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Dividend Investing With Less Than $1,000; The Importance of Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation

As a financial planner, I keep talking to my clients about the importance of asset allocation in a portfolio. I think it is very important that all investors understand the benefit of having a well diversified portfolio. Why should you consider asset allocation in a dividend portfolio? Because the stock market reacts like a psychopath… I’ll get back to this later but first: How can you diversify with less than $1,000 to invest? Some argued in the first post of this series that you …

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Is it Just Me or it is too Good to Be True?

Market Frenzy

I am definitely under the impression that we are right in the middle of the investing opportunity of a decade if not more! I am looking at different dividend stocks and the same observation comes back again and again; is it just me or it is too good to be true? Low P/E Ratio Since the beginning of 2009, the stock market regained signs of life and we can say that we now off of the pacemaker. However, due to the market volatility, the finance problems in European countries and the huge …

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What Happens When You Fall in Love with A Dividend Stock?

Blog, Site Introduction

Investing is a very strange activity. While it should be totally based on rationale, it often produces emotions such as anxiety, greed, paranoia and anger. On better days it produces joy, pride and… sometimes… love… Yup, you can fall in love with a stock. I think it’s even worse with dividend stocks! Falling in love with a stock requires time and good results (read profits!). Since dividend investing is based on a long term model and aims for constant income; you get the perfect …

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Dividend Investing With Less Than $1,000 – Part 5; What To Look At When Buying Stocks

Blog, Site Introduction

    Starting to get a little more precise about investing in dividend stocks with a small portfolio, we are looking today at the basics you need to consider before purchasing your very first company. For more experienced dividend investors, this will sound like basic advice but there is nothing better than going back to the basics in weird markets like this.   The company’s fundamentals   Before even thinking about dividend growth and dividend yield, I think that …

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Think About The Future: Who Can Increase Their Dividend?

Dividend Growth

Receiving monthly dividends from your portfolio is always appreciated. What is even better, is to pick stocks that have the greatest potential to increase their dividend in the upcoming years. What I really like about investing is that it’s like a continuing game of chess. The problem is that you are dicing with multiple players and numerous events that are out of your control. The recent numbers on the US economic situation provoked a wave of optimism from investors. While the effects of …

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Dividend Investing Strategy; Going Sector

Investing Strategy

A very important part of building a dividend portfolio (as is the case with any other investment portfolio) is asset allocation. Some investors will invest on different sectors to have a well-balanced portfolio. Others will invest massively in a sector according to the state of the economy. Using consumer, non-cyclical stocks as a defensive measure in a bear market is a good example of this kind of strategy. For information purposes, I have outlined the projected dividend yields for the …

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