One of the most common questions I receive on certain social media sites is: “Can you share your portfolio?” I don’t feel entirely comfortable sharing my portfolio yet, but I will share the process in which I constructed it. 1. Determine Your Investor Style If you’re here, odds are you’re Continue Reading
Financial Independence Training Wheels: Discretionary Budgeting, and Debt Repayment: Avalanche or Snowball?
Financial independence is a goal that many people have in life. Traditionally, reaching financial independence meant working until you reached 65 and could live out your golden years on your nest egg, accumulated through decades of careful saving and budgeting. I’m not sure if I ever want to fully stop Continue Reading
How I’m preparing for a (potential) double dip recession
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” – John F. Kennedy, former US president Whoa, now there’s a quote that I believe has really shown its worth over the last few months. The pandemic has really revealed who’s been swimming without their trunks on. Initially Continue Reading
4 stocks to gain tech exposure indirectly as a dividend investor
Everyone is about tech these days and with good reason! With the 2020 price run up though, there’s a high degree of downside risk. In this article, I explore some alternatives to classic Tech stocks where you can benefit from emerging tech trends while minimizing downside risk. It’s a way Continue Reading
2020 Financial Goals – September
I was reading some blogs I follow in the dividend-sphere and one of them had a post that I thought was interesting, it spoke to financial goals. One of the key concepts was the behavior gap. Figured it’d be good to formalize my goals for this year, as they have Continue Reading