I’m tired of reading about people who are successfully in life or Actors putting forth their believes and ideas on topics that they haven’t lived or even researched.  I’m tired how the successful tell us all what to do, but don’t do it themselves (surely you know of an actor/actress that has a hummer or […] The post Do I Have Brilliant Ideas on Helping the Econony or No?

This is the latest installment in my wedding series, and this entry is going to really appease all of the people who are angry about me spending $20k on my wedding. And I know most of you have already read it, but if you think $20k is too much I will just direct you to […]
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Last week, I gave a midyear update on our dividend stock portfolio. It’s lagging behind the S&P500 index a bit, but it’s on par with Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG.) Our dividend yield so far in 2013 is 2.47%. This should go up by the end of the year because many stocks are scheduled to pay dividends in Q4. Anyway, many of the comments I received
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Asset allocation:  An investment strategy that aims to balance risk and reward by apportioning a portfolio’s assets according to an individual’s goals, risk tolerance and investment horizon. -via Investopedia. Whew, that was a little slice of Snoozeville. I will try my best to make the rest of this article a little more interesting… Asset alloc
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In my last post, I wrote about what Dollar-Cost Averaging is about and gave some example of how it works. Today, I’m going to talk about how I personally use Dollar-Cost Averaging in my “real life” and why I think overall it’s the way to go. Dollar-Cost Averaging in Practice: 401(k) –  For the most […] The post Dollar Cost Averaging In Practice

This is part 2 of RB40’s Exit Strategy Post Mortem. You might want to read that post first if you haven’t seen it. I left my corporate job over a year ago and we have been very happy and are doing fine financially. Mrs. RB40 has seen how happy I am without a corporate job and now she is yearning to spend more time with us. This was a bit unexpected because sh
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I was reading an industry magazine when I saw this ad.  I have seen them in the past, but for some reason this one caught my attention (nice work advertising team for Kraft).  What took me back was that this advertisement was not for a brand which was under the Kraft umbrella, but rather completely The post How Do You Feel About Advertising The Stock Not the Products The Business Makes

You’ll hear many say that it’s smartest to buy a house and rent the rooms out to your friends, but this does not always work, and there are some equivalent alternatives that are much less stressful. My College Housing History When I started college, four of my buddies and I all pitched in and rented […] The post Renting A Room vs Buying A House In College

I don’t pay particular attention to my dividend income since it is so low, but I was inspired the other week when reviewing a client’s file.  The individual, a police officer, built a very impressive balance sheet with his wife, an administrative assistant, but I was shocked when I saw the tax return.  This couple The post Another Reminder Why I Like My Dividend Account

Dollar Cost Averaging  is an investment strategy where you are investing static amounts of chunks of money spread out over time (instead of a lump sum purchase) in a given investment. You might be wondering “what is the advantage of doing this form of investing”?  You might think that investing in small chunks is inferior […] The post […] Read more:  What is Dollar Cost Averaging?