5 Successful Traits of a “Successful” Investor
(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) Notice I did not say trader. There is a difference between trading and investing and it is important to distinguish between the two. The problem is that these days the people who actively trade their portfolios are very vocal about the death of buy and hold and I [...]
My Best Investing Mistake
(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) When investor’s talk about mistakes it is often in relation to the “worst” investment mistake they ever made. I am going to turn this around today and talk about the “best” investment mistake I ever made. This example is the “best” mistake because I learned a number of [...]
Patience Will Always Reward You in Dividend Investing
“It’s time in the market, not market timing, that counts”Dividend investing is not a one month process. In fact, I don’t think it is even a one year process. Successful dividend investing is all about learning to determine a distinct course of action based on sound principles, and then having the patience and fortitude to [...]
Trick Your Brain into Making More Money
There are certain things investors can do to trick our brains into making smarter financial decisions. I was reading the latest edition of Best Life (April 2008) and an article by Harry Hurt III caught my attention. In his article he had a sidebar box that listed a number of Do’s and Dont’s to help [...]
