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How to Invest a Lumpsum Amount of Money in an All-Time High Stock Market

Between 2009 and 2017, the market went up on one of the most amazing streaks: Source: Ycharts As you can see, for an investor waiting on the sidelines, he had 2 very few opportunities (one in 2011 and one in 2015-2016) to enter the market during a plateau. Even then, the best timing to enter the market has always been today and the worst has always been tomorrow. This article will go in-depth to explain to you why and how to invest an important amount of money in today’s stock …

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On the Road #19 Deep Dished in Nicaragua

Personal Update

As soon as I can, I’ll update you on my one year trip. I’ve decided to leave everything behind and spend real time with the people that matter the most in my life: my wife and three children. This is my story, I hope it will inspire you to create yours. You can read my previous “On the road” articles: On the road #1 On the road #2 On the road #3 On the road #4 On the road #5 On the road #6 On the road #7 On the road #8 On the road #9 On the road #10 On the …

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14 New Canadian Dividend Aristocrats!

Best Dividend stocks, Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Investing Strategy

Life is good for Canadian dividend growth investors as 14 companies made the cut to be added to the Canadian dividend aristocrats. To be considered an S&P Canadian Dividend Aristocrat, the company must have increased its dividend payout every year for five years but have a free pass and is still eligible if the company maintains the same dividend payout for a maximum of 2 years. Therefore, we are looking at stocks that have a good potential for raising its dividend but still pretty far …

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The Price You Pay Doesn’t Matter

Investing Strategy, Principles

Not too long ago, I wrote an article on Seeking Alpha about selling General Electric (GE) before it fails investors again. I knew there are lots of GE shareholders and I expected to get thrown my fair share of tomatoes. After all, we have all our reasons to hold share of one company instead of another and someone telling you it’s a bad idea may hit the wrong button. There was something very surprising in the comments thought. Especially coming from supposedly educated investors. Several …

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Which other investing strategy do you follow?

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

I still remember the first year of my investing journey. I started investing at the age of 24. This was back in 2003 – one of the most perfect times to invest and make a lot of money. It was after the techno bubble, when I could barely keep up in my university classes because was too busy playing Tetrinet!, and before the catastrophic 2008 market collapse. With a strong financial background which was acquired through my bachelor’s degree and two summers working in an office of a derivatives …

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After 8 months I’ve spent $35,827.79

Personal Update

As I write this article, I’m finishing my stay in Costa Rica. It has been eight months since beginning my travels across North and Central America. Costa Rica was a lot of fun, I have to come back one day. As I have 4 months left on my trip, I thought of doing a little budget recap. 8 months and $35,827.79 later Yup, in 8 months, I averaged monthly spending of $4,478.47 and spent a total of $35,827.79. Here where the money went: There is one thing shocking me in the analysis of this …

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