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What is the Importance of Past Data in Your Investment Process?

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On Tuesday, I explained how I intend to grow a 192K portfolio into 1 million before I retire. After over a decade spent in working, researching and investing in the stock market, I feel well confident that I can make it happen. A fellow blogger, Dividend Geek, pointed out a very interesting question: How we use past data to predict future (without taking into account macroeconomic trend, e.g. AMZN) baffles me. While we picking dividend growers, are we not again relying on past data? Past …

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

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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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Top 4 Dividend Stocks to Hold Now

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In my latest article, I’ve highlighted 4 popular dividend stocks to sell. As I wrote at the end of this article, I don’t appreciate when people criticize without bringing something on the table. For this reason, I’m offering you 4 interest stock picks for 2017 that could easily replace the other bad seeds. Honeywell International (HON) Business model: Honeywell invents and manufactures technologies to address some of the world’s toughest challenges initiated by revolutionary macrotrends in …

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Top 4 Popular Dividend Stocks to NOT Hold

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Warning: be ready to be shocked by reading this article And I’m ready to take your tomatoes… even though I’m right ;-) Instead of making another list of great stock picks, I decided to do the opposite today. I actually wrote about these companies over the past 12 months telling investors to sell them now before it’s too late. What makes them special is that they have tons of fans as they are very popular dividend paying companies. They often ace the first filtering processes due to their …

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What Are Dividend Kings?

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If you are reading this blog from time to time, you are definitely interested in dividend investing. The idea of buying shares from a company and receiving a check every quarter is at the center of many investor strategies. The idea is quite simple: you select a group of elite companies paying dividend regularly. You buy and hold shares of those companies for several years. After a while, you realize you receive bigger checks each quarter which you can reinvest into your portfolio. Once retired, …

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11 Stocks to Hold During The Next Market Crash

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    Last Monday, I discussed the Hindenburg Omens that were reported over this summer.  If the market crashes as the technical gurus expect it will, it’s not mandatory to sell all your stocks. In fact, if you hold the right stocks, you could simply cash in some great dividends during the market turmoil and your portfolio value will come back once the storm is over. The key is to select companies that are ready to face the storm and ride the waves. This is why I created this list …

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