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 [...]
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 [...]
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!