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This week’s update is a couple of days late. I took a vacation to the beach. The weather was great and everyone got along well. The wind was rather brisk the whole time which made the beach very nice. While catching up on recent events today, I stumbled across the Pickens Plan. For this unfamiliar, the billionaire oil tycoon, T. Boone Pickens, has a plan to reduce America’s dependence on oil through wind farms and natural gas. I know what you are thinking. An oil guy that wants America to get off oil?

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As an investor, I have found the mental part of investing is the toughest pill to swallow.  I can be disciplined about investing in dividends companies.  I realize that dollar cost averaging reduces my exposure over the long term.  However, watching your portfolio drop like a rock over the course of a few weeks really takes a toll on you.  My first instinct is to sell it all and put all the money in a savings account.  It is at these times I refer to my favorite quote from Dune by Frank Herbert.  

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It is with great pleasure that I, and the collective membership announce the debut of The Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net). The Dividend Investing Blog is proud to be an associate member of this new investing network focusing on dividend investing, value investing and a long-term buy and hold philosophy.

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Medical technology company, Medtronic (MDT), made the news wires today. The company raised their quarterly dividend 50% to $0.1875 per share. After closer inspection, we find that Medtronic has tripled its dividend over the past six years.

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Did you hear the great news? Saudi Arabia is going to increase oil production. What’s that you say? There couldn’t have been good news? Why? Oh, because the market didn’t rise today? I see. Looks like investors continue to be wary of oil and banks. According to John McCain, the solution is to drill off the shores of the United States.

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