It’s as Simple as 4%? No, Not Anymore
In my conversation with you this week, we talked about the appropriate draw rate from your portfolio. We discussed how the days of a...
Your Survival Guy Stock: Witness This Dividend Miracle
Sometimes it’s hard to talk politics. So let’s talk about religion. Because when it comes to kneeling down in front of the stock altar,...
Dividends Can Get You Through Times Like These
In times like these, dividends can get you through. My father-in-law, Dick Young, explains the power of dividends below. He writes:
There are few histories...
Now Is the Right Time to Make Dividends Your Ally
For over five decades, the underpinning of everything I have written has been a foundation of dividends. It has served me well, and if...
Why Vanguard is too Big: Part II
Short-term noise is an investor’s worst enemy. As if it’s not hard enough to set an appropriate course, you have the constant barrage of...
Are You Prepared? A Long, Cold Winter for Stocks is Nothing New
The stock market/Wall Street has made a full recovery from March, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way on Main Street.
The 10-year treasury pays...
You’re Telling Me about 8% and Pickleball
If you’re thinking about retirement or investing in some high yield real estate deal, don’t. Because as soon as you run a few scenarios...
An Alternative Approach to Investing when Markets are Down
In 2008, when investing seemed like an exercise in futility to many investors, I explained an alternative approach. This approach has worked for me...
Dividend “Suspensions” Not Dividend Cuts Coming Fast
The liberal electronic and print media will shortly be howling – with cartoon-size bold headlines – about dividend cuts.
We just began the second quarter...
A Bird in the Bush is Worth Two in the Hand
Yeah, you read that right. In today’s stock market where tall tales can ignite a speculative frenzy in individual names reminiscent of the dotcom...