I read a lot of investing blogs. In fact, right now in my Google Reader I have 154 rss feeds. Not all of them are investing or even finance related but the majority certainly are. These investing blogs teach me a great deal about investing and the investment process, including dividend investing, asset allocation, stock selection, portfolio management, tax planning and other related topics. I took some time to list 50 of those blogs here for you. These blogs are in no particular order - …
Pfizer Post-Mortem – Another One Bites the Dust
True to my dividend investing code, I have sold Pfizer after their recently announced 50% dividend cut to offset the purchase of Wyeth. Pfizer has been a stock that I have held for a long time, and held great faith in the company as a strong dividend growth company. However this changed quickly and the stock is no longer a component of my dividend portfolio.[ad#tdg-embedded] As I do with every stock holding that I own does not work out the way I planned I thought back to why I was holding …
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20 All-Time Favorite Investing Books – Part 1
These are my favorite books, ranked in order of how much value I have received from reading them. There is a wide selection of investing books here - some are focused on dividend investing, some are more personal financed focused, and others are just plain ol' investing books. The point is that as individual investors, the only thing that will make us successful is education on our topic and it is important to read the right books. These are my choice for "the right …
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What is Your Real Risk Tolerance?
To my female readers, pardon the expression, but it is aggressive bear markets that separate the boys from the men. The conviction to hold to a solid investment plan (such as a dividend growth plan) is the cornerstone of good portfolio management and amateur investors typically fare very poorly. I have been thinking about why this is a lot lately and the reason I have come up with is that many investors do not really understand what their true risk tolerance is. I have spoken with many …
Hedging a Dividend Portfolio
I was recently asked by a reader (thanks Edwin) about my take on using a hedging strategy in a dividend investing portfolio. Although I have never done any true hedging (other than covered calls) in my dividend growth portfolio, it has been a huge topic of discussion from many financial pundits as a way to help limit the downside with a sliding portfolio. I did some research on it and wanted to provide a quick overview here, and provide my take on it.[ad#tdg-embedded] The intention of …
The Dividend Guy 2008 Year In Review
Typically on Saturdays I post my Weekly Roundup, which links to a number of the posts that I have found particularly valuable over the past week. However, seeing that we are in a brand new year, I thought it would be appropriate for me to link to a number of the articles I have published over the past year. It has been a busy year both at the blog and in the market. Thanks to everyone for continuing to come back time and time again. I really do appreciate it.[ad#tdg-embedded] January …
