Altria

Altria (MO) Stock Analysis

Altria, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a corporation primarily focused on offering tobacco products.  The company owns several recognizable brands, the most well-known being Marlboro.  Altria reports on three segments- smokable products, smokeless products, and wine.  An investor, desiring to support the company, would shop for Marlboro cigarettes, Nat Sherman premium cigars, Black and Mild […]

Stock trading

43 Basic Stock Trading Terms Everyone Should Know

Just like most professions, Stock trading has its basic terminologies used when trading. Knowing these stocks trading terms as a beginner or intermediate trader, would increase your knowledge of the stock exchange market and help you make better decisions. You will find these terms useful when investing in stocks, mutual funds, or bonds. 1. Agent[…..]

MMM

3M Company (MMM) Stock Analysis

“Can I get a sticky?” is a common refrain overheard in offices and homes across the country. The Post-it note was an attempt by 3M to develop a stronger adhesive gone awry. The inventor, Dr. Spencer Silver, did not give up endeavoring to find a market for his new discovery when a colleague, Art Fry,[…..]

UK Pharmaceutical

UK Pharmaceutical Stocks

Here’s the second part of my whirlwind tour of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector in the UK exchanges based on dividend paying stocks in the UK Dividend Champions List. This post follows on from Part 1 and covers companies that have shorter dividend growth histories (up to 9 years) as well as a couple that[…..]

dividend-check

Communications Sector Dividend Stocks

My site was down yesterday courtesy of my hosting company but it’s back up again now else you wouldn’t be reading this! As it happens this is my first post about buying stocks in the Telecommunications sector which has finally become my lowest weighted sector. And it’ll be a short post too for reasons that[…..]