Phew! I just got back from 2 back-to-back trips! One was a family vacation at Virginia Beach (just before Irene) and the second one was a Lover's trip in New York City (right after Irene!). This is why my posting schedule has slowed down a little over the past weeks! But now I am back in business and ready to write more articles. While I was on vacation, a fellow blogger, Dividend Mantra, poked me to participate in the 7 links project. The goal of the project is to answer 7 questions regarding …
Carnival of Financial Planning
Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Carnival of Financial Planning - Edition #201 - September 9, 2011 Welcome to the September 9, 2011 Edition #201 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices that can lead to lifetime …
It Feels Like Wal-Mart on a Black Friday – 4 Stocks That Will Reward Your Gut To Invest In Volatile Market
On my other blog, The Financial Blogger, I discussed why I am borrowing $10,000 to invest in such a volatile market. Since the market has gone crazy over the past 4 months, I’ve decided to accelerate my investing strategy and make a contribution to my retirement account right away (and I’ll be paying off the loan with my year-end bonus). So here are my 4 trades made on August 12th: Adding more Coke –KO You already know my opinion if you read my KO dividend stock analysis. After reviewing …
Top Free US Stock Screener
Last week, we took a look at the Free Canadian Dividend Stock Screeners. Since half of my readership is from the States, I thought it would be unfair to let you down ;-). On top of that, I think there are more opportunities in the US dividend world than there are on the Canadian market. So here we go with my US stock screener reviews: Zacks Stock Screener Zacks stocks is a complete investing website including free and paid services. As you can see with their stock screener, …
5 Things You Must Know You Before You Invest
I often meet with people that are looking to start their own investment plans. In fact, several readers find The Dividend Guy Blog or my Free Dividend Investing eBook during their search for beginner investing information. For the past 2 years, bond rates have been so low that more investors are heading towards dividend investing as it represents one of the best investment strategies considering risk versus reward. However, it doesn’t mean that dividend investing is easy! As a a …
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Q2 Stock Market Outlook and What is Coming in Q3
There was a lot happening in the economy throughout Q2. Funny enough, it reminds me of what happened last year during the same quarter: - Fear of the Chinese economy slowing down - Concerns about the Greek debt - Concerns about the US economy The good news (if there is any) is that companies continue to post great financial results (as was the case last year). On top of that, did you know that between July 1st, 2010 and July 1st, 2011, the US stock market went up by 26% and …
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