{"id":110421,"date":"2009-12-27T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2009-12-27T06:30:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T11:30:36","slug":"weekly-links-december-27-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/110421","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links: December 27, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"8.DV\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/content.dividendsvalue.com\/images\/Pictures\/008.Links-Dividend%20Stocks.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it&#8217;s where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-5182\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below are the carnivals that I participated in this week, along with a link to my article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moderngraham.com\/?p=2215\">Festival of Stocks<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5157\/cincinnati-financial-corp-cinf-dividend-stock-analysis\/\">Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF) Dividend Stock Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mightybargainhunter.com\/2009\/12\/21\/carnival-of-personal-finance-parts-of-speech-abuse-edition\/\">Carnival of Personal Finance<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5180\/the-2010-dividend-aristrocrats\/\">The 2010 Dividend Aristocrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ownthedollar.com\/2009\/12\/money-hacks-carnival-96-december-23rd-2009-the-holiday-edition\/\">Carnival of Money Hacks<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5175\/6-dividend-stocks-delivering-tangible-value\/\">8 Dividend Stocks Delivering Tangible Value<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theskilledinvestor.com\/wp\/financial-planning-articles-324.htm\">Carnival of Financial Planning<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5175\/6-dividend-stocks-delivering-tangible-value\/\">8 Dividend Stocks Delivering Tangible Value<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Articles I enjoyed reading included (in no particular order):<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DIV-Net<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Featured Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividends4life.com\/\">Dividends4Life<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2009\/12\/stock-analysis-emerson-electric-co-emr.html\">Stock Analysis: Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedividendguyblog.com\/\">The Dividend Guy<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2009\/12\/your-mutual-fund-may-be-ripping-you-off.html\">Your Mutual Fund May Be Ripping You Off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/barelkarsan.com\/\">Barel Karsan<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2009\/12\/fixing-average.html\">Fixing The Average<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendtree.net\/\">Dividend Tree<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2009\/12\/buying-house-but-not-for-investment.html\">Buying a House But Not for an Investment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Articles From DIV-Net Members<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dividend Guy presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedividendguyblog.com\/2171\/\">Contributions Matter (Most)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Growth Investor presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com\/2009\/12\/capital-gains-for-dividend-investors.html\">Capital gains for dividend investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barel Karsan presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barelkarsan.com\/2009\/12\/staying-power.html\">Staying Power<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Tree presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendtree.net\/investment-process\/portfolio-re-balancing-doin-it-proactively\/\">Portfolio Re-Balancing \u2013 Doing It Proactively<\/a><\/li>\n<li>moneygardener presented <a href=\"http:\/\/themoneygardener.com\/2009\/12\/happy-holidays.html\">Happy Holidays!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disciplined Approach to Investing presented <a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/if-investing-based-on-yield-know-what.html\">If Investing Based On Yield, Know What Makes Up The Yield<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Old School Value presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldschoolvalue.com\/valuation-methods\/best-investing-metrics-ratios\/\">Best 15 Investing Metrics and Ratios List<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nurseb911.com\/2009\/12\/financial-tips-as-you-climb-financial.html\">Financial Tips as you Climb the Financial Ladder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Everyday Finance presented <a href=\"http:\/\/everydayfinance.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/5-etfs-on-move-week-of-20-dec-2009.html\">5 ETFs on the Move Week of 20-Dec-2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BuyLikeBuffett.com presented <a href=\"http:\/\/buylikebuffett.com\/index.php\/2009\/12\/credit-card-companies-are-up-to-their-old-tricks\/\">Credit Card Companies Are Up To Their Old Tricks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Value Investing Pro presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valueinvestingpro.com\/2009\/12\/22\/getting-back-on-the-saddle\/\">Getting Back On The Saddle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MSN Money presented <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.moneycentral.msn.com\/Investing\/top-stocks\/blog.aspx?post=1504553&amp;_blg=1,1504553\">3 unloved dividend-paying stocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barron&#8217;s presented <a href=\"http:\/\/online.barrons.com\/article\/SB126167223260404513.html?mod=BOL_hpp_dc\">Doing a Buffett, on the Cheap<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smartmoney presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmoney.com\/investing\/stocks\/3-Stocks-Generating-8-Free-Cash-Flow\/\">3 Stocks Generating 8% Free Cash Flow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>Toronto Star <\/span>presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/investing\/article\/742486--etfs-can-solve-buy-and-hold-investors-quandary\">ETFs can solve buy-and-hold investors&#8217; quandary<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Forbes presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/12\/24\/best-worst-mutual-funds-personal-finance-bestfunds.html\">Best And Worst Mutual Funds Of The Decade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are some really good articles here, please take time and read a few of them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">(Photo: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/profile\/sachyn\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Sachin Ghodke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/premium\/overview-and-subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"AD-001\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/content.dividendsvalue.com\/Ads\/D4L-Ad-Slot-001.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3>\n<ul class='related_post'>\n<li>No Related Posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/Dividends4life' rel='alternate' type='application\/rss+xml'><img alt='' src='http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/images\/pub\/feed-icon16x16.png' style='vertical-align:middle;border:0'\/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/Dividends4life' rel='alternate' type='application\/rss+xml'> Have future posts delivered to you for free! 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