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D.24 | KR / April 2026
Dividend Centurions D.24 – Kroger (KR): From Corner Store to National Grocery Leader In 1883, a young grocer named Barney Kroger invested his life savings of $372 to open a modest storefront at 66 Pearl Street in downtown Cincinnati. He ran his store with a simple guiding principle: “Be particular. Never sell anything you would not want yourself.”.… Read more
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DP.23 | Dividend Portfolio Update #23 (March 2026)
By zachgedal | Published on March 2026 in Uncategorized Spring Cleaning: Streamlining the Orchard & Hitting the Target Howdy, fellow investors! Welcome to the March 2026 portfolio update. If January and February were about navigating unexpected shake-ups (like the sudden buyout of our small-cap bank FSFG), March has been a refreshing return to steady, predictable… Read more
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D.23 | (TGT) // Mar 2026
D.23 | Target (TGT): “Tarzhay” Through The Cycle // Mar 2026 By zachgedal Published on March 9, 2026 Howdy, fellow investor! Welcome back to Gedal Notes. If you’ve been following our Dividend Centurions series, you know we spend a lot of time hunting for pristine, straight-line compounding machines. We’ve looked at the ultra-predictable consumer staples… Read more
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DP.22 | Dividend Portfolio Update #22 (February 2026)
Dividend Portfolio Review (Feb 2026): The “Growth Orchard” Strategy Strategy: Quality Compounders & Dividend Growth It’s not often that a beloved portfolio member simply disappears overnight, but that’s exactly what happened with First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) at the end of January. FSFG was unexpectedly acquired and delisted (its last trading day was January 30,… Read more
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D.22 | TMO
Feb 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Executive Summary Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world’s leading provider of life science tools, technologies, and services, with a mission “to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer” . Formed via a landmark merger in 2006, Thermo Fisher has evolved into a global… Read more
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DP.21 | Dividend Portfolio Update #21 (January 2026)
Dividend Portfolio Review (Jan 2026): The “Growth Orchard” Strategy Strategy: Quality Compounders & Dividend Growth To fellow investors, As we kick off 2026, it is time for a transparent look at the dividend portfolio. If you have been following along, you know this strategy isn’t built to chase the highest immediate yield. Instead, it is… Read more
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