You probably heard of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and of course, Dogecoin, over the past year. For many, it’s an entirely new world, but for some of us. Well, we’ve seen this before in the first run up for Bitcoin. Certainly exciting times! Did you know that the global cryptocurrency market is Continue Reading
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Establishing Emergency Funds
*featured image by maitree rimthong In some of my previous updates and articles, I noted that I was going to primarily be relying on my unsecured line of credit as my emergency fund. Recently, I’ve been reconsidering this. Readers who have been following my networth updates and dividend reports the Continue Reading
READER QUESTION: Using to leverage (loans) to invest
Welcome to May everyone! I hope you’re doing well and getting ready to enjoy the spring and summer weather, I know I am! Today’s article comes from a reader question in regards to my strategy of using leverage (loans) to invest. Before proceeding further, I will emphasize some key points: Continue Reading
Basic Portfolio Construction 101 and Unbundling ETFs
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
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
Achieving Tech-level performance as a Dividend Investor… Without Tech(!?)
I know you’re thinking it. I know you’re thinking because I’m thinking it. “Maybe I should’ve bought tech back in March. LOOK AT THOSE GAINS!” What if I told you that as a value investor, if you were a picker, you could have matched the performance of American Tech? For Continue Reading
Thinking REITs
Some people love ’em, some people hate ’em. Me? I like them and can definitely see how they can have their place. I’ve invested in a few REITs and have a few on DRIPs right now. Hoping to have a few more REITs on DRIPs in the future. The major Continue Reading
Power of Compounding Interest
Compounding interest is a simple method of putting your money to work for you. Think of it this way. If you save $100 each month for 10 years, you’d have $12,000. Now what if we add interest to that? Let’s add 7% annually. The same amount, compounded annually would give Continue Reading