tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post1504120618585056341..comments2022-10-22T10:08:59.187+01:00Comments on The Dividend Drive: My Weekly Worthies: On Here, Over There (and Over To You)--13 June 2015Ahren Lesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131811751957847395noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-48374918677953899012015-06-24T23:39:14.341+01:002015-06-24T23:39:14.341+01:00Long term I think they are still a good bet and th...Long term I think they are still a good bet and they remain on my watch list. <br /><br />Yes, they have said they plan to keep the dividend at 80p for the next three years. There is the special 20p dividend at Q4 this year as well. Maybe not a lot of growth for the next year or two, but it is a high starting yield and--I think--over a longer period they look good for growth.<br /><br />But as you say, in the meantime there may be better places to push your cash! I still have not fully made my mind up yet!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-57753992483395906802015-06-24T17:12:39.548+01:002015-06-24T17:12:39.548+01:00Thanks for the details. You made some good points!...Thanks for the details. You made some good points! I think I will keep GSK on hold for now. They promise to keep 80 pence dividend for the next years at least. But that does not give lots of upside here. So that makes me feel that my money works better somewhere else first!Butterfly Millionairehttp://butterflymillionaire.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-87039145145061992402015-06-21T11:26:49.116+01:002015-06-21T11:26:49.116+01:00Yes, I bought AstraZeneca a month ago. It is a gre...Yes, I bought AstraZeneca a month ago. It is a great company for the long-term. I think, as I said in my post-purchase write-up, that AstraZeneca is a nice companion to GSK. My reasoning being--at the time--that:<br /><br />"AstraZeneca is a slightly different beast to GSK. As noted above, GSK has a large consumer healthcare division (about 20% of revenue). In contrast, Astra is a much purer play on the pharma sector."<br /><br />I know the feeling about GSK. I am sorely tempted to average down on it. However, I had just got GSK down to a fairer weight in my portfolio (about 10%...it had been nearly a third!). So I am loathed to make myself too GSK heavy. However, it is very tantalising at current prices. <br /><br />It is interesting that--as I noted in a post earlier this week--Neil Woodford built his GSK holding up more than his AstraZeneca one last month.<br /><br />I am glad I am not the only one agonising over their GSK holding and whether to top up or not!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-31725258221996944272015-06-21T11:20:29.408+01:002015-06-21T11:20:29.408+01:00Sorry, missed this post at first! My pleasure. Gla...Sorry, missed this post at first! My pleasure. Glad you found them of interest!<br /><br />Thanks, I hope you enjoy having a look around the site a bit more. Do drop a comment anywhere that catches your interest!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-29750644041789517952015-06-20T22:51:17.139+01:002015-06-20T22:51:17.139+01:00I just stumbled over your investment in AstraZenec...I just stumbled over your investment in AstraZeneca. As I am currently holding GSK in my account i am wondering if that company would be a good addition, too. I am still confident holding GSK since its latest drop but I could not decide yet if I will average down on the stock. The dividend looks great though... And thanks for the links :-)Butterfly Millionairehttp://butterflymillionaire.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-77353679451383976792015-06-15T23:25:41.827+01:002015-06-15T23:25:41.827+01:00Thanks for the links for more interest read Divide...Thanks for the links for more interest read Dividend Drive. I am new to your blog. looks pretty good. I will put in some time to read you other blogs. CheersInvestandtrade101.comhttp://www.investandtrade101.com/articles/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-75558579588210103742015-06-14T23:25:56.033+01:002015-06-14T23:25:56.033+01:00My pleasure, DGI. Glad to see that so many of you ...My pleasure, DGI. Glad to see that so many of you are liking the changes I have made. Always making little improvements (compound growth of a different sort!).<br /><br />It is quite a challenge to keep on top of all the stuff published in a week. Fun to try though!<br /><br />Will do, same to you!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-33435897440355976682015-06-14T23:20:44.810+01:002015-06-14T23:20:44.810+01:00Glad you like it, Ryan. Slowly but surely refining...Glad you like it, Ryan. Slowly but surely refining the format. It is a great way of keeping on top of the stuff being published all over the place. The fact that so many people seem to enjoy reading it is an added bonus!