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Do It Yourself Investor – Community

You probably have caught on by now, the intent and purpose of this blog is to document the journey of investing – do it yourself style. While the initial thought of that can be quite daunting and even scary, as with everything that one sets out to learn or dig a little bit deeper on, … Continue reading »

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Some hard and fast facts on performance

Something a little bit more hard core – for the brave out there! Very number based read, yet, for the ones into it, a little bit of reinforcement and validation of the “Dividend Income” path less travelled. SP500 Dividend Aristocrats Index Fact Sheet – February 2014

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How to – evaluating Dividend Paying Stocks

Good morning, Looking out the window today, everything around is covered in fog, visibility is down to almost nothing. Leaning back, sipping on my coffee and starting to read a bit. After a while, the fog is starting to lift, and bit by bit, things take on a clear outline. The same can be said … Continue reading »

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How to – covering the basics

I thought I would intermingle a short post to talk about covering the basics. Once you made up your mind to begin your own personal investment journey, where to start?? To get acquainted with the topic and gain initial overview of what is out there, terms and terminology, visit The Motley Fool. Great site for … Continue reading »

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Finding our stock ticker

Hello class, nice to see you back. To quickly recap our strategy from the last post: a) dividend yield greater than current market rates (banks, CDs, etc.) b) either stable or increasing dividend payout over the last 5 years c) stock price between $20 (high) and $5 (low) Which filter did you end up using? … Continue reading »

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