<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post8902679867013508068..comments</id><updated>2009-03-07T12:54:04.948-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Seven Solid Dividend Increases bucking the trend o...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/feeds/8902679867013508068/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/8902679867013508068/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2009/03/seven-solid-dividend-increases-bucking.html'/><author><name>Dividend Growth Investor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11197290990687067072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-334438055221537700</id><published>2009-03-07T12:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-07T12:54:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>David,Thanks for stopping by. There are many diffe...</title><content type='html'>David,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks for stopping by. There are many differences. the first is that dividends could be increased over time, while bonds interest stays the same.&lt;BR/&gt;Dividends should not be viewed in isolation however - you should also diversify your holdings and own as many quality dividend growers from as many sectors as possible. Furthermore owning some fixed income could be a good portfolio diversifyer.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/8902679867013508068/comments/default/334438055221537700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/8902679867013508068/comments/default/334438055221537700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2009/03/seven-solid-dividend-increases-bucking.html?showComment=1236459240000#c334438055221537700' title=''/><author><name>Dividend Growth Investor</name><uri>http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2009/03/seven-solid-dividend-increases-bucking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-8902679867013508068' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/posts/default/8902679867013508068' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-4674050245982641325</id><published>2009-03-07T12:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-07T12:12:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm new to the dividend investing scene, and I'm t...</title><content type='html'>I'm new to the dividend investing scene, and I'm trying to understand the appeal for an investor of a stock that yields 1%, however securely.  Is there a difference between a dividend investor and a fixed income investor?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/8902679867013508068/comments/default/4674050245982641325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/8902679867013508068/comments/default/4674050245982641325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2009/03/seven-solid-dividend-increases-bucking.html?showComment=1236456720000#c4674050245982641325' title=''/><author><name>David Fox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08647513681648780163</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2009/03/seven-solid-dividend-increases-bucking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-8902679867013508068' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/posts/default/8902679867013508068' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>