This is a continuation of the first 2018 dividend post.
"There are no good guys in this story... including me." - Dan David, Founder of Geo Investing.
...The second part of 2018's dividend list consists of the other two tobacco companies and some other names. This screen was done before Philip Morris collapsed 15% on bad earnings so now they are even more attractive. The big investment question for tobacco is always whether we want to associate ourselves with the largest mass murderers in the history of mankind. Warren Buffett never did although some investors including yours truly here were never that noble. This reminds me of a quote from a recent good docu-movie - The China Hustle.
"There are no good guys in this story... including me." - Dan David, Founder of Geo Investing.
So, buy tobacco, make money and do good. Maybe that's the moral of the story today. Meanwhile, alongside mass murderers, we have tech companies that innovated a hell of ...