Investment Strategy
Building a nest egg out of dividend stocks and then retiring on the dividend income is one of the most reliable ways to build wealth. The primary advantage of this strategy compared to pure index funds is that your investment income comes from fundamental business performance and their cash distributions, rather than relying on selling a … [Read more...]
Interest rates are currently rising in the United States, which has broad implications for stocks, bonds, and other asset classes. This article discusses the impact of changing interest rates, and shows several ways to protect and grow your portfolio against the headwind of rising rates in a highly-valued late-cycle investing environment. … [Read more...]
The Dividend Discount Model is a simplified valuation method that helps you determine the fair value of dividend-paying stocks. This article explains why it works, when and how to use it, what the alternative valuation methods are, and then how to use shortcuts to make dividend stock valuation even simpler. Dividend Discount Model 101: … [Read more...]
Share buybacks, also known as share repurchases, describe when a public company buys back some of its own shares and therefore reduces the total number of shares outstanding. This is a topic that I frequently see misunderstood by investors, and there are a lot of reasonable questions like: Why would a company buy back its own shares? Do … [Read more...]
There are a lot of kooky claims about pink Himalayan salt. This article debunks a couple of those and then shows the real advantages to it. 84 Trace Minerals? The most common claim that you'll find across the internet is that Himalayan salt contains "84 trace minerals" for your body. It's a meme at this point- almost every source will say the … [Read more...]