Funny enough from a guy who manages his own brokerage account since the age of 21 (13 years ago!), I must admit; I left others to manage the money for my children’s tuition. It made sense for a while since I found it easier for me to let someone else take responsibility for these funds. I hired the best to do the job, to make sure my kids could all become doctors if they wanted to… Why I Invested in Mutual Funds (OMG!) Yeah… this is what I did… I invested in high fee funds managed by …
Pursuing My Dream – Remortgaging My House
Nothing can stop me now, ‘cause I don’t care anymore - NIN Last week, I initiated another big step for my RV project: I’m remortgaging my house! Most people would advise against that, but I’m doing it anyway; digging a deeper financial hole to live my dream. Why am I doing this? There are several reasons why I’m doing it. But first, let me introduce my plan to you: Remortgaging my house – pursuing my dream At first, my plan was to sell my house, become debt free and go with my …
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As Long as I Get The Dividend… You are SO Wrong!
I don’t really care where the market is currently or where it's headed as long as my dividends continue to be paid. I often read this on blogs when the market is going sideways. When you think about it, I guess it can make sense. First, dividend growth investing is for the long term. Then, you don’t need to worry about a bad month; a bad quarter or even a bad year; if you invest for the next 25 years, 12 months is nothing. When you select a solid company, you can sleep on it and …
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Why Do You Think You Can Beat Professional Investors?
Did you know that 95% of portfolio managers don’t beat their index? How can you be better than them? I’ve been bombarded by such assumptions over the past 15 years as an investor. Imagine that professionals surrounded by scores of analysts doing research 7/24/365 and fueled by virtually unlimited amounts of cash to support their work, can’t beat the market most of the time. And us… novice investors reading a few free investing websites and financial reports think we can beat those …
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Dividend Reads for the Weekend
Another week has passed by and I’ve made additional progress toward my goal RV project! First, I successfully refinanced my house to liberate equity (more on that in November); Second, I found a place to store my RV away from our harsh winter (driving it tomorrow!); Third, I’m about to make my best month online since the beginning of the year! (all thx to this action); I was also pretty busy writing (btw, my first post on Dividend Mantra will be published next Monday): How to …
I’m Done with my Fears
Everything you want is on the other side of fear -Jack Canfield When I was a kid, I was fat. Until the age of 13-14, I was borderline obese. I grew up in a small village where I was the “fat poor kid”. I was the last pick for any sport, the kid others complained about when they were “stuck” with me on their team. You can imagine, I didn’t have many friends. In fact, this is not true; I had none. This is when I remember facing my first fear: being alone for the rest of my life. At …
