As I mentioned earlier this week, I'm currently building my $100K retirement portfolio. In the upcoming weeks, I'll buy shares of 20 different companies. This morning, I share with you 1 quick analysis of my first purchase: 102 shares of Lazard (LAZ): Quick Stats: COMPANY NAME (TICKER): LAZARD (LAZ) TYPE OF HOLDING: CONSERVATIVE SECTOR: FINANCIAL SERVICES CURRENT DIVIDEND YIELD: 3.72% 5 YEAR REVENUE GROWTH: 4.99% 5 YEAR EPS GROWTH: 14.65% 5 YEAR DIVIDEND GROWTH: …
Wow this is Exciting
Since I’ve written this blog, I’ve been completely transparent about my investment decisions. I always thought it would be helpful to see how others invest their money as I believe we can all learn from each other. However, since money is more taboo than sex, most people, even bloggers, are shy to bare it all. But since I believe there is no better credibility test than transparency, here I am today telling you that I’ve received my lump sum payment at the beginning of the month. The check was …
Exco Techologies; Small Company with a Big Dividend Potential
One of my readers asked me to review small cap with a strong dividend profile: Exco Technologies. If you have any stock review suggestions, just add a comment at the end of the article! What Makes Exco Technologies (XTC) a Good Business? XTC is an industrial company working with the automotive industry. Exco is a global designer, developer, and manufacturer of dies, molds, equipment, components, and assemblies to the die-cast, extrusion, and automotive industries. What’s a “die” anyway? …
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My First Speech!
As you know already, I quit my job as a private banker in July to go full-time on my websites. I was good at my job, I liked it, but I somewhat always felt there was something bigger waiting for me. The main reason why I did this is because I wanted to reach as many people as possible and help them with personal finance (and especially investing!). Only two months after I quit, I already got a unique opportunity to reach over 10,000 people in one shot! I’ve received a few requests to publicly …
The Decision Grid for Pension Vs Lump Sum Payment
In today’s work market, chances are you will not retire at your first employer. As weird as it seems, it is now “cool”, or “well seen” if you prefer, to switch jobs once in a while. Apparently, “job hopping” is the new thing among millennials as they keep their job for 4.4 years on average. I guess I’m a good candidate for this study as I have had four different jobs in 14 years making my average 3.5 years per job. Since I recently quit my job, we can say that my average was more 4.67 years… …
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Which Factors influence your Investment Performance + the Only One that Really Makes the Difference
When you make the important decision of investing your hard earned money, it’s like you were getting ready for an important trip. You know your final destination, but you may ignore how you will get there. You will obviously hit a few speed bumps along the way and your pace and time to complete your trip may vary. Did you pick the right vehicle? Do you know what influence your investment performance? There are actually 6 factors influencing how much you will get from your investment and then …
