4 Benefits of Employer Share Purchase Plans and Pensions and 1 Downside
At this time of year, I realize that I am one of the fortunate individuals who works for a company that still provides a good employer share purchase plan as well as matching pension contributions. Although these contributions happen on a monthly basis for me, it is during spring that I am especially glad because [...]
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 [...]
I Dollar Cost Average into My Investments a Bit Different
Due to the nature of my finances and company contributions to my savings plan and pensions I do not dollar cost average into my dividend stocks. My wife and I are fortunate enough that she is able to stay home to look after the kids while I am at work. This has meant some sacrifices, [...]
Extra Pension and Employee Savings Plan Contributions For May
A nice thing about the compensation plan at my employer is that the bonus that we receive on an annual basis is subject to my regular pension and savings plan deductions – as a result I end up making larger contributions during this period of time. I am very happy to do it. What this [...]
Salary Increases Mean More Savings
Today at work I received notification from my Manager on the details of our annual merit increase. I am pleased to report (and so is my wife!) that my annual income took a nice jump up. However, that is not what I wanted to report. The extra bonus of this increase is that my savings [...]
