Your Take; Dividend Investing; ETFs or Stock Picking?
When I started my series for new dividend investor beginners 2 weeks ago, I noticed that many people disagreed with ETF dividend investing. In fact, there were a lot of readers who claimed that investing in 1, 2 or 3 stocks (for $333 each including commission fees) with $1,000 would be better off than investing [...]
7 Warning Signs You Need to Repair Your Portfolio
Does this sound familiar? The stock market has been going up significantly since the beginning of the year but your portfolio is down. That is one clear warning sign that it is time to do some work on your portfolio before things get even worse. There are a number of additional warnings signs that an [...]
It’s Not Different This Time
Whenever the stock markets go through a very rough period, it is inevitable that there is talk that this time things are different. I remember the tech bubble in the late-90′s when the “new economy” was going to change everything and the stock market was now playing with new and different rules. Valuations were irrelevant, [...]
Keeping Investing Simple: Only 2 Real Reasons Why We Invest
This post is not about saving money. There are many reasons we all need to save money. It may be for retirement, a new Porsche, an emergency fun or those pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans you had your eye on. Instead this post is about dividend investing and the only two reasons that [...]
What Will it Take to Have $300,000 by 2018?
My big goal is to have a portfolio value of $300,000 by the year 2018. The question is, what is it going to take to get there? How much money do I need to save on a monthly basis and at what portfolio return do I need to see? Of course, the amount I need [...]
Goal Setting and Dividend Investment
I have been reading a really good “self-help” book the last few weeks titled the, The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. Like many of these types of books, the author speaks about using goals to guide your actions and you will be able to succeed at whatever it is you have in your [...]
