ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 01/12/19

Obviously, the year 2018 was pretty bad for stocks, especially in the last quarter. The broader market as represented by the S&P 500 ended the year down by -4.57%, dividends included. Eight out of the total 11 sectors of the economy ended negative for the year. However, here's a cause for ...

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 results on Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7:00 a.m., CST. Following the release, ITW will hold its fourth quarter and full-year earnings conference call at ...

Introduction Welcome to my 2018 year in review. This will encapsulate an update for December, the fourth quarter and 2018 as a whole. 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-...

(Source: imgflip ) Note that due to reader requests, I've decided to break up my weekly portfolio updates into three parts: commentary, economic update, and the new "best stocks to buy right now" series. This is to avoid excessively long articles and maximize the utility to my reader...

There are many reasons why I believe a well constructed dividend growth portfolio will beat the market over time. One of the main ones is that many dividend growth stocks are often considered to be “defensive” stocks which have a low beta and will fall less than the market does d...

The High-Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio is a publicly tracked stock portfolio on Scott's Investments. The goal is to capture quality high-yield stocks with a history of raising dividends. The screening process for this portfolio starts with the "Dividend Champions" as compiled by DRIP Inv...

Over the past 6 years, I have developed my K.I.S.S. system for investing in dividend growth stocks. The KISS system is a screen that I use each month to identify undervalued dividend growth stocks that I might consider adding to my portfolio. I post my portfolio update each quarter to show all...

Sorry for the delay here; I've been under the weather since the turn of the new year and haven't been nearly as productive as I had hoped. I have a lot of work that I need to get out for followers in the near future. I'm working on my personal portfolio's 2018 recap pieces, as well as the annu...

In June of 2015, I started a series of articles in which I highlighted 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,...

My goal is to design and manage a diversified portfolio that provides a growing, relatively safe dividend stream to supplement retirement income. You can follow the development of my retirement income portfolio by reading the Q3 Portfolio Review and two subsequent articles that highlighted...