Archive for “September 2005”

Dividend Investing - My No Mutual Fund Rule

Written by The Dividend Guy on September 12, 2005 5 Comments »

First off, a big thank you to Chad at “Twenty Something Finance” and farhan for their comments in relation to the post on my investing principles. To provide some background to those of you who did not read the comments, their questions were concerning my rule that I avoid mutual funds in my portfolio. Farhan […]

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When to Sell a Dividend Paying Investment

Written by The Dividend Guy on September 8, 2005 6 Comments »

I hate to sell stocks that I own. Why? One of two reasons:
1. I probably screwed up in my analysis of the company and made a dumb decision to buy in the first place;or2. Something has happened to the company that is totally beyond my control and I am powerless […]

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My Investing Principles

Written by The Dividend Guy on September 6, 2005 8 Comments »

The Path of Least ResistanceI can be a pretty lazy guy. I am also deadly serious about my money. My goal is to have $300,000 or better in dividend paying investments by the time I am 40 years old. How do I plan to do this? By following these investing principles:
- KISS: Yes that’s right, […]

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When Is a Yield Too High?

Written by The Dividend Guy on September 1, 2005 1 Comment »

Reaching for yield is very tempting. The cash flow that I can receive as a result of a good yield is very substantial. However, there are a few things that I try to keep in mind when choosing a high-yielding stock:
1. Has the yield shot up in the past month or so or has […]

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