About the Book
On October 19, 1987, the world watched in disbelief as stock exchanges across the globe began to plummet. As he witnessed millions of dollars drain from the portfolios his small investment firm managed, Greg Donaldson was flooded with uncertainty. Within hours, everything he thought he knew about investing quickly faded into the darkness of “Black Monday.”
But what he believed was the worst day of his professional life, unexpectedly became the greatest turning point of his career. During that fateful day, he received three phone calls that opened his eyes to a neglected method of valuing an investment. The Hidden Power of Rising Dividends follows Greg as he embarks on a quest guided by wisdom and faith, to find a stock’s true value using a simple but powerful strategy.
Donaldson’s timeless narrative is more than just a book on investing. It’s a personal journey, with engaging real-life anecdotes and dramatic insights that will both inform and entertain readers. The author eloquently weaves his discovery of a safe and financially rewarding investment strategy with the raw realities of building a trustworthy financial firm at the height of stock market hysteria. This story will inspire you to think about your own life in new and provocative ways…and teach you not only how to invest wisely but how to live life fully.
In The Hidden Power of Rising Dividends, Donaldson takes you on a journey of discovery into the world of dividends and why they are the most reliable indicator of value for many companies.
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About the Author
Greg Donaldson is an acclaimed entrepreneur, innovator, visionary, and writer with deep roots in the finance and investment industries. With a career spanning more than 40 years, Greg has worked as an advisor, researcher and businessman for multiple investment and trust companies throughout the Midwest. He is the architect of the award-winning Rising Dividend Cornerstone™ investment strategy and author of The Hidden Power of Rising Dividends: How to Produce Security, Income, and Growth.
In 1995, Greg founded Donaldson Capital Management (DCM), an independent investment advisor and financial planning firm headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Alongside his friend and business partner, Mike Hull, Greg captained the company’s growth for several decades. Today, DCM manages more than $3 billion in assets and serves clients throughout the United States.
Greg remains with DCM as a member of its Board of Directors. He and his wife Joyce live in Evansville, Indiana and spend their summers in Sisters, Oregon, where they enjoy mountain biking, hiking, and fishing. They have two children, Justin and Nick, and two grandchildren.
