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There are certain things investors can do to trick our brains into making smarter financial decisions. I was reading the latest edition of Best Life (April 2008) and an article by Harry Hurt III caught my attention. In his article he had a sidebar box that listed a number of Do's and Dont's to help investors deal with the emotional side of investing. As I have discussed before, emotions and investing do not mix. Emotional investing has cost me in the past and I have proclaimed that I …

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...if you want to ensure that you underperform the market for the rest of your life. Ok, I am being a bit dramatic here but a recent article by George Mannes at Money.com really had me intrigued. It was based on a question from a reader that went like this: I have invested in no-load mutual funds for 20 years, but I'm looking at a fund with a 4.5% load. If I plan to hold it for a very long time, investing periodically, does it make sense to pay the load? I really liked this question …

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This is a guest post from Dividend Growth Investor. Dividendgrowth has been investing in stocks, options, futures, forex and bonds for the past thirteen year. He has been focusing his attention particularly to companies that pay regular dividends to their shareholders since 2003. In his blog he shares his journey on his quest for achieving a sizeable passive income stream that would be realized by investing in dividend paying stocks that have consistently increased their payments over time. He …

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This post exploring the concept of a defensive stock was written by The MoneyGardener. In the article he describes what a defensive stock is. Make sure you read to the end because he presents his suggestion for the ultimate defensive stock. According to Investopedia.com, a defensive stock is a stock that provides a constant dividend and stable earnings regardless of the state of the overall stock market. Defensive stocks remain stable during the various phases of the business cycle. During …

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Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion -- Hebbel That image at the start of this post is a Passion Flower. My passion is investing, primarily dividend investing. However, the thing about blogging and reading other people's blogs is that you receive great insight and knowledge about other people's passions. Live is nothing without passion. This carnival is dedicated to those passions that keep us moving forward and provide us with all the excitement and …

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