Investing 102

[GregWeld]

A reminder to the newbs of investing....


You get up and the "market" is down 100 points... and your stocks are down 1 or 2% - IT'S DAYS and WEEKS like this that will make you thank yourself for investing in DIVIDEND payers. Because the dividend doesn't go up and down... it keeps paying you every quarter.

Actually -- in all honesty -- it's good that the market is down -- because your dividend will be re-invested at lower share prices - thus buying you more shares!

Think LONG TERM.... 10 / 20 / 30 or more years. Even if you retire at 65 - you're not going to die the next week! You're going to live another 30 years - and those dividends will just keep supporting you.

First thing this month AT&T (T) paid me $6600 bucks.... That's real money - and every 3 months they'll have to write that check - and I'll thank them and cash it.