{"id":512383,"date":"2010-04-04T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2010-04-04T06:30:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T10:30:44","slug":"weekly-links-april-4-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/512383","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links: April 4, 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-5995\"><\/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.fatpitchfinancials.com\/1892\/festival-of-stocks-march-29-2010-edition\/\">Festival of Stocks<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5962\/leggett-platt-inc-leg-dividend-stock-analysis-2\/\">Leggett &amp; Platt Inc. (LEG) Dividend Stock Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.four-pillars.ca\/2010\/03\/28\/carnival-of-personal-finance-blogthority-com-relaunch-edition-make-more-money-blogging\/#comments\">Carnival of Personal Finance<\/a> published: <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/5983\/increasing-dividend-yield-part-iv-bonds\/\">Increasing Dividend Yield Part IV: Bonds<\/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\/03\/stock-analysis-mcgrath-rentcorp-mgrc.html\">Stock Analysis: McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedividendguyblog.com\/\">The Dividend Guy<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/03\/investing-scams-to-watch-out-for.html\">Investing Scams to Watch Out For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkdividendsblog.com\/\">Think Dividends<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/03\/mini-dividend-portfolio.html\">Mini Dividend Portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com\/\">Dividend Growth Investor<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/04\/hingham-hifs-stock-analysis.html\">Hingham (HIFS) Stock Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyingvalue.com\/\">Buying Value<\/a> presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thediv-net.com\/2010\/04\/buffetts-letters.html\">Buffett&#8217;s Letters<\/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\/5-actions-to-restore-portfolios-that-have-gotten-smacked\/\">5 Actions to Restore Portfolios That Have Gotten Smacked<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Growth Investor presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com\/2010\/03\/four-percent-rule-for-dividend.html\">Four Percent Rule for Dividend Investing in Retirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barel Karsan presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barelkarsan.com\/2010\/04\/calibration.html\">Calibration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>moneygardener presented <a href=\"http:\/\/themoneygardener.com\/2010\/04\/banks-have-finger-on-dividend-button.html\">banks have finger on dividend button<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Div Guy presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divguy.com\/2010\/03\/3-stocks-with-march-dividend-boosts.html\">3 Stocks With March Dividend Boosts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disciplined Approach to Investing presented <a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/misconception-surrounding-importance-of.html\">Misconception Surrounding The Importance Of The Asset Allocation Decision<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Living Off Dividends &amp; Passive Income presented <a href=\"http:\/\/livingoffdividends.com\/2010\/03\/27\/how-greeces-problems-affect-us\/\">How Greece\u2019s Problems Affect Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Old School Value presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldschoolvalue.com\/stock-analysis\/gravity-delay\/\">Cheap Stock under $2: GRVY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nurseb911.com\/2010\/04\/time-to-sell.html\">A Time to Sell?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dividend Money presented <a href=\"http:\/\/dividendmoney.com\/etf-facts\/\">ETF Facts and Misconceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BuyLikeBuffett.com presented <a href=\"http:\/\/buylikebuffett.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/the-growth-is-back-at-time-warner-inc\/\">The Growth Is Back At Time Warner Inc.<\/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\">Power Company and the Stock Stinsen!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Value Walk presented <a href=\"http:\/\/valuewalk.com\/videos-with-text-summary\/1878\/\">New Yorker Interview With Michael Mauboussin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Market Capitalist presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themarketcapitalist.com\/?p=148\">Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wall Street Journal presented <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052702303410404575151993464718952.html?KEYWORDS=Dividend+ETFs+Beckon+Income-Starved+Investors\">Dividend ETFs Beckon Income-Starved Investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Investopedia presented <a href=\"http:\/\/stocks.investopedia.com\/stock-analysis\/2010\/Americas-Top-Dividend-Paying-Stocks-NLY-ANH-MFA-FTR-CIM-LINE-WIN-MO0329.aspx\">America&#8217;s Top Dividend-Paying Stocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yahoo Finance presented <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/retirement\/article\/109243\/five-billionaires-who-live-below-their-means;_ylt=AroGQs0vZc65oYgkxhXZEFNO7sMF;_ylu=X3oDMTE5a2NnaW1hBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN3ZWVrZW5kRWRpdGlvbgRzbGsDNWJpbGxpb25haXJl?mod=retire-planning\">Five Billionaires Who Live Below Their Means<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kiplinger presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/columns\/goinglong\/archives\/why-stocks-beat-bonds.html\">Why Stocks Beat Bonds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Morley Fool presented <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/dividends-income\/2010\/03\/31\/6-dividend-divas.aspx\">6 Dividend Divas<\/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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