it seems in this world we live in, you have to be connected and react all the time. Sometimes that is a great thing and we can see all the advantages. Sometimes that drains you, because the rest of your life seems to have to connected and interconnected and all you do is react. What if you could pick investments and visit them weekly, monthly or quarterly, but in different ways have an eye on them all the time?

If you owned dividend stocks for example those in the consumer goods sector- ie Wal-mart, Johnson and Johnson, or P&G – all companies paying a dividend for many years. Everytime you went to the grocery store or shopping you can check out your investments. As you go into the store you ask your yourself or those who you are with you about the store and the displays – are they kept up?, what turnover of goods are they doing? do you like the selection? the products? If the answer is yes – the companies are still appealing to you and others similar to you, your research could be over. If the answer is maybe or no, then there are other questions and other things to consider. (the same story can be said about the oil companies, your utility company, etc) If you are changing then perhaps others are changing to and how is the company still making money from you?
This is why, no matter what industry or sector you work in, you can see opportunities and challenges – it is the questions that determines if you do something.

Dividend stocks allow you the ability to take your time. Before a company can pay a dividend, the company needs to have the ability to pay its debts, have money in the bank to carry out its programs and then pay the dividend. Often before the company stops paying a dividend, the signs of trouble can be seen. The above helps you look for them at a seemingly more leisurely pace.

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