Last week the writer decided to have toast and the toast burnt. Perhaps the setting was wrong; perhaps there was something caught in the toaster whatever the reason the smoke alarm sounded. After the sensitive alarm stopped; the writer looked at the toaster wondering why did the toaster burnt the toast? The first view was the toaster must be old or maybe a new one should be bought;  for the toaster needed a cleaning. Why throw away a good toaster? The decision was to clean it and now it works better or at least looks better.

Linking to dividend producing stocks you should review your portfolio at least every six months to ensure it is cleaned. The review can be easy and does not imply throwing everything out and trying again. At the least, you should review at a good time for you, perhaps when it is time to clean the garage or the toaster. The advaantage of cleaning the storage area or garage is you will find something you forgot about and it still has value. If your portfolio is over weighted to dividend producing stocks start with the simple questions of do they pay dividends and what is the outlook to continue? Having decided those two questions, the review is easier and you will want to do it again.

There are always more questions than answers, till next time – to raising questions