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Hey everyone!   just want to make 4 announcements today:   #1 I'm on vacation, so no post this week :-) I'll be returning in early September, I definitely need some time off from my computer!   #2 We are making a trade in the Dividend Growth Index: On August 15th, we sold SPLS @ $12. The stock has been replaced by JNJ (for more details, just look at Dividend Ninja's update).   #3 I'm almost ready to sell my eBook and currently in the process of selling …

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    I’m well aware that most of you are stock pickers, but I noticed that I receive some email from beginner investors that find this blog in their quest to understand how investing works. Since most of them don’t have several thousand to invest in the first place (or they are stuck with their employer's pension plan mutual fund package!), they send me questions about mutual funds.   While I obviously prefer selecting my own stocks, I can appreciate that you might not …

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    Let me share a little story with you this Monday morning…   I find it very impressive to see the number of things I can learn from my kids. The most impressive is that not only do I learn life lessons, I also learn about money too! Since it’s summer time and we are all thinking about vacation, let’s start this Monday with a lighthearted story about saving money…   Not so long ago, my son turned 7. Each year for his birthday, we bring him to Toys “R” Us …

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    A few weeks ago, I was discussing when it’s time to sell a losing stock. When you lose money, sooner or later, you will want to get rid of the stock. But when you are making money… when is the right time to pull the trigger? I have two situations to look at with you today:   Major Event and The Stock Soars – Should You Sell or Ride The Stock?   This is always a heartbreaking event. It’s heartbreaking because you need to make a decision fast between keeping a …

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    As I’m coming back from vacation, I asked Paul from Capital Manifesto to write this guest post about investing behaviors. I can relate to this article as in the past two years, my dividend stock picks did very well but I wasn’t able to avoid “the Big Miss”. My two trades on RIM (2011) and on VNP (2012) were two “Big Miss” and brought my whole portfolio down. The funny part is that I’m a similar golfer; I’m doing well overall but I’m always trying to do THE shot that will make …

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Dividend Growth Index Q2 Update   In September 2011, a group of 8 bloggers started the Dividend Growth Index. We picked three stocks each to create a Dividend Growth Portfolio. The goal is not to do a stock picking competition but to build a real dividend portfolio in order to give you ideas of what it look like overtime. We are all allowed to make trades but are less likely to make several of them. The purpose is to benefit from dividend increase throughout the years. We post updates …

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