Dividends have outperformed. (From today's Wall Street Journal $) If I had a dollar for every time I heard that dividends helped portfolios outperform... Wait... I do. If that's not enough …
Sure Dividend
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 …
Dividend Aristocrats
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 …
Follow the money
Follow the money. That's my answer. The biggest challenge I get about the Elephant's Paycheck Blueprint has to do withĀ the disbelief that somethingĀ this simple can exist without everyone knowing …
Reframing your investment blueprint
My wife sent me this article on what makes people disruptive, said it describes me. I think it also describes a bit about what Iām doing with Elephantās Paycheck, so thought Iād share. The insight I …
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How to beat the market
Look at that dark green line. Thatās 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 …
The Importance of Dividends
I love the idea building wealth. But what has always turned me on about investing is that the money I've set aside can earn money on its own (without me working). That's the genesis of the Elephant's …
Are You Paying Attention to the Right Financial News?
It's all about the Elephant's Paycheck. The dividend income you receive, and reinvest until you need it. How do you find good information about dividend stocks? The thing is, stable dividend …
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Tired & Boring Investing
It's the dream: Find a penny stock that your "special insight" leads you to believe that it's undervalued. Buy tons. Watch it go to $10. Sell (pay 40-50% of your gains in taxes) & …
The One Word Youād Never Thought to use to Describe Dividends
Friction. That's right, some dividends have friction. Of course, you a probably wondering if that's a good thing or not! It's good. Let me tell you why. …
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