Investment Strategy
The future is leaning towards renewable energy. However, investing in the landscape of renewable energy companies historically tends to be very risky, due to the combination of developing technology and changing political headwinds or tailwinds. Fortunately there are ways to reduce the risk, and even generate a lot of income, if you know … [Read more...]
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...]