A dividend trap will do two things in your portfolio. First, it will leave you with the impression of safety. The market goes crazy, it creates confusion, it goes up and down, and then you feel safe because you receive your dividend every month or every quarter. That dividend is a high yield and produce a lot of income from your capital. It feels good, right? You feel smart. But the second thing the dividend trap will do is to destroy that capital. Management at one point or another will …
3 Fundamental Elements of Portfolio Management
Have you ever noticed that most of the difficult goals in life come with very simple solutions? You want to lose weight? Eat less and focus on healthy foods, and train more. You want to build a business? Identify a problem and offer a solution. You want to retire stress-free? Pay yourself first and invest systematically. You want to travel the world in your 30’s? Buy a RV, quit your job and start your adventure! Those goals are all considered “difficult” to achieve because they require …
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Dividends Are Relevant and Can Beat the Market
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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Invest Now, Or Wait? The Results of My Decision
The market is at an all-time high, you have $100,000 to invest, what do you do? Invest now, or wait? I faced this very situation not too long ago: Invest now or wait. $100,000 is a lot of money. I worked very hard to build that nest egg. For a long time, it was growing inside my former employer’s pension plan. When I finally realized that I didn’t want to wait until I’m 65 to enjoy freedom, I quit my job and asked for my pension check! The exact sum was $108,362.19. This was the largest sum …
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Video of the Week: Dividend Investing is Fun and Exciting
A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article on Dividend Investing is Fun and Exciting. As a complement to the article, here is a video about Why Dividend Investing is so much fun! What if you could earn money and have fun? I think this is not only possible, it's now a reality to me! Video If you enjoyed the video and want more of them, subscribe to my YouTube channel! …
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Dividend Investing is Fun & Exciting
“If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.” -George Soros There is this belief that investing should not be entertaining. In fact, they say, it should be plain boring. This is probably related to the fact that you should not let your emotions get in the way when you use your money for a “greater purpose”. After all, lots of excitement could also lead to a big depression when the fun is over. Letting your emotions take …
