Category: <span>Portfolio Building</span>

How You Can Plan for the Unplannable with Dividends

The recent volcanic activity in Iceland really brought home the impact of things way beyond our control. As the airlines were forced to shut down air traffic throughout most of Europe the impacts were huge economically, socially, and even psychologically. If you had to do any traveling during that time (like I did), you saw just how beyond our control things really were. From a dividend portfolio perspective, this really highlighted the importance a couple of basic portfolio planning …

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5 Actions to Restore Portfolios That Have Gotten Smacked

Portfolio Building

Has your portfolio been smacked in the last little while? Do you see the market going up and yours is losing money or just not keeping pace? Investing is a balance between risk and reward and if your portfolio is going in the opposite direction of an upwards market then your risk and reward is out of whack. You need to stop the bleeding. If that sounds like you, then implement these four steps and you will be on your way to better portfolio returns.[ad#tdg-embedded] 1. Evaluate your …

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What Would You Invest in if you only had $1000

Portfolio Building

George emailed me and asked the following question: “I am a young person just starting my career and want to start investing. I like the dividend approach, however I only have $1000 available to invest right now and then maximum $50 per month for the rest of the year. What would you do if you were me? I am from the U.S. and do not plan to access this money for many years to come.”[ad#tdg-embedded] George’s question is one I get quite often. How to start investing with a small amount of …

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Three Essential Dividend Portfolio Question Every Investor Must Ask Now

Portfolio Building

There are three components to an investment plan that every dividend investor must ensure is in place. In my opinion, before you make another move in your portfolio these aspects must be addressed. The risks of not doing them places you with too much risk and with too much risk comes emotional decisions which can lead to negative consequences.[ad#tdg-embedded] The best way to address each component and to ensure you are covered is to ask yourself three questions. Let’s look at each …

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Contributions Matter (Most)

Asset Allocation, Portfolio Building

When it comes to dividend investing, retirement, or any other investment related topic we as investors are always very focused on the return we are going to generate. What is the historical return of the stock market? What is my estimate for how the market will perform over the next 25 years. What rate of return do I need to hit that magical $1,000,000 portfolio value? These are all questions I have asked over and over again in my investing experience. However, it is not the most important thing …

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I Am An Active Procrastinator

Portfolio Building

My wife tells me I am a procrastinator. She is usually referring to things like cleaning the bathroom or putting my glass in the dishwasher. I know I also procrastinate on other things, but I never procrastinate in two areas of my life. First, is when it comes to my kids. If they need my attention now, then they get it now. Same goes for my wife, except when it comes to housework. Second, is at my job. I used to procrastinate much more early in my career but have found much greater …

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