After another ugly week for HRL, I'm asking a question that would have seemed almost ridiculous a few years ago: is Hormel Foods in danger of being removed from my 50 dividend growth stocks?
August 2026Goldman Sachs is acquiring NEOS Investments for up to $2.25 billion. Here's what it means for SPYI, QQQI, BTCI, and whether anything in Tier Four needs to change.
August 2026What worked, what didn't, and where the value is now. A full look at my 50-stock DGI portfolio from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 — including the 60-to-50 restructuring, top performers, and biggest dividend raises.
August 2026Tier Four isn't more dividend stocks. It's a retirement income machine built from ten independent income engines — each generating cash flow in a different way.
July 2026After years of researching hundreds of dividend-paying businesses, these are the ten I trust most — and the two rules I'm willing to bend for them.
July 2026My only international ETF for Tiers One through Three — broad exposure to approximately 1,500 dividend-paying companies outside the U.S. at just 0.07%.
July 2026YOC shows how your dividend income grows over time through DRIP and dividend increases. See how VIG, SCHD, DIVO, and JEPQ each play a role.
June 2026Starting from scratch doesn't mean starting slow. Here's the exact framework I use to evaluate and buy dividend growers systematically.
June 2026A look at five S&P 500 companies that have raised dividends for 25+ consecutive years — and which ones are trading at a discount.
June 2026Index funds are great. But for investors who want growing income, dividend growth stocks have a strong case. Let's dig in.
June 2026Why the slow, boring path is the only one that actually works — and what the alternatives have cost real investors.
May 2026Dividend income isn't completely hands-off — but it's the closest thing to it. Here's how I think about building income that largely runs itself.
May 2026You don't need a Bloomberg terminal or a finance degree. Here's the exact process I use to research any dividend stock in under an hour.
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