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Trading on Hope is a Bad Thing; Look at What Happens to GE

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

I am telling you upfront, this is not the 147th article about GE and its restructuration strategy. However, I will use this example to discuss a fundamental lesson about investing. Trading on hope is a bad strategy. Without a strong investment thesis, buying a stock in the hope that the company will turn on the heat and become a leader again is rarely a good move. At the beginning of the year I listed the reasons why I think General Electrics (GE) is a bad investment. Many investors told me I …

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An Investor Guide for When the Crash is in Your Rear Mirror

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles, Stock Selection

Not another article about the market going to crash? Don’t worry; I’m not going to tell you what you already know. I’m not the kind of guy who is passive and cry while waiting. There is an absolute truth that comes with each bull market: it will hit a wall. Market corrections happen all the time. They are especially brutal when it’s been a while. It’s like that time at the party where you thought you could handle a whole bottle of Jack Daniels because you were drinking slowly through the night. …

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Do You Have Any Misfit Stocks in Your Portfolio?

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From time to time, I participate to the Seeking Alpha Dividends & Income Digest roundup. This is a weekly article gathering various authors where they are all asked the same question. Last week, I’ve been asked if I had any misfit stock in my portfolio. While my original answer is part of this post, I had more to say on the topic. In fact, I think this topic reaches more DIY investors than we think. What is the point of having stocks that don’t fit your strategy? Hum… it sounds like asking …

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3 Lessons I Learned from Running a Half-Marathon That Are Applicable to Your Investment Strategy

Blog, Investing Strategy, Personal Update, Principles

On October 1st, I completed my first half-marathon. I don’t consider myself a “runner” per se. I do enjoy running 6km under 30 minutes. It helps clearing my head and it gives me the kind of energy I need to go through my hard days of work. However, there is a world between running 6km and 21km! During my RV trip across Central America, I decided to register to a half-marathon in order to achieve another personal goal; I wanted to go outside my comfort zone once again. I had exactly 3 months to …

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Is Too Much Information a Good Thing?

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Are you the kind of investor who keeps reading investment theories on the internet? Are the “top dividend stocks for the year” the type of articles that grab your attention? Come on… don’t be shy… we all like to see the investors’ top lists! I like to read them too! But sometimes, when you read too much analysis, you get stuck. One of my DSR members sent me an email last week telling me he was suffering from “paralysis by analysis”: (Me) What is your biggest investment struggle??  …

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What is Your Minimum Acceptable Yield?

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

When you decide that dividend investing will become the core of your portfolio this is usually because you are looking to cash dividend payments. The idea of receiving monthly checks while doing nothing is attractive. But not all dividend payouts are equal and the yield seems to preoccupy many investors. In fact, the dividend yield is often at the center of many DGI’s. Why is the yield so important? A relatively high dividend yield is mandatory for many investors. Many companies offering a …

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