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Pension Account – 2 Buys in the Techno Sector

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Last week, I told you I was getting ready to invest $100K in the stock market. You who told me to wait, I appreciate your concerns I know, the stock market is high, but my premise is that it will continue to rise. If you want to bring history to the table, let’s take a different look at it. Did you know that after Black Monday of October 26th 1987, the stock market humped on a bullish market for over a decade? Source: Ycharts All right, there was a bumpy ride in 1990, but the ride was …

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Pension Account: First Buy

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As I mentioned earlier this week, I'm currently building my $100K retirement portfolio. In the upcoming weeks, I'll buy shares of 20 different companies. This morning, I share with you 1 quick analysis of my first purchase: 102 shares of Lazard (LAZ): Quick Stats: COMPANY NAME (TICKER): LAZARD (LAZ) TYPE OF HOLDING: CONSERVATIVE SECTOR: FINANCIAL SERVICES CURRENT DIVIDEND YIELD: 3.72% 5 YEAR REVENUE GROWTH: 4.99% 5 YEAR EPS GROWTH: 14.65% 5 YEAR DIVIDEND GROWTH: …

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Wow this is Exciting

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building, Retirement

Since I’ve written this blog, I’ve been completely transparent about my investment decisions. I always thought it would be helpful to see how others invest their money as I believe we can all learn from each other. However, since money is more taboo than sex, most people, even bloggers, are shy to bare it all. But since I believe there is no better credibility test than transparency, here I am today telling you that I’ve received my lump sum payment at the beginning of the month. The check was …

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Exco Techologies; Small Company with a Big Dividend Potential

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One of my readers asked me to review small cap with a strong dividend profile: Exco Technologies. If you have any stock review suggestions, just add a comment at the end of the article! What Makes Exco Technologies (XTC) a Good Business? XTC is an industrial company working with the automotive industry. Exco is a global designer, developer, and manufacturer of dies, molds, equipment, components, and assemblies to the die-cast, extrusion, and automotive industries. What’s a “die” anyway? …

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My First Speech!

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As you know already, I quit my job as a private banker in July to go full-time on my websites. I was good at my job, I liked it, but I somewhat always felt there was something bigger waiting for me. The main reason why I did this is because I wanted to reach as many people as possible and help them with personal finance (and especially investing!). Only two months after I quit, I already got a unique opportunity to reach over 10,000 people in one shot! I’ve received a few requests to publicly …

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The Decision Grid for Pension Vs Lump Sum Payment

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In today’s work market, chances are you will not retire at your first employer. As weird as it seems, it is now “cool”, or “well seen” if you prefer, to switch jobs once in a while. Apparently, “job hopping” is the new thing among millennials as they keep their job for 4.4 years on average. I guess I’m a good candidate for this study as I have had four different jobs in 14 years making my average 3.5 years per job. Since I recently quit my job, we can say that my average was more 4.67 years… …

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