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(This post was written by DGI on his blog, Dividend Growth Investor. He has been kind enough to allow me to post this article here.)[ad#tdg-embedded] One of the components of every stock analysis I have done at my blog has always been to show the effects of dividend reinvestment over a ten year period of time. The results are truly amazing as the dividend income with reinvestment almost always outpaces the dividend income without reinvestment. The main pro of re-investing your dividends …

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I recently read a great book by down to earth investor, Larry E. Swedroe. In his book, The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You'll Ever Need: The Good, the Flawed, the Bad, and the Ugly, Swedroe outlines a number of different types of investments with the main objective being to explain how one can diversify risk. As we all know, are a number of types of investments out there that dividend investors can use to round out their asset allocation, but only a few of them are actually worth …

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Like so many investors who actively invest in dividend stocks that have a very long track record, I got really burned in the this most recent market downturn. I was lured into the perceived safety of long term dividend growth stocks - especially when it came to financial and banking stocks. For example, at my peak I held shares in the following banks and financial stocks: Citigroup, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Canada, IGM Financial, and U.S. Bancorp. This got me into trouble and …

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As a DIY investor, I personally do not have an financial advisor helping me with my personal investments. I do have a lawyer that I use when need be, as well as an accountant helping me file my family's tax returns. That being said, I am not at all against people having financial advisors if they do not have the time or energy to manage their own investment accounts. Personally I have chosen to take things into my own hands to save costs and because I love the investment …

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At this time of year, I realize that I am one of the fortunate individuals who works for a company that still provides a good employer share purchase plan as well as matching pension contributions. Although these contributions happen on a monthly basis for me, it is during spring that I am especially glad because it is when bonuses are paid. Never mind the additional cash I receive from the bonus - the best part is that this bonus is subject to the same matching that I receive all year for …

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Despite all the videos of cats playing the piano or family vacations (which I am guilty of sharing), there are some useful investing related videos and channels available for a dividend investor to peruse on YouTube. I personally have never really viewed them until this past weekend and must admit that there are some pretty good resources available. Some are obviously better than others but overall I learned a few things while developing this list. [ad#tdg-embedded] The following list is the …

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