Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Largest Stock Buybacks for first quarter of 2009

This information really makes me understand a bit ...

2009-09-01T12:44:03.847-07:00

This information really makes me understand a bit more about stock buybacks as that is one of the hardest subject for me to understand in the sector.

Would you say investing in uk for £8,000 on stock buybacks would be clever at this time of the year.

Nice analysis. I'm thinking of investing on buybac...

2009-07-07T23:49:34.643-07:00

Nice analysis. I'm thinking of investing on buybacks as well.

Thanks for the analysis on 'buy backs'. Actually b...

2009-06-28T21:28:02.417-07:00

Thanks for the analysis on 'buy backs'. Actually buy-backs by the companies increase confidence among investors and this lead to boost the prices!

I'll take my question here even though it's not on...

2009-06-25T06:27:53.317-07:00

I'll take my question here even though it's not on topic, hope that is okay.

I'm currently 21 years old and have roughly 12-15k USD to invest. Which isn't an awful lot if you're going for a diversified portfolio. I'm studying full time at university and don't really have time or knowledge to go through annual reports and really dive into companies in the same way that many other do when evaluting when and if to buy. I have a fundamental understanding about companies but to the point that all I know is that I like the products McDonalds, Coca Cola, P&G and other companies produce:)

All companies I "understand" are basically in the consumer discretionary and comsumer staples sector.

So my option is to invest in those two areas in 5-6 companies or to put it all in an ETF (mostly thinking about SDY). It's here I was thinking if you had some input. 5-6 companies isn't that much but then I also minimize fees (0.35% annually on the etf)...

I know there is no right answer in this heh.

I am a buyback lover. I would rather have a stock...

2009-06-25T02:09:13.486-07:00

I am a buyback lover. I would rather have a stock that pays a 3% dividend, and uses the scraps to 1-15% to buy back stock. The result will allow the company to increase its dividend fast and not attract dividend investors.

Thanks for gathering this information and presenti...

2009-06-24T15:31:35.583-07:00

Thanks for gathering this information and presenting in a clear, concise manner. You seem to have struck gold in your analyses: consistent dividend growth is supported by consisted share buybacks, which alone make the shares more valuable.

The hallmark of a good business is one that produces enough free-cash flow to pay increasing dividends and to do consistent share repurchases.