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Tracking your dividend growth is just step 1 of investing with confidence

Blog, Investing Strategy

The past few weeks have been quite hectic on the market. First, the market was going sideways throughout all summer and now that we got some new earnings results, we hit new record highs. Now, everybody’s talking about when this madness will stop. I mean, the market must crash and burn one day, right? I wanted to write this article about confidence which happens to be a key component in successfully managing your investments and your life. The problem isn’t fear or being overwhelmed by …

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Vietnam for A Family of Five – Lifestyle Design

Blog, Personal Update, Retirement

I booked my airplane tickets! My whole family gets to visit Vietnam for 30 days in January! “You are lucky.” I hear that one all the time…. Or “You must be financially independent?” “Do you live of your dividend income?” And my kids at school hear this one “Damn, you’re rich!” No, no, no and not yet! I will always remember that summer day back in 2014 when my wife and I were chatting around a nice cabernet sauvignon on our terrace and in fifteen minutes we decided to quit everything …

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Retirees Make These Fatal Investing Mistakes

Blog, Retirement

Many retirees make costly investing mistakes based on common beliefs or make bad investment decisions based on fear. I think the biggest concern retirees have regarding their portfolio is probably the fear of losing money. The emotional charge linked with managing your portfolio may lead you to make fatal investing mistakes. The feeling that comes with withdrawing money from your portfolio when you’ve spent your entire life adding to it creates big shock. It’s impossible to have a flawless …

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October Dividend Income Report – The Importance of Diversification

Blog, Dividend Income Report

In September 2017, I received slightly over $100K as a result of the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag, I do this to show you it’s possible to build a portfolio during an all-time high market. The market will crash... eventually. In the meantime, I rather cash some juicy dividends! The Importance of Diversification This has been a very interesting month for my US …

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Retirement Vs FIRE: You Got It All Wrong and Both Your Ideas Suck

Blog, Retirement

Retirement is a concept that didn’t age well ~ The Dividend Guy Nope, this is not another article to tell you how those FIRE adepts (Financial Independence, Retire Early) are full of baloney. It’s not an article about how you should shut your mouth and endure your job until you reach 65 to finally enjoy life. So Mike, what’s that article about? It’s about what I discovered by not working for a full year. I’ll share with you what I found deep down my soul after living as a young retiree …

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Dividends Are Relevant and Can Beat the Market

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

Are dividends irrelevant? Some index investors think so. However, I think they have their noses stuck in their books and have forgotten about real-life results. Not too long ago, I watched an interesting video on YouTube which claimed that “dividends are irrelevant.” The video comes from my archenemy, Ben Felix. Ben is a financial advisor who sells ETF products and has also written a column for the Globe & Mail, a while back, which had several caveats. I, myself, have written a complete …

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