Dividend Portfolio Sector Allocation April 2016

Every few months I like to take a look at my portfolio holdings and examine my overall sector allocations to see if they meet my comfort level as to how my capital is distributed. As we all know, market forces affect certain sectors at different times throughout business cycles which can often throw many portfolio … Read more

Time To Sell Low Yielding Dividend Stocks?

As dividend growth investors we seek to continually add to our income producing portfolios in an effort to generate an ever increasing passive income stream. Central to this occurring is finding the perfect balance of high enough yield that is sustainable versus the lower yielding dividend stocks that exist. While yield cannot be the only … Read more

April 2016 Stock Considerations

What a difference a few short months can bring. As 2016 was getting underway, negativity surrounding the marketplace was mounting. It seemed that with each passing day and week all the major averages were getting decimated as we saw the DOW and S&P fall from their late 2015 highs and all the talking heads and … Read more

Dressing Up Your Dividend Portfolio

Investing In Infant’s And Children’s Clothing Dividend Stocks   With baby DivHut being born last March I seem to have taken an interest in featuring his own dividend growth portfolio along with other baby related posts this month. Last week I wrote a blog post describing various dividend paying baby formula stocks that exist and … Read more

How a $20,000 Loss Became The Best Investment Ever Made

The following blog post was submitted by Nathaniel Berman of SheBudgets When most people start off investing they, like many others, think they’re going to rich beyond their wildest dreams. Just like those commercials about no money down real estate and how you can make a ton of money in a short period of time, we’re … Read more