Do Emerging Markets Fit in to a Dividend Portfolio?
Typically an investor who is investing in dividend paying stocks is more risk-adverse than an investor who looks primarily for growth stocks. Don’t get me wrong, a dividend based investment strategy can be risky (think Citigroup!), but a big reason investors choose dividend stocks is to mitigate a big portion of the risk that comes [...]
Defining My Asset Allocation
I have recently written about how small-caps (link #1, #2, and #3) are going to fit into my dividend portfolio and thought that it was also time to discuss my overall asset allocation strategy. I am of the belief that portfolio performance is largely a result of proper asset allocation as opposed to simply just [...]
Small-Cap Investment Choices for a Dividend Portfolio
Approximately a week ago I wrote a post about whether small-cap stocks have a place in a dividend investing portfolio. I concluded that based on the overall historical performance of small-caps, and the fact that investment returns are primarily driven by asset allocation as opposed to individual stocks, small-caps do indeed have a place in [...]
Does a Dividend Portfolio Need Small-Cap Stocks?
As a dividend investor, especially a dividend investor honed in on companies that consistently increase their dividend payments, my focus tends to be on the larger scale companies – the big blue chip stocks that consistently increase their dividends. One area I have not spent much time on is looking at small-cap stocks and how [...]
7 Risks of International Investing for Dividend Investors
As a follow up to my article from a couple of days ago, Top 4 Reasons That Dividend Investors Need International Diversification, I thought it was only appropriate that I cover the additional risks that come from investing internationally. There is a good article at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website that covers the [...]
Top 4 Reasons That Dividend Investors Need International Diversification
Depending on where it is you are reading this post from, the phrase international diversification will mean different things to dividend investors. For you folks in Australia it will mean investing in stocks from U.S., China, or any other country other that your own. For readers in the U.S., it means looking at Australia for [...]
Pension Fund Update
As many of you know, part of my investment assets are membership in my employer’s registered pension plan. As a reminder, the way this plan works is that the company automatically contributes 2% of my earnings into the pension plan. I then choose to contribute an optional 2% at which time my employer does a [...]
The Dividend Guy Asset Allocation
I keep track of my asset allocation on a regular basis. The way I do this is to have a goal allocation that I want to have within my overall portfolio and then compare that to my actual portfolio. Upon analysis of my allocation, there are some areas that I need to focus on. Before [...]
