In every field of endeavour, there are tools of the trade. There are basic tools which will do the job but the more you know, the more you can do. At this time of the year, for me and many others, gardening tools are looked at. Every year, new tools willl have changed to either they are more balanced or lighter or more durable or more colour, but something to allow you to do the work, even better. If you are an occasional user, there maybe ony a little difference, but if you are a daily user of tools, it is good to look at the  premium ones. Most gardeners have a mixture of quality and favourite tools.

Linking to dividend producing stocks, every investor has their own system or tools, most have evolved over the years. The basics of reading or gathering information has never changed. How you do that has changed, but you need to use various information sources and with the Internet, there is an abundance of them. For the industry you are in, reading the trades is important because part of your job is connecting the dots, both from the past and looking into the future. In the financial forecasting world, all models looking at the past are wonderful. The models differ on the future and you must use your experience to narrow the field. From this blog’s perspective, if a company has produced continuous dividends, that is a great starting point  to ensure you do not lose money investing. How much you make will depend on many variables, but not losing money together with dividends and long term capital appreciation means you are on the right path.

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