Insurer Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) Has A Target Price of $24

Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) Company Profile: 
Old Republic International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance underwriting and related services business primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: General Insurance Group, Title Insurance Group, and the Republic Financial Indemnity Group Run-off Business. 

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A Disciplined Approach To Dividend Growth Stocks

Those that have read this space for any period of time are well aware of my enthusiasm for using dividend growth stocks as a vehicle for building long-term wealth and income. However, with that said, a successful investor must do more than just buy stocks that pay a growing dividend, or do more that focusing on a single metric such as dividend yield. Not all dividend stocks are created equal - there is a discipline to selecting good dividend growth stocks.

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Weekend Reading Links - June 24, 2018

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week:

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The Evolution of a Stock Price over 30 Years

One way to understand how the stock market works is to look at how it was built throughout time. As a dividend growth investor, I focus on picking shares from strong companies that show several growth vectors. I want to make sure those companies not only paid dividend in the past, but that will also continue to pay and increase it in the future.

I started investing in 2003. This gives me 15 years of investing experience including 2 bull markets and only one crash. I’ve followed the techno crash on my computer while I was working on my bachelor’s degree in finance, but that doesn’t really count as I had no money invested back then.

I remember feeling that my first investments weren’t growing fast enough for me. A high single-digit to low teens return each year didn’t appear that impressive back then. Today, I understand that the path through dividend growth investing is a long hike through the mountains. Sometimes you go up, sometimes you go down. It’s important to take pause and admire the nature. Eventually, you will rise to the top and feel like a king. But that takes lots of time and effort.

I thought of looking at 3M Co (MMM) over the past 30 years to give younger investors a perspective of what is looks like to be a long-term focused investor.

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Outlook for June 2018

A bit late since I’ve had to travel for work last few days. Work has been extremely busy, so I haven’t had a chance to keep up with the markets and the steady flow of drama/news, which has actually been refreshing. I knew that I was consuming too much news and have cut back over the course of year or so, but last couple of weeks have shown that I am still consuming too much financial/social media and need to cut back.

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3 Low Beta, Higher Yielding Dividend Stocks For The Next Downturn

In an economic downturn many investors turn to dividend stocks which are sometimes referred to as defensive stocks. These stocks offer sustainable dividends providing the investor with a minimum level of positive return, which helps buffer the downward pressure from the market.

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Weekend Reading Links - June 17, 2018

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week:

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Is DOC Healthy Dividend is Enough For a Long-Term Treatment?

There is no doubt the Healthcare sector is a growth sector for the upcoming decade. As the population ages in the U.S., the amount spent on healthcare will skyrocket. The CMS projects a 63% increase in healthcare expenditures during the next 10 years. DOC is well positioned with its growth-by-acquisition strategy. DOC has focused on tenants’ quality and continuously improving its tenants grade. Between 2015 and 2018, DOC has also reduced the weight of its top 10 tenants from 34% to 27%.

Now that DOC shares have tumbled by almost 20% ytd (-17% as of May 15^th), is this 6% yield REIT worth your attention?

Understanding the Business

As the name suggests, DOC is a self-managed healthcare real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and manages healthcare properties that are leased to physicians, hospitals, and healthcare delivery systems and other healthcare providers. You can download the complete list of solid dividend paying REITs here.

Their properties are likely to be on campus with a hospital or located nearby with partnerships in place. DOC currently manages 280 properties worth about $4.3B. 96.6% are leased with an average contract term of 8.3 years.

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Corporate Factbook Of The Utility Holding Company #PPLCorporation ($PPL)

Check out today's Corporate Factbook of PPL Corporation. If you like to receive the full PDF Factbook and all other via e-mail, just make a small donation to honor our work. Thank you.

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6 High-Yield REITs With Growing Dividends

U.S. REITs were created in 1960 by Congress as a way for all investors to have access to large-scale, income-producing real estate. To qualify as a REIT, the trust must comply with IRS rules. These rules include: 1) distributing annually as dividends at least 90% of its taxable income, 2) investing at least 75% of its total assets in real estate and 3) deriving at least 75% of gross income from real estate.

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Weekend Reading Links - June 10, 2018

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week:

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BHP Billiton: Interesting yield with some volatility

As it is the case with the rest of the basic materials sector, BHP Billiton (BHP) saw a strong rebound after 2016. The mining company didn’t only see its shares outperforming the sector, BHP shares show twice the ETF’s return.

Source: Ycharts

Bolstered by strong demand in China and supported by various projects  across the globe, BHP is growing full speed ahead. Is it too late to jump on this commodity train? Let’s take a deeper look.

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3 Recent Buys – BIP, CU, FIH

A quick update on a couple of recent purchases in my portfolio. For this round, I added to existing positions.

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26 Income Securities For A Well-Rounded Asset Allocation

I am a firm believer that asset allocation plays a significant part in a portfolio's long-term results. In the past, I was asked if you could have a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks and other income securities. It is an interesting question that deserves further examination.

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Weekend Reading Links - June 3, 2018

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week:

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