What you are about to read is my story on how I invested a lump sum of money ($108,760 dollars and 2 cents!) in the stock market. I started this portfolio from scratch in September 2017. You can read my monthly update here. My goal is to share my story and tell you how I managed to invest in this crazy market. Waiting is not an option. Investing today is the best decision you will ever make. The arrival of a Lump Sum of money would likely create mixed emotions. It could come from a former …
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 …
Making dividend stocks and ETFs work together.
This is a guest post by Dale Roberts who writes and operates the Cut The Crap Investing blog that helps Canadians find the many paths to sensible low-fee investing. Mike, aka The Dividend Guy asked my to share my personal experience as an investor as it includes the use of individual stocks and ETFs. From my experience that combination appears to be the most common approach or the most common ingredients in the portfolios of Canadian self-directed investors. Of course the most …
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Sell 33% of your Portfolio – a Step by Step Method
Selling stocks is a common topic discussed among investors. Sell because the company cuts its dividend. Sell because the market is about to crash (definitely my favorite reason). Sell because the stock is overvalued, etc. Those examples discuss more the timing to sell a position to eventually use the proceeds and invest again. But what happens when you need to sell stocks to finance a project? One day or another, you will have to sell stocks to finance your retirement, buy a rental property, pay …
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My Favorite Free Investing Resources
Why should I pay for your services? There are plenty of great free investing websites! If you have the time, the knowledge and the interest of managing your own portfolio, chances are you don’t need anybody else. In fact, there are several great free investing resources for DYI investors. Instead of putting a long list of websites, I spent time to analyzing my favorite sources of information and data. The list ranges from deep analysis (rare to find free), to stock lists and financial news. …
3 Of Our Top High Dividend Stock Selections Now
This is a guest contribution by Josh Arnold with Sure Dividend. Investors in dividend stocks are interested not only in the safety of the payout and growth potential, but current yield as well. This is particularly important for investors that rely upon the income generated from their dividend stocks for living expenses. To that end, high-yield dividend stocks are favorites among income investors for obvious reasons. However, not all high-yield dividend stocks are created equal. There are …
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