Can you play with an Ex-Dividend date? Is there a way to make a quick buck out by trading the stock according to when it pays its dividend? Do you believe in elves and hobbits? Okay… maybe some people look like hobbits… so maybe playing with Ex-dividend dates work… Let’s take a look at this trading “strategy”. How Can You Make Money By Playing The Ex-Dividend Date So let’s take a look at an example on how you could possibly make money by playing with the ex-dividend …
Dividend Stocks Vs Corporate Bonds
We currently live in a very interesting investing world. I say this because, in some cases, the dividend paid on a stock has a higher yield than the company’s bonds. The bond market is so low due to historically low interest rates that the dividend market seems more attractive. Here are a few examples that I took from my own Dividend Holdings: In order to build this chart, I used the “quicktake” tool from Morning Star. This is an interesting stock analysis tool as it gives you a lot …
6 Tricks To Manage a Dividend Portfolio With Less Than $10,000
As I write on The Dividend Guy Blog, I notice that many young investors are starting their investing journey and looking for answers. If you are interested in investing for dividends but you have less than $10,000, you might think that it’s not enough. You might be tempted to wait longer in order to build a bigger portfolio before starting to invest in the stock market. However, if you are putting your money in an ING savings account for 4 years, you won’t be getting much interest and you …
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Market Timing; Being Right Without Being Wrong – Is It Possible?
I’ve already written about market timing and why I think that market timing doesn’t work. However, I have done some additional research recently after a meeting with a stock broker. No, he wasn’t a wizard or a medium, but still, it feels like he was able to predict the future. He was showing me a trading technique that enables him to use market timing in order to avoid most of the stock market downfalls along with getting on the boat early in case of market up trends. Do you believe that? Here’s …
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Commodities Vs Companies
I’ll tell you upfront, I’m not a big fan of commodities. In fact, I really don’t understand why there is such a huge buzz around Gold and Oil. If I have the choice between investing in commodities (through ETFs for example) or in companies in this sector, I’ll definitely choose the latter. Here’s why: Most of the price of commodities are based on speculation There are problems in Libya; the oil barrel jumps by $10. There is an economic crunch (2008); the Oil barrel loses 60% of its …
What is Your Investor Style?
After making a few trades in 2011, I feel born gain. To be honest, I had totally let my portfolio flow in 2010. My non-decision-making attitude was not driven by either fear or uncertainty; it was driven by laziness! At times, I would rather work on my business (that pays me the highest dividends!) than look at my investment portfolio… no wonder I generated a *huge* 0.52% yield in 2010! But things are changing this year and I am a more active investor. I have also realized that I am going …
