Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Retail investors borrowing money to buy stocks
I don’t think this is a good development. When individual investors are borrowing in order to increase their stock holdings it feels like the stock market bubble is ready to pop. It’s like gamblers using their credit cards or home equity lines of credit in order to roll the dice a few more times. I…
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I’m fully invested now
Today I updated my Portfolios Page. There you’ll see every single stock and fund I’ve purchased and there is a brief description at the top of each portfolio. I completed the sale of my house in Illinois and have used those funds to fully dive into income investing. I’m a little uneasy about the whole…
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Weighing the risks of 3 potential new portfolios
As I’ve posted before I have two stock portfolios right now. One is fairly conservative and is an IRA. I’m investing that one for long term growth since I can’t touch it until I hit 59 1/2 years old. The second one carries a little more risk and is invested to bring me monthly income.…
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Dividend Yield Theory and why I use it
Dividend Yield Theory is the idea that a Blue Chip company’s dividend yield should hover around it’s average over some long period of time. Blue chip companies are boring, stable, and have business models that don’t change much. They are not necessarily growth companies like tech stocks but should maintain a stable stock price and…
