It Feels Like Wal-Mart on a Black Friday – 4 Stocks That Will Reward Your Gut To Invest In Volatile Market
On my other blog, The Financial Blogger, I discussed why I am borrowing $10,000 to invest in such a volatile market. Since the market has gone crazy over the past 4 months, I’ve decided to accelerate my investing strategy and make a contribution to my retirement account right away (and I’ll be paying off the [...]
15 Things I Look at Before Trading a Stock
I recently shared my stock trading analysis template along with my recent moves on the stock market. Today, I’ll be sharing my list of 15 things I look at before trading stocks. Numbers are obviously a big part of it. However, there are several other considerations before buying a dividend stock: 15 Things To Look [...]
Dividend Investing With Less Than $1,000 Part 4: When To Start Stock Picking
Hey there, I’m quite happy to be back after 2 weeks of vacation! During that time, I gathered a lot of dividend info and topics to write about. But first, let’s continue this dividend beginner investing series with part 4: When to start trading dividend stocks? Some say right after you open your brokerage account, [...]
Added 3 New Canadian Dividend Stocks to My Portfolio
I am Canadian. I wear touques, say exuse me to everything and thank people for thanking me. I also buy Canadian dividend stocks. Granted, there are not as many Canadian dividend growth stocks as there are in the U.S. but they are out there. [ad#tdg-embedded] Why I Own Canadian Dividend Stock As I said, I [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
