Tag: Dividends
7 Reasons Dividend Growth Investing is For You
You may have heard the term passive income before. However, you may not truly understand the meaning or effect that it can have on your life. Usually, when the words passive income come up in conversation, people are talking about dividends. Dividends are the most passive of passive income. Once you set up your portfolio,…
5 Takeaways from “Dividend Growth Investing”
“Dividend Growth Investing” by Freeman Publications is a detailed look at one of my favorite pastimes. I have been a dividend growth investor for over two years, and I still love reading other people’s take on this vital strategy. Dividend growth investing (DGI) is the process of investing in companies over time. As time progresses,…
The Average Millionaire has 7 Streams of Income
The average millionaire has seven streams of income—how many do you have? My wife and I will reach $1 million in our dividend portfolio in roughly five more years. However, we are not obsessed with becoming millionaires. You see, we are just following the steps that I laid out in my book “4 Steps to…
New Year’s Passive Income Resolution 2022
Happy New Year 2022! (Pause) Now it’s time to get to work. This year we have a big mission to complete. You can call it a goal or a resolution—the name doesn’t matter. We will take life seriously and build a passive income stream of $100/month by the end of 2022. “But Josh, $100/month is…
Multi-Generational Investing
Becoming rich isn’t as difficult as people make it seem. Basically, you need to stay out of debt, live below your means, and invest your money. Every dollar you earn should have a mission to make you more dollars. My parents raised me to work hard for money and pay expenses, and the rest is…
Choose Your Passive Income Adventure 2
Life offers us many choices—some are hard, some are easy. Finding the right person to marry is a difficult decision. Deciding what house to buy can be more manageable—trying to determine what passive income stream to build is tricky. We should all know that we need passive income in our lives. There is no other…
How to Create Passive Income 104: For The Average Person
Passive Income is a word that most average people are not familiar with in America and other countries. It’s not our fault because our parents taught us to “work for money.” Indeed, our parents, education system, and society taught us how to become great employees. The problem with being a good employee is we start…
How to Create Passive Income 103: For Advanced
There is a vast world of passive income, and now we are traveling deeper into the abyss. If you haven’t already, please read the first articles in the How to Create Passive Income series here (101, 102). Let’s jump right into the mix. Advanced Investing. Building wealth over time in the stock market doesn’t take…
How to Create Passive Income 102: For Intermediates
Today, we are going to get into some more advanced topics concerning passive income. If you haven’t read “How to Create Passive Income 101: For Beginners,” please do so before reading further. I am jumping right into the fire. Intermediate Investing. Last time we talked about building a dividend growth portfolio. I love DGI portfolios,…
How to Create Passive Income 101: For Beginners
Are you new to the world of passive income? I’m sure you have heard all the talk about how cool it is to have passive income flowing while you sleep. You probably haven’t heard how difficult it is to start building streams of passive income, right? When I say difficult, I don’t mean complex. I…
Dividends vs. Capital Gains 2
There has never been a better time to make the switch from a capital gains investor to a dividend investor. In fact, I would classify most capital gains-lovers as traders. As we move into an inflationary period, the growth stocks that many capital gains traders love may not outperform as they did over the last…
Build Wealth Slowly
What’s the rush? We all seem to want to become wealthy beyond our wildest dreams—quick, fast, and in a hurry. The quote “it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey” comes to mind. So, how do we slow down, reduce stress, make great decisions, enjoy life, AND become rich simultaneously? The answer is that…
From $28/mo to $700/mo in Passive Income in 2 Years
What a difference a year makes. How about two years? We started our journey on the path to financial independence in June 2019, roughly 27 months ago. In October 2021, my wife and I reached $700 from various passive income sources. This is an incredible number, especially since it doesn’t include the rental income from…
Stocks vs. Bonds: Is 60/40 Still Effective?
Times are a-changin’, but strategies remain constant. One of the more effective strategies from the 1970s and 1980s was the 60/40 split between stocks and bonds. But is that same strategy still effective today? Or is the concept of diversification the underlying prize of the party? The 60/40 rule promotes that investors best prepare themselves…
Intro to REITs V: Fundrise vs. REIT Stocks
Having a backup is necessary if we want to prevent disaster. This mindset also applies to our investments in the stock market. We like to diversify our stock portfolio to ensure we hedge against possible downturns. However, it is also a great idea to diversify our portfolio to assets that are not on the stock…
How We Plan to Retire on Dividends 2
The world runs on dividends and love. Well, I just made that up, but MY world runs on dividends and love. I wrote the article “How We Plan to Retire on Dividends” roughly five months ago, and a lot has changed since then. Actually, everything is the same, just the amount of passive income from…
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing
Fall is a beautiful time of the year. The weather turns cool, the leaves turn orange, and we get to enjoy our income streams during Christmas shopping. We all have passive income streams, correct? Building a stream of passive income, whether from royalties, dividends, rents, or business, is a great way to supplement your earned…
The Magic of Income Investing
This article will be difficult for me to write. Not because of the subject matter, but because of the multiple paths one can take when income investing. I’ll try my best to contain my excitement and stay on the mission. Welcome to the wonderful world of Income Investing. This world is vastly different from Dividend…
Love Income? Try Business Development Companies
The more I invest, the more I love venturing into new territory. As our dividend portfolio reaches $200,000, the thought of trying new things seems like a great idea. I noticed that I follow two separate yet distinct investing philosophies. The first model is called Dividend Growth Investing (DGI). It consists of investing (and reinvesting)…
How to FALL into Investing
Autumn is creeping upon us, and what better time to start investing? The leaves are turning orange, the weather is becoming cool, and our wallets are preparing for the busy Christmas season. Wouldn’t it be nice to have our dividends pay for Christmas shopping next year? In the article “A $1000 Dividends Shopping Spree,” I…
