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Analysis Paralysis or The Pareto Principle? [Podcast]

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Don’t you have the feeling of getting stuck between opinions and conflicting sources of information? Many investors confuse getting educated with spending hours analyzing data, metrics, opinions, and news. Instead, use the Pareto Principle to avoid Analysis Paralysis. Here's how! You can access Mike's portfolio building and managing philosophy in the DSR Recession-Proof Portfolio Workbook. Download it for free now! You'll Learn When exactly does analysis become a problem? What …

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Sell Now – It’s About Time Someone Tell You This

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Should I sell now? That is probably the most difficult question to answer, right? Would you sell now? What would you sell? How would you do it? Which holdings should you keep? Your winners or your losers? I bought this blog back in 2010 and have written over 850 articles since then. Most of them are about my buy strategy. But one thing that keeps coming back when I ask my readers about their #1 investing struggle is the total opposite: “I've never made any money from this listing and I'm in …

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Portfolio Fitness; Tricks to Train Your Money To Work Harder

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I believe taking care of my portfolio is like taking care of my body. It requires simple actions that are difficult to maintain over the long run. I’ve recently discussed some basic principles to get your portfolio in shape in “How’s Your Beach Money?”. I wanted to go a little bit deeper with this post and describe a step by step methodology I use to make sure my portfolio is always in top shape. It is one thing to build a great portfolio, it’s another to keep it at the top of its shape. Over …

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Video of the Week: Think Core, Think Growth

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Years of doing research, reading academic studies and working on portfolios (including mine) brought me to this set of rules that enables me to simplify my investing process. Principle 7 - Think Core, Think Growth The last part of this 7 Dividend Investing Principles series is all about my portfolio management philosophy. Basically, now that you're all set, how are you going to build up your portfolio? Personnally, I like having "core" dividend stocks and "growth" dividend stocks. Let's see …

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Video of the Week: The Rationale Used to Buy is Also Used to Sell

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Years of doing research, reading academic studies and working on portfolios (including mine) brought me to this set of rules that enables me to simplify my investing process. Principle 6 - The Rationale Used to Buy is Also Used to Sell Writing down a strong investment thesis before buying a stock will also help you knowing when to sell it! Knowing why a company is in your portfolio automatically tells you why it won't be anymore... More details in the video! Video   If you enjoy the video …

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Video of the Week: Buy When You Have Money in Hand – At The Right Valuation

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Years of doing research, reading academic studies and working on portfolios (including mine) brought me to this set of rules that enables me to simplify my investing process. Principle 5 - Buy When You Have Money in Hand - At The Right Valuation One of the most debated questions among investors is definitely when is the right time to buy a stock. And as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, every investor has its own opinion. Let's see what metrics you should use for your stock valuation and …

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