the end of July, I provided predictions for 12 dividend growth companies that have historically announced annual payout increases in August....

Every morning I wake up and look at my phone to see what kind of SeekingAlpha alerts have flooded my main screen. After attempting to grasp what chaos has made the headlines, I turn on my computer to see what the market is and where the portfolio of my clients' John and Jane stand. With the ...

We are closing in on fall. Football season is right around the corner, along with post-season baseball. The Browns are the darlings of the NFL so far. So let's just say football is the talk of the town these days. But let's not forget how much dividend increases are discussed as well. Maybe ...

The stock market has been volatile and wild during the year thus far. Also, stocks have gone nowhere compared to a year earlier. In the last year, we had many instances of panics and decline. However, each time the major indexes quickly recovered. The SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY ...

I sat down recently to review my portfolio's performance the last few years, especially compared to the S&P 500 ( SPY ). Now, beating the SPY is not really a goal of mine, either short-term or long-term. Rather, my five overarching goals are to build: A growing income stream , at ...

Every month I write re-cap articles highlighting all of the trades that I made during the prior month and the growth of my passive income stream (in case you missed July's update, here's the link ). Long ago, before I was a contributor and before I was even buying and selling stocks, I loved ...

Investment Thesis Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) is a global diversified manufacturer with 7 different business segments. The company's revenue is well diversified globally, as it generates more than half of its revenue from outside the US. ITW is very well known company among dividend investor...