Maybe some of you have grown tired of the recommendations to diversify your portfolio and scale in gradually into new positions. I know, it’s not especially exciting. But, as the case of HQ Bank has shown today, it pays off big time. continue reading…
Markets are likely to head lower. A lot lower. Maybe not tomorrow or the day after, but the intermediate to long term definitely looks gloomy. There is currently a lot of indecision and panic is not far away. Even mainstream media has started to address phenomena such as the Death Cross, Hindenburg Omen and deflation. But if the markets should panic and there would be blood in the streets (hopefully metaphorically), it is time to get greedy as a long term dividend investor. continue reading…
Lately I’ve been looking at various apartment houses for investment purposes. Some of them seem to offer quite decent returns without too much risk. The alternative investment that I’m comparing with is of course dividend stocks, and I would like to share my thinking on this one with you. continue reading…
The S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P Europe 350 that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years, have a float-adjusted market capitalization of at least US$ 3 billion and have an average daily trading volume of at least US$ 5 million. They are an excellent selection of stocks to start diversifying into when building your own portfolio of dividend stocks. continue reading…
DCC plc is the top pick in Europe according to Bloomberg’s latest analysts’ survey. I don’t pay much attention to analysts and I surely don’t trust them, but I hadn’t heard of the company before and became curious. DCC turned out to be a really interesting dividend growth stock case! continue reading…
After reading this post, you are likely to feel two things. Firstly, enthusiasm about starting or increasing your investments. Secondly, severe difficulties to treat yourself with a pizza anytime soon. Compound interest is undoubtedly a powerful force! continue reading…
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A major stock market decline is likely to be ahead of us in the short to medium term. This is not something that I am afraid of or want to avoid. Quite on the contrary, I am looking forward to it. Cheaper stocks usually means bargain hunting for high yields. continue reading…
A dividend tax has to be paid almost no matter in what country you invest (Greece seems to be an exception!). But how big that tax is varies. Below is a list that helps you see how much of your dividends will be withheld from the tax authorities in the country where you have bought your shares. continue reading…
In general, I buy shares to hold on to for a long time, quite possibly for life. As a long-term dividend investor, I do not buy stocks on speculation that they will go up within a week or two. I buy shares in some of the world’s best companies and my intention is to remain as an owner (shareholder) of these money-making machines forever.
However, there are cases when even long-term investors need to become vary and consider selling their positions in a company. continue reading…
