Why You Should Hold Some Cash in Your Portfolio
This post originally appeared on The DIV-Net. I must admit, I wish I had more cash in my investment portfolio right now so I could diligently put it to work into this ever tanking market. It would allow me to continually take advantage on days like Monday when the Dow dropped some 250+ points and [...]
Buying Assets from a Hotel in the Canary Islands
As I write this in February I am sitting in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa enjoying some sun. Ten minutes ago I grabbed a few minutes away from the family and was logged onto the hotel WiFi which was pretty much no better than dial-up. During this brief period I managed to [...]
Do Precious Metals Belong in My Portfolio
Although I still have work to do to get my target asset allocation in line, I have been wondering about ways to further enhance my portfolio and did some research on precious metals as an asset class. I was intrigued about it again when leafing through my copy of The Intelligent Asset Allocator and decided [...]
Rounded Out My Portfolio with Some New ETFs
My primary objective is to conserve investment capital through the selection of a sound and diversified portfolio. The underlying message here is that I strive to balance risk to achieve maximum reward by selecting a wide variety of different assets. In addition to my individual dividend stock holdings I use a variety of index funds [...]
Asset Allocations for the Typical Investor
No matter what type of investor you are, there is one truth that all investors need to figure out before they step in to action. Everyone makes the decision – some just do not know they are doing it. This decision is what the asset allocation of your portfolio will be. It will determine the [...]
Why 2008 Was An Awesome Year for Dividend Investors
As I reflect back on 2008, I am caught by the overwhelming feeling that the year was actually a very good thing for dividend investors. It is easy to think that it was a terrible year for our kind! Both Bank of America and Citigroup – long standing dividend payers with wonderful dividend increases year [...]
The Implications of A Down Market on My Asset Allocation
In late 2008, I did some reshuffling of my portfolio to take advantage of the down markets. My area of focus was primarily in the international asset classes as these had seen huge declines in values and I really wanted to take advantage of this. As a long-term investor, I strongly believe that it is [...]
Viewing My Sector and Asset Allocation
As part of my portfolio management processes, I have a behemoth spreadsheet that I use that includes all the data on my portfolio, including dividends per year, portfolio values, and investment returns. In addition to these normal portfolio management tools, I have two charts that I use to monitor a couple of very important aspects [...]
