Joshua Kennon » dividend reinvestment plan http://www.joshuakennon.com Thoughts on Business, Politics, and Life from a Private Investor Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How We Used Shares of Coca-Cola to Teach My Youngest Sister About Investing (and Why the Cycle of Consumption and Financial Stress Starts as a Teenager for Most Americans) http://www.joshuakennon.com/shares-of-coca-cola-stock-direct-stock-purchase-plan-dividend-reinvestment-plan-drip/ http://www.joshuakennon.com/shares-of-coca-cola-stock-direct-stock-purchase-plan-dividend-reinvestment-plan-drip/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:50:43 +0000 Joshua Kennon http://www.joshuakennon.com/?p=5428

How We Used Shares of Coca-Cola to Teach My Youngest Sister About Investing (and Why the Cycle of Consumption and Financial Stress Starts as a Teenager for Most Americans)

When I was a senior in high school, I bought my youngest sister, who was first grader at the time, a single share of Coca-Cola common stock for her 6th birthday.  I had it framed with an engraving of the first part of Deuteronomy 8:18 placed under it, “You shall remember the Lord your God, [...]

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Sun Trust Bank and the Coca-Cola Stock

I’m reading the Sun Trust annual report and I realized that many, if not most, of you are probably unaware of the Sun Trust connection to Coca-Cola and how it gave rise to one of the greatest investments in history.  (As many of you know, we used the Coca-Cola direct stock purchase plan and dividend [...]

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The Joy of Cash Dividends

Over the years, I’ve written a lot about dividends on the Investing for Beginners site at About.com.  In fact, over the past few years it has been one of my absolute favorite topics to cover because through the Great Recession of 2007-2009, those who owned a collection of high quality dividends stocks were better able [...]

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How One of My Family Members Used Shares of U.S. Bancorp to Build Substantial Wealth

A member of my close family has been using a technique to build substantial wealth that doesn’t require a high income or any specialized knowledge, extra work, or effort.  I was so impressed by the way he implemented this program, I thought I would share it with my other family and friends (as well as [...]

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The Basics of Dollar Cost Averaging

Dollar cost averaging is an investing technique that can lower your risk, increase your profits, make market volatility less emotionally painful, and help put you on the road to financial independence.  When combined with asset allocation, it’s a nearly unstoppable force that can grow your wealth far beyond what you ever imagined.  This guide to dollar [...]

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