Weekly Carnival & Article Links: July 4, 2008

Each Friday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al.

Below are the carnivals that I participated in this week, along with a link to my article:

• Investing Carnival published: Stock Analysis: Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)
• Carnival of Personal Finance published: International ETF Dividend Investing
• Festival of Stocks published: Stock Analysis: BB&T Corporation (BBT)
• Carnival of Financial Planning published: Dividends in the News

The weekly Investing Carnival is supported by the members of The Div-Net network. The carnival's focus is on Value Investing, Dividend Investing and Long-term Buy-and-Hold Investing, as well as categories for real estate, commodities and other alternative investments. To participate please submit your article here no later than 5:00 PM ET each Sunday. The Carnival will post every Tuesday.

Articles I enjoyed reading included (in no particular order):

The DIV-Net Featured Articles

• The DIV-Net presented The Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net)
• Dividends4Life presented Dividend Investing + Value Investing = Superior Returns
• The Dividend Guy presented Free Investing Books to Round Out Your Investing Knowledge
• the moneygardener presented My Dividend Growth Plan
• Stock Market Prognosticator presented Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)

Articles From DIV-Net Members

• The Dividend Guy presented Dividend Stock Wednesday: United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS-N)
• Dividend Growth Investor presented Selected Dividend Increases in June
• the moneygardener presented ready for the market crash?
• Stock Market Prognosticator presented The Good Ole Days
• The Div Guy presented Don't Let Retirement Be a Surprise, Have a Plan
• Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Aristocrats Performance Through June 30, 2008
• Living Off Dividends & Passive Income presented AL Gore: Businessman Of The Year!
• Old School Value presented Buy Prices, Ratios, Market Timing and Technicals
• The Dividend Investing Blog presented Brain Games
• Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented "Milk Runs In My Veins"
• Dividend Money presented A Case For Income From Stocks
• Bullish Dividends presented Reinvest Your Dividends for Long Term Success

The Wealth, Money & Life Network Featured Articles

• Dollar Frugal presented Is Change Becoming Obsolete?
• Her Every Cent Counts presented The Economy is in The Pooper
• How I Save Money presented Save Money on Electricity With Solar Panels
• Saving For A Home Of My Own presented Working Hard For The Money....
• TheLocoMono Website presented The Prodigal Monkey Has Returned to Personal Finance!!!

Other Articles

• Passive Family Income presented Creating a new Income Stream - General Electric
• DebtBlog presented Different Ways of Investing Money – What is the Best Choice for You?
• The Personal Financier presented Inflation and the Stock Market – Which Stocks Offer Greater Protection against Inflation?
• Aussie Investor presents Investing In The Stock Market To Grow Your Wealth

There are some really good articles there, please take time and read a few of them.

(Photo: Sachin Ghodke)