{"id":345392,"date":"2010-02-21T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T11:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2010-02-21T06:30:32","modified_gmt":"2010-02-21T11:30:32","slug":"weekly-links-february-21-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/345392","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links: February 21, 2010"},"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-5641\"><\/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:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id985-the-carnival-of-personal-finance-ccxliv-the-fiscally-irresponsible-tv-characters-edition.html\">Carnival of Personal Finance<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5678\/five-high-yield-positive-return-investments\/\">Five High-Yield Positive Return Investments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canajunfinances.com\/2010\/02\/12\/carnival-of-financial-planning-edition-128\/\">Carnival of Financial Planning<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5634\/16-dividend-stocks-aspiring-to-be-a-champion\/\">16 Dividend Stocks Aspiring To Be A Champion<\/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\/2010\/02\/stock-analysis-rli-corp-rli.html\">Stock Analysis: RLI Corp. (RLI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedividendguyblog.com\/\">The Dividend Guy<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/02\/earnings-per-share-dividend-yield-video.html\">Earnings Per Share &amp; Dividend Yield Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/barelkarsan.com\/\">Barel Karsan<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/02\/making-sense-of-business.html\">Making Sense Of The Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendtree.net\/\">Dividend Tree<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/02\/dividend-investing-and-businesses-with.html\">Dividend Investing and Businesses with Moat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com\/\">Dividend Growth Investor<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/02\/colgate-palmolive-cl-analysis.html\">Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyingvalue.com\/\">Buying Value<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/02\/only-4-ratios.html\">Only 4 Ratios<\/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\/three-essential-dividend-portfolio-question-every-investor-must-ask-now\/\">Three Essential Dividend Portfolio Question Every Investor Must Ask Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Growth Investor presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com\/2010\/02\/ten-dividend-kings-raising-dividends.html\">Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barel Karsan presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barelkarsan.com\/2010\/02\/catching-up-with-innovation.html\">Catching Up With Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Tree presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendtree.net\/analysis\/adm-priced-for-dividend-growth-portfolio\/\">ADM \u2013 Priced for Dividend Growth Portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Buy Value presented <a href=\"http:\/\/buyingvalue.com\/2010\/02\/dell-dud\/\">Dell- a Dud<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Div Guy presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divguy.com\/2010\/02\/solid-foreign-dividend-stocks.html\">Solid Foreign Dividend Stocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disciplined Approach to Investing presented <a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/value-is-in-quality.html\">The Value Is In Quality<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Living Off Dividends &amp; Passive Income presented <a href=\"http:\/\/livingoffdividends.com\/2010\/02\/15\/taleb-everyone-should-short-us-treasuries\/\">Taleb: Everyone Should Short US Treasuries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Old School Value presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldschoolvalue.com\/valuation-methods\/how-to-invest-research-valuation\/\">How to Invest: Research and Valuation Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nurseb911.com\/2010\/02\/need-for-stricter-mortgage-lending.html\">A Need for Stricter Mortgage Lending?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BuyLikeBuffett.com presented <a href=\"http:\/\/buylikebuffett.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/making-money-in-trash\/\">Reaping Big Rewards From Trash<\/a><\/li>\n<li>40percent 20years  presented <a href=\"http:\/\/translate.google.se\/translate?hl=sv&amp;sl=sv&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2F40procent20ar.blogspot.com%2F\">Walter Schloss &#8211; I do not like losing money<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Value Walk presented <a href=\"http:\/\/valuewalk.com\/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway\/why-did-berkshire-hathaway-signifcantly-reduce-its-stake-in-exxon-mobil\/\">Why Did Berkshire Hathaway Signifcantly Reduce its Stake in Exxon Mobil?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Think Dividends presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkdividendsblog.com\/2010\/02\/mall-reit.html\">The Mall REIT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BusinessWeek presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/content\/10_09\/b4168064823266.htm\">In Search of Dividends<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MSN Money presented <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.moneycentral.msn.com\/learn-how-to-invest\/dividend-stocks-for-a-sideways-market.aspx\">Dividend stocks for a sideways market<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SmartMoney presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmoney.com\/investing\/stocks\/3-stocks-with-7-free-cash-yields\/?cid=1122&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smartmoney%2Fheadlines+%28SmartMoney.com%29\">3 Stocks With 7% Free Cash Yields<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Street.com presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/story\/10683829\/1\/10-dividend-paying-stocks-for-shaky-markets.html\">10 Dividend-Paying Stocks For Shaky Markets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kiplinger presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/columns\/goinglong\/archives\/scoop-up-dividends.html\">Scoop Up Dividends<\/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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/premium\/overview-and-subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"AD-001\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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