Periodically, I will write about dividend stocks that we purchase or own, as an example of how the dividend growth investing (DGI) strategy works, the risks that you have to deal with in pursuing the strategy and the long-term patience that DGI requires. For a detailed review of this topic, see here. Today, we will […]
Using a retirement calculator for the first time is somewhat like going out on a first date. It is a rite of passage on your journey towards financial independence, much like the first date is a prelude to an enduring relationship. It explores sides of you that didn’t know existed! Were you a clumsy, […]
If you have stayed with the series till now, well done! You did better than me, as I needed couple of distracting posts in-between 🙂 This will, hopefully, be the last of this series unless I find something else not covered elsewhere. Over the first 5 articles, we analyzed dividend investing vs. index investing from […]
This article covers total return performance in dividend investing vs. indexing. If you landed here directly, you may want to read the series in sequence to follow this important subject for investors: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are preludes to this article. For easy reference, the entire series is organized in […]
In Part 2 and Part 3, we looked at how dividends provide flexibility to an investor’s cash flow needs. If you have landed here directly, you may want to start with Part 1. We also saw the high degree of customization afforded by dividend growth investing (DGI) for those who have the interest and temperament to […]
Today, we take a break from the investing series of articles. I didn’t want to bore you continuously with Excel charts and numbers! We will pick it up next week. Today, we cover a topic of growing interest to many, especially in recent times. Read on… You see them everywhere. Magazines, news articles, blogs, and newsletters. […]
In Part 1 of this series, we built a foundation that underlies the indexing and dividend growth investing (DGI) mindset. In Part 2, we built on DGI further with examples of three investors, Adam, Betty and Charlie. We left a poser at the end of Part 2 about the income focus of DGI […]
The following is a guest post from Grant Swann. While we are in the midst of our investment series on Dividends vs Index, this post addresses a basic question on why to even bother investing. Since a shocking 80% of the millennial generation don’t invest, fundamental topics like these serve as guidance for millennials and a reminder for the rest of […]
This article takes off from the groundwork we established in Part 1. In writing this series, I have started with the well-supported premise that over the long-term, equities are the best asset class to remain invested in. In addition to my article on the efficient frontier, there are several excellent books and good resources on […]
Hi TFR Readers, I am happy to share with you that I was interviewed by Mr. 1500 at 1500days.com. Hope you enjoy reading my answers to his famous ‘ten questions’ and getting to know me a bit more. For those who don’t know Mr. And Mrs. 1500, they are a young FIREd family (Mr. […]