Selling two under performers and replacing them with… Even the best investors make mistakes so for a little guy like me it would be no different. It’s part of the process and we can only hope to learn from our failures. When I first began to focus on a dividend portfolio back in 2021, I…
Unleashing the Wealth-Building Potential from a $5 Cup of Coffee I would love to start investing but I just don’t have the money. I hear this a lot and it’s a shame people use it as an excuse, if they only took a little time to see the big picture I’m sure they could find…
The snowball is growing! It feels good when your given a raise and no extra work was needed to achieve this raise. February was a great month for dividend investing with 10 of my positions declaring a dividend increase. These ranged from 12% to a paltry 0.67%, but with these uncertain times any increase is…
Although the whole point of a dividend portfolio is to invest in dividend paying companies, in the end it’s up to you the investor as to which companies you want to ultimately invest in. Sometimes it’s not even your choice in the example of a spinoff, the new entity might not even pay a dividend…
With various accounts being used to invest from Brokerage, Roth and HSA’s I find it convenient to have all that data in one location. This is especially true if your accounts are spread across multiple custodians. Google has a vast array of tools at your disposal and most are free to use and just as…
The goal of dividend investing is not to just collect a dividend but to invest in companies that continue to grow their dividend. As a company grows so to will it’s dividend. Over a long period of time the rates of increase will fluctuate as the company forecasts it’s future expenditures. You can have periods…
As we approach then end of the year it will be open enrollment season at most employers. There is a wide array of plans available and each employers choices will vary from PPO, HMO and HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan). Ultimately the right plan for you will depend on your overall health. If you are…
