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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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This is the last post in a series of posts that discussed my dividend investing process, which started at my investment principles and lead us here, to a view to my portfolio. Given that this post in the series happens to come at the end of the month, when I regularly present my asset allocation and holding on The Dividend Guy Blog, I thought it would be the perfect way to finish the series off. My Portfolio My portfolio is comprised of a number of different assets, all of which make …

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