<br /><br />My pleasure on including yours. You are making excellent progress which is great to see!<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-27199457430177656602015-06-14T23:18:33.889+01:002015-06-14T23:18:33.889+01:00My pleasure, weenie! Glad you have found them of i...My pleasure, weenie! Glad you have found them of interest. As I say, sure I have missed many other high-quality posts out there!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-64469309543688988992015-06-14T22:33:17.647+01:002015-06-14T22:33:17.647+01:00Thank you for including my post DD! I second MDG, ...Thank you for including my post DD! I second MDG, in that I like the format/layout. Plus, you have a lot of good articles to spend my Sunday afternoon on.<br /><br />Have a fruitful week!<br /><br />DGIDividend Growth Investorhttp://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-56094315022253322922015-06-14T22:18:46.624+01:002015-06-14T22:18:46.624+01:00Hi, DD. I really like the format for this post, g...Hi, DD. I really like the format for this post, good work. It's full of great links I look forward to checking out and thank you for including mine. Take care!Ryan @ My Dividend Growthhttp://www.mydividendgrowth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-34826021127911560192015-06-14T21:40:27.083+01:002015-06-14T21:40:27.083+01:00Hi DD
Thanks for the link and another great list o...Hi DD<br />Thanks for the link and another great list of reads.Love the icons!weeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602950445306813601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-18267249047597553022015-06-14T15:04:04.269+01:002015-06-14T15:04:04.269+01:00Disaster! That sounds massively complicated to me....Disaster! That sounds massively complicated to me. Compromised files? Best of luck digging them out!<br /><br />Hopefully you can get it up and running soon then people can start reading it again!<br /><br />Good luck! Hope it is not as challenging as it sounds!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-31770474420108783492015-06-14T14:54:09.104+01:002015-06-14T14:54:09.104+01:00Thanks again for the link again DD.
Unfortunately ...Thanks again for the link again DD.<br />Unfortunately my blog is down right now so no one will be able to read it! My host reckons I have some compromised files and scratching my head on how to delete them and then get it back up without losing the whole of the bloomin backlog. Eep!<br /><br />Cheersthefirestarter.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034338420101074262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-28471777647713769632015-06-14T01:02:28.931+01:002015-06-14T01:02:28.931+01:00My pleasure. Glad you found it of interest, Simon....My pleasure. Glad you found it of interest, Simon. There are certainly a lot of good reads. There are so many more I have missed, of course. Never enough time to bump into and read them all!<br /><br />Yes, at present I am planning to exactly the same with South32. Over the long term they look pretty good I think. Will be interesting to see their first financial report (and possible dividend). It is not clear whether this will be along the same time schedule as BHP's. Seems likely though.<br /><br />We will see!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-16417451562572264512015-06-14T00:58:21.388+01:002015-06-14T00:58:21.388+01:00My pleasure, John. Your two articles on the list w...My pleasure, John. Your two articles on the list were very interesting indeed. I look forward to rereading the Serco one to extract a few more nuggets from it.<br /><br />I know. I quite like the icons. I came across them when I started "ranking" my portfolio by size each month (started in last month's update. It works well!<br /><br />Not rude at all! I have not investigated making the sharing buttons larger. However, I will do. Hopefully there is some way of making them at least look more to scale to the rest of it!Dividend Drivehttp://dividend-drive.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-32095747800116299352015-06-13T17:52:02.430+01:002015-06-13T17:52:02.430+01:00Cheers for this DD. Lots of good reads here.
Got ...Cheers for this DD. Lots of good reads here.<br /><br />Got a bit of South32 myself and I'm hanging on for the long term.Simon@MyRichFuture.comhttp://myrichfuture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887408586168605394.post-13689380283296421302015-06-13T14:19:58.424+01:002015-06-13T14:19:58.424+01:00Hi DD, thanks for the mentions. Nice work with the...Hi DD, thanks for the mentions. Nice work with the icon styling in that list! <br /><br />Also, I've only just noticed your social sharing buttons (tweet/facebook etc). I don't want to be rude but they're a bit tiny... Note sure if the Blogger platform lets you enlarge them or make them more obvious for codgers like me?UK Value Investorhttp://www.ukvalueinvestor.comnoreply@blogger.com