4 Top Dividend Stocks That I'm Committed To Adding In 2012

My recent article on dividends created more controversy on the subject to the extent where several readers were offended about my comparison with retirement. In describing my reasons for being divided over dividends, I made the following statement: "As with anything else, issuing companies establish a certain status - one that says, we have arrived, and here's the proof. Our managerial excellence has allowed us to share our cash as opposed to being in constant need. Now mind you, I have already conceded that for investors, this is a great thing and it is absolutely beneficial. For the company, it has essentially retired and is now looking for plaid pants and golf courses. But what it also implies is that the company is now more valuable even with its indirect admission of lack of strategic growth." It seems that in my attempt to clarify my position on the topic, not... Read more