If you wish to read a good book, the books of John Grishman’s books are well written and easy to read, the latest one read was The Racketeer published by Doulbeday, 2012. Without revealing the entire plot, if you ever seen the movie the Sting with Paul Newman and Rob Redford, you will have an idea of what is going on. Suffice to say, with every sting, you need seemingly credible  people, you need seed money, and institutional help. In order to look credible. In addition, there is something interesting which we all tend to forget – just about anything can be leased or rented for a short time. Part of the sting is to give the illusion of more wealth than actually exists which allows  for the person to let their normal guard down.

Linking to dividend stocks, if a company has paid dividends for a number of years there is little chance of a sting operation going on, for sting operations tend to be short term in nature. Additionally, through various sources you can determine if the dividend is sustainable or the company’s business plan makes sense to you and a host of others. Sticking to dividend producing companies means the companies are profitable, have low debt and can continue to pay their dividends for multiple years or the risk factor for you is low and the rewards are high. Leave the stings to fiction novels and movies and in real life enjoy the benefits of dividend producing companies.

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