Nilus Mattive - Financial analyst, editor of Dividend Superstars, and editor of Weiss Research's daily e-letter, Money and Markets.

From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Wynn Resorts INITIATES a Dividend?

by Nilus Mattive on November 9, 2009

in General

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) just said it will pay a special cash dividend of $4 a share AND begin a $0.20 quarterly dividend in 2010.
Now don’t get me wrong — I’m happy to see another company begin issuing shareholder payments. But I’m just a little surprised to see this announcement coming from a highly cyclical hotel [...]

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Those “Free Credit Report” Guys …

by Nilus Mattive on November 4, 2009

in General

The New York Times just put up a great story on the whole “free credit report” phenomena. I’ve emphasized the importance of obtaining your credit reports from the official government website before, but this story is an important reminder that:
A. Yes, you should monitor your info as you are now entitled to
But
B.  You need not pay for that info, nor obsess [...]

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Macs vs. Windows 7

by Nilus Mattive on November 2, 2009

in General

In the latest issue of Dividend Superstars, I said I had some concerns about MSFT’s stock in the short run … including Windows 7 proving to be a dud and further market share loss to Apple.
Well, check this out and you’ll see that perhaps my fears were well founded!

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