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 …
The Decision Grid for Pension Vs Lump Sum Payment
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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5 Reasons to Sell TGT Before It’s Too Late
#1 TGT benefits from a stellar dividend growth history and classic business model in order to maintain the interest of investors. #2 Many investors see TGT as being the opportunity of the year and claim it is clearly oversold. #3 On my side, all I see is declining revenues, margins under pressure and no growth vectors. #4 TGT is a screaming sell, prove me otherwise! All the time I find too many articles telling me how Target (TGT) is a great company and that it is being oversold. …
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Apple’s Share Price Jumps To A New Record On Earnings Beat—Why It’s Still Undervalued
This is a guest contribution by Bob Ciura and Ben Reynolds of Sure Dividend. Technology giant Apple, Inc. (AAPL) released better-than-expected earnings results on August 1st, sending the stock up 6% in after-hours trading. Apple shares have increased by more than 50% over the past year alone, accompanied by an expanding valuation. AAPL data by YCharts And yet, Apple might actually still be undervalued. It has a long runway of growth potential up ahead. It has also been a very strong …
Getting Ready to Invest 100K
At the beginning of this week, I made the big announcement that I quit my job. While this decision generates an immediate financial stress in my household, there are also positive financial outcomes, like having to invest $100,000. For over a decade, I’ve participated in my previous employer’s defined pension plan. I will finally see this money as I now need to make a decision about what will happen next. My latest pension plan statement was dated December 2016 and showed a cash …
Can My Portfolio Survive a Crash?
The idea of losing lots of money in a short period of time is probably one of the biggest fear of any investors. In fact, many of them rather wait on the sideline than suffer this “inevitable-next-market-crash”. After all, nobody wants to suffer this type of drop: When a market crashes everybody panics. Should they? Not if they have done their homework first. It is impossible to know when the market will hit a new correction and your portfolio will lose 10% within a few weeks. We all know …
