Every single month, I come on here to find undervalue stocks that have been paying an increasing dividend for the past 20 years.  It is interesting to note that, just by focusing on a company who feels the need to share profits with the owners at an increasing rate eliminates about 95% of all US […]
The post May 2015 Value Dividend Growth Portfolio Watch List

With the holidays I am about a week off with this post – the horror! At the beginning of each month I calculate the increase or decrease in my net worth month over month and year to date.  I am not comfortable putting the actual number out on the internet for all to see, so […]
The post April 2015 Net Worth Update

Once a month I manually screen for undervalued stocks that have paid an increasing dividend for at least 20 years.  The “increasing dividend” requirement actually eliminates about 95% of all US stocks leaving me with only approximately 150 companies to start applying valuation metrics.  But, before looking at future investments, I want to highlight
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Every few years a major publication will come out with a story where someone who had a normal job their entire life died with a sizable estate.  This past weekend, it was WSJ’s turn to discuss such a situation.  The article, behind a paywall, is titled, “Route to an $8 Million Portfolio Started with Frugal […]
The post […] Read more:  WSJ Drops the Ball on an Opportunity to Discuss Dividend Value and Growth Investing

It is becoming more and more common these days that cell phones are replacing home phones – Although the costs of having both a landline and cell can be a bit too much for some to handle. With that, many have to choose one over the other and most of the time it’s a mobile […]
The post Assistance Paying Your Phone Bill

While the seeds were planted over 5 years ago it wasn’t until the end of January 2013 when I started an investment club with 8 other friends.  The idea was simple enough, we would each put $500 in to start, and then every month thereafter we would automatically deposit $100 a month.  Buy and sell […]
The post My Investment Club – 2 Years Later

I originally calculated how much interest I was paying to finance companies and banks in 2009.  Re-reading the post I actually remember feeling very annoyed how much money was being spent just servicing my debt.  While I updated the numbers some 19 months later, I haven’t looked into these calculations in over 4 years. Below […]
The post […] Read more:  Calculating How Much Interest I Pay Monthly

I have held some of my individual holdings for a few years, and came to the realization that there have been no ongoing fees with those particular holdings.  That is a huge benefit of holding individual stocks that no one really talks about. Mutual Funds and to a much lesser extent most ETFs have a
The post A Benefit of Holding Individual Stocks that No One Mentions

It doesn’t matter if your financial goal is to get out of debt, create a passive income stream, retire early, retire at a normal age, or build a dividend investment portfolio, the first step should always the same – figure out where you are currently.  While creating a blog might be a bit of an
The post The First Step for any Financial Goal is Usually the Same

Every year I have the opportunity to take a look at my goals and objectives post from the previous year to see my mindset a year ago and how I may have done with my goals and objectives at the time.  I think it really is an opportunity, because most people don’t have actually keep themselves accountable.
The post Reviewing My 2014 Goals and Objectives