Category: Investments
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing 2: Current and Retirement Income
Many people consider passive index fund investing the gold standard of stock market investing. The main advantage of index funds is that you don’t have to pick individual stocks to achieve success. The main disadvantage is that you will likely have to sell shares during retirement to generate enough income to survive. This means you…
The Dividend Savings Account: M1 Finance Gives Us A New Way to Save and Invest
For years, I stuffed my money in a standard savings account at Wells Fargo, which has a measly 0.01% interest rate. They should be ashamed of themselves. In 2019, I learned about high-yield savings accounts and immediately opened an account at Discover. My favorite high-yield savings account pays 4.10%, an enormous increase from Wells Fargo.…
Overcoming Your Limiting Beliefs #1: Dividend Investing
Fear can motivate you to do extraordinary things. For me, the fear of being broke motivated me to invest in the stock market. Many times, our fears come from limiting beliefs—thoughts that form through a series of experiences, concepts, and feelings. For example, if everyone around you is poor, you may form a limiting belief…
Build Your Own Target Date Fund: We Can Do Better
Target date funds are all the rage nowadays, especially inside company-sponsored 401k (k) programs. However, I don’t trust them and don’t like them for a few reasons. Let’s review our retirement goals before I get into the target date funds. We want to preserve capital, facilitate growth, and generate income during retirement. That’s why many…
Can You Retire on Dividends? The True Crown Jewel of Your Career
I spent 20 years in the workforce, not knowing what to do with my money. I thought that my 401 (k) was my emergency fund, and I believed that putting money in a standard savings account was enough. I was wrong on all accounts, and my family suffered because of my ignorance. Our household dealt…
Dividends Forever! Inflation-Proof Your Retirement
No matter your retirement plans, dividends can help you get there. More importantly, dividends can help you stay there (retired). Recently, I have read many stories about retirees going back to work because their incomes cannot keep up with inflation and cost-of-living increases. This is sad. Most people have never learned how to invest for…
30 Monthly-Paying Stocks, One Account: Can I Get Paid Every Day?
I created a Frankenstein brokerage account because nothing is more exciting than receiving dividends. I loved getting my dividends so much that I wanted to feel that love every day. So, I opened a brand new brokerage account under the SoFi (SOFI) platform in June 2023. SoFi stands for Social Finance Technologies. This account is…
The Dividend Snowball Effect: How to Harness Compound Interest
Dividends, Dividends, Dividends. Why all the talk about dividends? Some people live and die by dividend investing, while others pay them no mind. Why such a stark contrast? The simple answer is that some people want to become rich, and others want to be wealthy. Rich people have a plethora of assets that are worth…