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Explaining Bad Payout Ratios

Why bother explaining bad payout ratios? After all, it’s pretty simple: dividend payout ratios over 100 or below zero are bad, right? Not necessarily. When assessing whether a company can afford to pay its dividend, viewing all negative payout ratios and those over 100% as bad might help to keep things simple, but it is […]

Create Your Own Paycheck in Retirement

You’ve spent your life working, saving, investing. Then you retire. No paycheck coming in, but money going out. You have to create your own paycheck now. If you’re unsure on how to structure your portfolio to generate enough income at retirement, here is the approach I use with my portfolio as part of my retirement […]

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Don’t You Hate Not Knowing When To Buy? When To Sell?

Market fluctuations create confusion and leave you with the impression you will lose all your savings. You then start reading as much as possible and overthink about your holdings. This is how you can suffer from “paralysis by analysis”. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Do Down Markets Affect Retirement?

Do down markets affect retirement? To the majority of people, the answer is obvious…an emphatic “Yes!”. However, this might be the wrong answer. I can see you raising your eyebrows right now. How can you not be affected by a 20% market drop in your portfolio at retirement? Keep reading… Let’s be honest, if you […]

U.S. FOREVER STOCK SELECTION

Ah, forever stocks! I love them. Here I present nine stocks I include in my U.S. forever stock selection, and briefly explain why. A forever stock is one I’d buy for the long haul, 10+ years. It offers reliable growth and is so solid and resilient that I can forget about it and sleep soundly. […]

STOCK VALUATION TOOLS – WHAT I USE MOST

I never choose investments based solely on stock valuation because that could stop me from buying amazing stocks while my money idles on the sidelines needlessly. However, I do use stock valuation tools to identify where I’ll get the best return. There are many ways to assess a stock’s value. I prefer to keep it […]