Diane Mitchell

Diane Mitchell embodies patient, value-oriented investing in an era dominated by growth and speculation. After retiring from a successful career in nursing, Diane discovered a passion for dividend investing and built a portfolio that generates substantial passive income. She's largely self-taught, studying Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and dividend growth strategies before sharing her insights with fellow investors seeking income and stability. Diane focuses on dividend aristocrats, companies with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases, and undervalued quality companies trading below intrinsic value. Her analysis emphasizes sustainable payout ratios, free cash flow generation, competitive moats, and management's capital allocation discipline. Diane combines value investing principles (low P/E, P/B ratios) with growth at a reasonable price (GARP), seeking companies that can increase dividends over time. She was buying blue-chip stocks during the 2020 panic when growth investors fled to technology, positioning her portfolio for years of rising income. Diane's writing reflects a retail investor's perspective—accessible, practical, and focused on building long-term wealth through compounding dividends. Based in Portland, she represents the millions of individual investors building financial independence through disciplined, income-focused strategies.