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Invest Now, Or Wait? The Results of My Decision

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The market is at an all-time high, you have $100,000 to invest, what do you do? Invest now, or wait? I faced this very situation not too long ago: Invest now or wait. $100,000 is a lot of money. I worked very hard to build that nest egg. For a long time, it was growing inside my former employer’s pension plan. When I finally realized that I didn’t want to wait until I’m 65 to enjoy freedom, I quit my job and asked for my pension check! The exact sum was $108,362.19. This was the largest sum …

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How to Invest a Lump Sum of Money

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What you are about to read is my story on how I invested a lump sum of money ($108,760 dollars and 2 cents!) in the stock market. I started this portfolio from scratch in September 2017. You can read my monthly update here. My goal is to share my story and tell you how I managed to invest in this crazy market. Waiting is not an option. Investing today is the best decision you will ever make. The arrival of a Lump Sum of money would likely create mixed emotions. It could come from a former …

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Dividend Investing is Fun & Exciting

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“If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.” -George Soros There is this belief that investing should not be entertaining.  In fact, they say, it should be plain boring. This is probably related to the fact that you should not let your emotions get in the way when you use your money for a “greater purpose”. After all, lots of excitement could also lead to a big depression when the fun is over. Letting your emotions take …

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Sell 33% of your Portfolio – a Step by Step Method

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Selling stocks is a common topic discussed among investors. Sell because the company cuts its dividend. Sell because the market is about to crash (definitely my favorite reason). Sell because the stock is overvalued, etc. Those examples discuss more the timing to sell a position to eventually use the proceeds and invest again. But what happens when you need to sell stocks to finance a project? One day or another, you will have to sell stocks to finance your retirement, buy a rental property, pay …

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3 Of Our Top High Dividend Stock Selections Now

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This is a guest contribution by Josh Arnold with Sure Dividend. Investors in dividend stocks are interested not only in the safety of the payout and growth potential, but current yield as well. This is particularly important for investors that rely upon the income generated from their dividend stocks for living expenses. To that end, high-yield dividend stocks are favorites among income investors for obvious reasons. However, not all high-yield dividend stocks are created equal. There are …

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The Dividend Achievers List

The Dividend Achievers Index refers to all public companies that have successfully increase their dividend payments for at least ten consecutive years. While the Dividend King list includes 19 companies and the Dividend Aristocrats 52, the Dividend Achievers list now counts over 250 companies. For those who didn’t know The Dividend Achievers list was introduce by Moody’s back in 1979. Their investor service developed a model to determine which are the best dividend paying stocks. In 2012, …

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