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Economic Moats: Intangible Assets, Cost Advantages, and Scale

Concluding our series of articles on economic moats, this week we look at the intangible assets, cost advantages, and scale efficiency factors that contribute to companies’ economic moats. Missed last week’s article? No worries, get it here. Intangible assets Intangible assets include intellectual property, brand equity, customer relationships, and proprietary technology. Intellectual Property (IP) Intellectual property is the creation of the mind that has commercial value and that is …

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4 Steps to Reduce Risk in a Near All-Time-High Market

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Four steps to reduce risk in your portfolio ahead of whatever happens next, and to keep investing confidently even with the current high market. Yes, the market is high, almost the highest in the last 34 years except during the tech bubble in 2000. The Shiller CAPE ratio compares market earnings over time. It shows that the overall market is trading at nearly 31 times earnings. In other words, the entire market’s P/E ratio is 31. That’s expensive, and rattles a lot of investors. Never miss …

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How to Handle Market Fluctuations at 40 and at 65 [Podcast]

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Over the past 3 years, investing has been tough on investors' nerves. We went through multiple situations creating lots of uncertainties. How should we handle volatility in our 40's, in the accumulation phase, or if we are past 65, retired, and living off our portfolio income? Want More Tips on Handling Volatility? Got Some Questions for Mike? Subscribe to our Upcoming Webinar! You'll Learn The important difference between Risk, Hazard and Volatility Tolerance. How can volatility be …

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September Dividend Income Report – 2 Years After I Started This Portfolio

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In September 2017, I received slightly over $100K as a result of the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag; I do this to show you it’s possible to build a portfolio during an all-time high market. The market will crash... eventually. In the meantime, I’d rather cash some juicy dividends! Would I Do It Again Today? At the time of writing this article (October 2nd), the …

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3 Red Flags Telling You It’s a Bad Dividend Stock

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Are you nervous yet? I mean, did you finally figure out how to tame the market? Were you part of investors who lost money in 2018, or where you part of those who “sold right on time?” Or maybe you are like me and couldn’t care less about what is happening daily on the stock market. I don’t really mind because I know my dividends are safe and my portfolio will continue to thrive in the future. Here’s what I understood after many years being fully invested in the market: You can’t …

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The Decision Grid for Pension Vs Lump Sum Payment

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In today’s work market, chances are you will not retire at your first employer. As weird as it seems, it is now “cool”, or “well seen” if you prefer, to switch jobs once in a while. Apparently, “job hopping” is the new thing among millennials as they keep their job for 4.4 years on average. I guess I’m a good candidate for this study as I have had four different jobs in 14 years making my average 3.5 years per job. Since I recently quit my job, we can say that my average was more 4.67 years… …

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