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The following is a sponsored blog post: This article covers some basic stuff related to options traders. What are your choices when you are long or short an option? You have three choices: sell it (if you are long) or cover it if short, exercise it if long, or allow it to expire worthless. And that’s true whether you own … Read more
When compared to the beginning of 2016, gold is up about 17% since the start of January to $1276/oz at the close of US trading Tuesday November 8. This graphic from a gold IRA and precious metals resource lists different factors for gold as they relate to currencies with Bitcoin and USD listed on there … Read more
As we near the home stretch of 2016 it seems like Mr. Market wants to give us some better buying opportunities compared to the recent months that have passed. Looking back at the summer doldrums, the market, so far in fall, has been ‘exciting.’ The increased volatility we have been witnessing in the health sector, … Read more
Investing in boring industries rarely gives your portfolio a “shot in the arm” in terms of dramatic capital appreciation but what it can do is provide stability and predictability in terms of tempered growth and a potential reliable source of dividends for decades on end. One such “boring” industry that rarely gets discussed is the … Read more
With dividend growth investing being a very popular method for creating a growing passive income stream for the long haul, many first time investors might feel intimidated by the process of actually building up and creating their own dividend investment portfolio. While I can understand the hesitation and resistance some might feel to wanting to … Read more
Here we are, entering the final quarter of 2016. It kind of scares me to write that as I look back at the last nine months of the year and wonder at how fast it all flew by. Baby DivHut celebrated his first birthday earlier this year, we took a nice long road trip in … Read more
With half of September over, it’s time for me to take a look at some potential stock picks for my long term dividend growth portfolios. The last few months have seen me make one or more small buys as I continue to nibble on stocks as many of them remain on the expensive side from … Read more