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There are now 66 dividend aristocrats. And, as always, I refer you to Sure Dividend where they have the latest updates to the dividend aristocrats along with an in-depth analysis. It's a pretty …
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I came across this great article on the Kiplinger finance site, 12 Dividend Aristocrats for Every Month of the Year. It lists 12 companies and shares some of their dividend history. As a group, …
Dividend increases are amazingly powerful in their impact on the compounding of dividend "paychecks," especially for people with a long term focus on building wealth. Increases compound over time, but …
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I worked with an incredible team in Montreal, and know I have readers and owners of my book in Canada. This post is for you, though I can't take any original writing credit on this one. Start with …
I came across a very easy to read article with twelve hard truths about investing and wanted to make sure you read it. It's a fascinating set of points on what people perceive about investing truisms. …
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I love dividends, but I make the assumption that people have some funds before they get started. Whether the funds are the holding pen where they accumulate money to invest, or they have funds in …
One of the bits of negative feedback I’ve gotten of my book is about the tactical how-to. Specifically, I recommend a bit of an “old school” way to get started. I recommend using direct purchase …
I read a lot. A lot a lot. I tend to think of sites in one of three ways: Sites that have catchy headlines and suck in traffic. Sites that have an interesting article or two, but that …
It seems that Standard & Poors has changed their site to make it more difficult (impossible?) to find the list of Dividend Aristocrats. I've compiled the list, along with their ticker symbols …
My wife sent me this article on what makes people disruptive, said it describes me. I think it also describes a bit about what I’m doing with Elephant’s Paycheck, so thought I’d share. The insight I …
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Have you gotten a pay raise lately? Probably a better question is: are you working at the level you're capable/trained for, or are you just grateful to have a job with benefits? I got a pay raise at …
Look at that dark green line. That’s where you want to be - over 30% greater returns than the next best grouping of stocks. Notice the long timeline of this chart. When you have a long time …
