“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 …
Sell 33% of your Portfolio – a Step by Step Method
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
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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Canadian Bank Ranking Top 8
Over the past 2 weeks, all Canadian Banks reported their latest earnings. If there is one thing that is solid among the dividend investing world, it’s Canadian Banks! They are evolving in a government protected oligopoly with the opportunity to find growth outside their countries. Using their core Canadian business to generate cash flow, banks grow through various strategies: Surfing on the US economy growth Using financial markets to spice-up their earnings Going into Latin …
A Guide To Buying Dividend Stocks
There is something fundamentally wrong about the stock market; how do you buy dividend stocks at this valuation? This is what you usually hear when you are about to invest. Interesting enough, I’m writing this article in May 2019, but I could have written it 2 years ago when I invested over 100K after quitting my job. I could have also written it back in 2014, once most markets had fully recovered from the 2008 crash. Regardless when you are about to invest, you will likely find more …
Should I Go With Dividend Growth Investing or ETFs? An Answer to Ben Felix
A few days ago, a reader asked me what I thought about dividend growth investing vs ETF (index) investing. He referred to an article from the Globe & Mail written by Benjamin Felix. He claimed that dividend investing is nothing but a fairy tale. He described how focusing on dividend stocks would prevent from getting an optimal return and that index ETF investing is a lot better. “In my opinion, investing for dividend income is one of the most romanticized ideas in personal finance.” - Ben …
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