If cash is king, then why the hell do we use earnings per share during quarterly reports? Today, we discuss cash flow versus earnings: what's their definition, their differences, and how to use them in your stock analyses. Listen now to assess the health and wealth of your buy list more easily! You'll Learn Why earnings are not equal to net income and what they really are. What's the real definition of Cash Flow and why it is important to follow it. Why Cash Flow is not included …
How Often Should You Look at Your Portfolio? [Podcast]
Subscribe: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts You wake up, get in your office and notice that the market is down double digits. What do you do? You open your brokerage account, you see those red numbers and you want to make them disappear, right? Well, not so fast! Today, we’ll see when is a good time to look at your portfolio and how to rebalance it. You'll Learn Is it a good thing to look at our portfolio following news of a stock drop? How often is Mike looking at his …
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If You Invest in Stocks, You Must Do This Quarterly
One thing I’ve noticed throughout the years is that it is much easier for investors to invest new capital and build a portfolio than to manage it. Our portfolio models at Dividend Stocks Rock are somewhat capped with the number of positions and we don’t invest new capital. This means we deal with what most investors live with: we all have to use portfolio management theories in the real world. To make our life easier, though, we have designed a straightforward process using all the DSR tools …
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How to Compare Two Dividend Stocks [Podcast]
As a dividend growth investor, it’s hard to make sure the decision you’re about to take is the best one: you do your research, you find an exciting industry, you identify 3-4 companies that are doing well in that industry, and then what? How to make sure the final stock pick is the right one for your portfolio? Here's a 6-step canvas to compare two stocks! You'll Learn How to play defense or offense in your portfolio. The importance of understanding a company's business model …
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How to Turn Your Portfolio Into a Safe Money Making Machine
Retiring is like learning how to skate. We all know how to stand and how to walk. Yet, once we put skates on, there is a whole new world of movements (and muscles!) that must work together to make sure you keep standing and, hopefully, moving forward. You’ve spent your entire life working, saving, investing and now you must learn how to skate. Suddenly, there is no money coming in, but there will surely be money going out. This article won’t touch the tax aspect as each situation is …
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Why You Should Sell Your Losers – Destroy The Breakeven Fairy Tale
“The desire to perform all the time is usually a barrier to performing over time.” ~ Robert Olstein Every single stock I purchase in my account is set for a great future… or so I think each time I add another company to my portfolio! The problem comes when after a few months the stock underperforms. A couple of quarters later, I now show a double-digit loss on my investment. The following year, I’m still sitting on this pile of “dead money”. Where is the Source of the Problem? The …
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