The season has changed to that magic word Spring, for those of who like plants, gardening is one of the things on our minds. However just because the season  changed, in the my part of the country, it does not mean you can start digging in the dirt and plant for the ground is still frozen. In the meantime, various magazines and catalogs can be read; flower shows attended. In all the readings, one of the lessons to learn is to grow anything, the correct conditions must be available. If the small piece of backyard is shady, then plants needing lots of sunlight are not going to grow well, however lovely the pictures are. Adapting to the conditions of the space makes a happy gardener. In all the books some of the first questions to be asked is when is the sunlight in your space and how good is the ground to grow things? The sunlight is a given but the garden can be enhanced, most will need composting material, because the land is not rich, in my case it is clay based.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, similar to gardening, not every stock is going to do well without the basics. If the company is not profitable, it will not pay a dividend, but if you love growth stocks that is where it fits in. If you love profitable companies, then narrowing the field is the first step. The second step is consistency of the business and whether the company has paid a dividend for a number of years. Each time you narrow the field you eliminate some companies and are left with very good choices where there tends not to be a wrong answer. If you have the option of two very good companies in different fields, that is where you personal preferences comes into place.

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