The Inferno is another one of Dan Brown’s books which makes an interesting read and is published by Doubleday, NY, 2013. The main character is asked to solve problems left in clues in which a billionaire drug owner believes the world is overpopulated and needs to have fewer people to start fresh. Will he bring impending doom to the world using the back ground of Dante’s book Divine Comedy?. Dante was born into the ruling class of Florence and was exiled for supporting the losing side of a power struggle. Dante wrote the book while in exile about what it was like to descend to hell and back. The levels of hell influenced the Renaissance period and many clues are to found in the art, architecture and locations around Florence. Besides being great piece to look at, some of the paintings have hidden messages in them which lead to clues and since the billionaire is  a fan of Dante seeing the world go to hell, although individually he fell in love and changed his idea that love was the real reason why he was doing what he was doing. He loves the world and wants to ensure overpopulation will not be an issue.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, there are clues to be a successful investor, and similarly to the great art of the Renaissance, if you stick to the great profitable companies which pay dividends, you will be successful. Profitable companies hold their value over time and dividends ensure the company does not stray far from whatever made them the money to be profitable. Sometimes in investing, the trick is picking companies which lose less and gain more. Over the passage of time the profitable company will go higher and the dividend you have received allows for a consistent return on your investment.

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