Investing

How should you invest during uncertain times? Is it better to do nothing? Or is there another way to continue building a solid portfolio that generates passive income for you?

The cost of doing nothing
Fear might cause you to not invest. But generally this fear comes from a lack of knowledge -- not knowing how to invest, not knowing what to invest in, and not knowing that it is normal for stock markets to go up and down. Over the long-term, inflation will reduce your earning power and any money …

Note: This post was originally written in April 2020 during the COVID19 pandemic.

The only constant in life is change. If you expect change then you are able to make better decisions. In our case, better investing decisions. I know this last month has not been easy watching the value of your investment portfolio go down. Let's take a look at some of the bad news and good news...

Note: This post was originally written in March 2020, when the Dow stood 14% below its all-time high of 29,551 set on Feb. 12, 2020.

Major drop in the stock market last week. Should you keep investing?

Market drop

Last week (Feb 24-28, 2020) the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3,583 points, or 12%. It was the steepest weekly percentage decline since the 2008 financial crisis. The index now stands 14% below its all-time high of 29,551 set on Feb. 12^th. It all sounds dim until you broaden …

Note: This post was originally written in February 2020, when the Dow reached a new high of over 29,000 points.

Should you invest when stock prices are high? The stock market continues to break new records and recently surpassed 29,500 points. As an investor, should you invest in stocks that are over-priced? The short answer is no.

Do you want to invest in gold, startups, and cryptocurrencies?

• I follow the Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham approach to investing, safety of your capital first, then look for a reliable stream of increasing dividends
• invest for the long-term, in the short-term stock prices are volatile, but in the long-term (I'm talking decades) quality company stock prices go up
• invest in companies with a history of profitability…

Major drop in the stock market last week. Should you keep investing?

Market drop

Last week (Feb 24-28, 2020) the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3,583 points, or 12%. On Monday (March 9th) stocks posted their largest one-day percent declines since late 2008, with each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq off more than 7%. The drubbing – spurred as fears over the coronavirus outbreak compounded with panic over a price war in oil markets – erased more than $1.87 trillion from the S&P 500’s market…

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the blogger behind the awesome blog Tawcan!

Bob at Tawcan has been blogging since 2014 and his blog covers my favorite topic, dividend investing!  So I invited him to share his investing knowledge and experience with us.

Is it better to just buy Index Funds (or ETFs), instead of investing on your own (in individual stocks)? This is a question that I hear frequently. I'll answer this important question right now, let's get started...

Trillions have gone into index funds
According to Morningstar during the past 10 years, investors have pulled about $1.4 trillion from active U.S. stock funds, with most of the money — $1.3 trillion – going to passive funds (Index and ETFs).

What is an Index Fund?
An index fund buy…

Absolutely, your money should be working for you and making you more money. But, what's the easiest way to grow your net worth?

Lots of investing options
There are a number of ways to have your money make more money for you, but not all of these methods are ideal or easy:

• Investing in real estate
• Investing in a franchise
• Investing in Term Deposits, Government Bonds
• Investing in Mutual Funds
• Investing in Index Funds, or ETFs
• Investing in dividend-paying quality stocks

Investing in rea…