5 Steps To Secure A Home Improvement Loan

The following is a sponsored blog post: It’s no secret that renovating or repairing a home can be incredibly expensive. However, home renovations are also oftentimes necessary, especially when the renovations in question have to do with repairing the structure of a home or making a certain room (such as the kitchen or master bedroom) … Read more

Baby DivHut Dividend Income Portfolio Update Q2 2017

Every quarter I like to review baby DivHut’s portfolio and dividend income. With the second quarter of 2017 already in the books it’s time to see how his portfolio has fared. Generally speaking there is not much change in his portfolio on a month to month basis as fresh capital is not always available to … Read more

Why Dividend History Matters When Investing In Dividend Stocks

This is a guest contribution from Nick McCullum of Sure Dividend Dividends are an important part of shareholder total returns. The following chart compares the long-term price returns (excluding dividends) to the long-term total returns (including dividends) of the S&P 500 (approximated using the ETF SPY).   Source: YCharts   The 10-year rolling total returns … Read more

Using Fundamental Trends to Find Potential Dividend Investment Ideas

There’s a good reason dividend investing has become so popular with the personal finance community. In short: because it works! After all, the right portfolio of diversified dividend stock picks can help you collect income right now, and for years to come. Plus, any reinvested dividends will go on to pay their own dividends as … Read more