How to find long-term dividend growth stocks

Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Thursday 8 December 2016 How I find long-term dividend growth stocks by John Kingham | Equities | 9 mins. to read One major difference between investors who focus primarily on dividends and investors who focus primarily on capital gains is their time horizon. Companies that pay dividends usually do so every six months, so a dividend investor who buys into a company will often have to wait several months before their first dividend appears. Capital gains, on the other hand, occur almost every second of the trading day (as do capital losses). So the time horizon for dividend investors should almost always be measured in months and years rather than days or weeks. This fact should have a profound impact on the way dividend investors select which companies to buy.   Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG 88 Energy: Bullish wedge break to lead back towards 3p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read It has been a rather frustrating autumn for fans of 88 Energy (LON:88E), but in the aftermath of the latest price action recovery here, it would appear the waiting game is over.   Click here to read the full story No hint of scandal at IG by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 1 mins. to read After the great spreadbettor sector slump I stayed short of Plus500 (LON:PLUS) since I decided long ago that they are absolute rotters.   Click here to read the full story LGO Energy: Technical target points towards 0.25p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read It may just be the spirit of Christmas, and it may not last. But it does feel like some of the former Bulletin Board Heroes such as Cloudtag and Amur Minerals are back in business to end 2016.   Click here to read the full story Hadrian's Wall is an attractive proposition for income seekers by Nick Sudbury | Funds | 4 mins. to read Since the financial crisis of 2007-09 the banks have pulled back from some of their traditional lending activities and left a gap in the market that others have been able to take advantage of.   Click here to read the full story Risky times call for a low risk stock by Robert Stephens | Equities | 5 mins. to read Looking ahead to 2017, it feels as though there are a number of major risks facing investors. In fact, it is difficult to think of a more uncertain time since the credit crunch.   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry."                                                  Bill Bryson MASTER INVESTOR VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW The end of globalisation - we reveal the winners and losers Good morning Vietnam - Wake up to the next emerging markets star Small companies, big deals - the small caps punching above their weights Neil Woodford - The secrets of Britain's best-known fund manager Trumpanomics - What does it mean for your portfolio? Click here to download as PDF   Click here to read in ISSUU format Master Investor Ltd. Suite 88, 22 Notting Hill Gate London, W11 3JE T: +44 7515 542707 E: swen@masterinvestor.co.uk Share the newsletter: Follow us: Copyright © 2016 Master Investor Ltd, All rights reserved. Master Investor is a trading name of Master Investor Ltd. Material contained within Master Investor Magazine and its website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by individual readers in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment decisions. Master Investor Ltd. does not accept any liability for any losses suffered by any user as a result or any such descision. If a Daily Bulletin is too frequent, why not opt in to our once weekly mailing list for a round up of the week's news. Want to change how you receive these emails? Why did I get this | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences