When discussing investment moves with other investors I often am reminded of the following quote from Warren Buffet: "The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient." The best returns come from those who wait for the best opportunity to show it self before making a commitment. Those that chase the current hot stock are destined to loose more than they gain. Remain active in your analysis looking for quality companies at discounted prices, but be patient waiting …
My Best Investing Mistake
(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) When investor's talk about mistakes it is often in relation to the "worst" investment mistake they ever made. I am going to turn this around today and talk about the "best" investment mistake I ever made. This example is the "best" mistake because I learned a number of lessons from it. In fact, when I think of many of my investment mistakes I believe that I have learned more from them than I have from the investment moves that have done …
Dividend Stock Monday: Federated Investors (FII-N)
This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. One thing I have learned about investing is that it is often better to invest in the companies providing investment advice and funds as opposed to investing in those funds themselves. I have been successful as an investor in Investor's Group (IGM.to), who offers investment advice and mutual …
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Keeping Investing Simple: Only 2 Real Reasons Why We Invest
This post is not about saving money. There are many reasons we all need to save money. It may be for retirement, a new Porsche, an emergency fun or those pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans you had your eye on. Instead this post is about dividend investing and the only two reasons that people truly invest their money. Without adding to the suspense, here are those two reasons: 1. To stay ahead of inflation As we have recently seen, prices of goods can go up. The only way to protect our …
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Top 3 Reasons to Drop a Stock From Your Watch List
Stocks do not have to stay on your watch list forever. In fact, a large watch list of stocks is a waste of time in my opinion. First of all, it takes time to keep track of all those stocks on your list. If you have a number of stocks you actually hold, then you are already spending a lot of time keeping track of those holdings. Add to those holdings the stocks on your watch list and all of a sudden you investment analysis starts to take a great deal of time. I recently culled my watch list …
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Carnival of Investing – July 29, 2008 Edition
Welcome to the July 29, 2008 edition of investing carnival. I am pleased to be hosting the carnival this week and appreciate everyone's input and work they have put into the individual posts. Editor's Picks Dividend Growth Investor presents Some Cheap Stocks to Consider posted at Create Rising Passive Income From Dividend Paying Stocks. Mike Markin presents High-Dividend Stocks Will Protect You from Mortgage Mess posted at Contrarian Profits, saying, "Tom Dyson says the best …
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