The Dividend Guy

How would I invest $20,000 - $30,000? That was a question that was recently asked of me by a reader on a recent post I did covering the number of stocks debate. The same question was asked by another reader through the comments section on this site, only his question was for around $100 - $300. I would like to thank these individuals for their questions and hopefully I can provide them with a framework they can apply in this post. Now the first thing to consider from these two …

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My big goal is to have a portfolio value of $300,000 by the year 2018. The question is, what is it going to take to get there? How much money do I need to save on a monthly basis and at what portfolio return do I need to see? Of course, the amount I need to save monthly is dependent on the return. If I achieve a high return, then I do not need to put as much away. On the flip side, the more money I can contribute the less dependent I will be on a high return. One thing is constant though - …

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There has been some good posts and resolutions from personal finance and investment bloggers as a result of Cash Money Life's Financial Resolution for 2008 request. It has had me thinking about writing a post about how to define investment goals and objectives. Patrick presented a very common way to help prepare goals using the SMART methodology (which I use in my job to help employees set performance objectives). I beleive that well constructed goals are only one piece of an overall …

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