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20 All-Time Favorite Investing Books – Part 2

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A few weeks ago I presented Part 1 of my favorite investing books. This is part 2 of that series and presents another 10 investment books that I have found great value from. There is a wide selection of investing books here - some are focused on dividend investing, some are more personal financed focused, and others are just plain ol' investing books. The point is that as individual investors, the only thing that will make us successful is education on our topic and it is important to read …

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At Least 25 Lazy Portfolios You Can Use

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I invest in a hybrid between index funds and individual stocks. My dividend holdings are Canadian and Unites States companies with a history of increasing their dividends. The other portions of my portfolio are in various index funds covering asset classes such as global equity and fixed income. That being said, I am often the first one to say to most people that a a lazy portfolio is most appropriate for them. I love owning individual stocks, especially dividend stocks, but it takes a lot …

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A Really Long Term Dow Jones Chart to Put Things in Perspective

Market Frenzy

Everyday millions of investors check their favorite stock market website to see what the stock indexes do. For example, on any given investing site an investor can check how the S&P500, the TSX, the FTSE, or the DJIA averages are faring for the day. I find I have been doing this a lot more than normal lately given the crazy seesaw ride the markets have been providing us. However, as a long-term dividend investor this is not ideal. I find that looking at these numbers every day stirs up …

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How to Use Stock Screens and My Stock Screener Criteria

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I like to use stock screeners to identify potential dividend stocks to invest in. I know there are many people who actually use stock screeners to mechanically invest in stocks, but that I not my forte. I find that I do not have the conviction to blindly follow a mechanical strategy. However, my purposes for running stock screens is to weed out from 1000's of available stocks to a very few that warrant further investigation.[ad#tdg-embedded] There are a number of stock screening services …

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The Dividend Guy Investment Process Part 11: Things I Won’t Do

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As I have said before, an important component of portfolio management is to ensure you are always learning and adjusting your strategy to identified best practices. I am not talking about changing your strategy whole-hog when the whim strikes you. I am talking about refinements to your strategy that will make your portfolio stronger and perform better. I have done this through the addition of Part 11 of The Dividend Guy Investment Process - Things I Won't Do In My Portfolio. The list is …

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Asset Allocations for the Typical Investor

Asset Allocation

No matter what type of investor you are, there is one truth that all investors need to figure out before they step in to action. Everyone makes the decision - some just do not know they are doing it. This decision is what the asset allocation of your portfolio will be. It will determine the success of your portfolio over the years, and therefore requires some attention.[ad#tdg-embedded] I came across a good article at the AAII that lists a number of what they call "the basic truths" of …

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