Building long-term financial wealth and happiness is often a long journey. It is easy to become distracted and even venture off course a little. That's why I think it is always great to have financial mindsets to keep you on track. Here are five financial mindsets to improve your life. Don't Compare Yourself To Others One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was don't … [Read more...]
4 Common Dividend Growth Investing Mistakes
Many people follow the dividend growth investing (DGI) philosophy to reach retirement. Like many, I can see why it is attractive. Dividend growth investing just means building a long-term portfolio of stocks with companies that have the ability to pay (and increase) dividends over a long period of time. The hope is that the portfolio will get big enough so passive income … [Read more...]
30 Day Challenge: How To Write 2,000 Words A Day
For some people (including myself), good writing does not come naturally. I remember in high school and college I would adjust the margins and font and all sorts of other tricks to meet the page count minimum on homework assignments! I was actually doing myself a disservice. You see...writing is like a muscle. It needs to be exercised and trained daily. This is why I've … [Read more...]
How To Buy Or Sell Shares In A Company
I think one thing beginning investors are afraid of is actually how to buy or sell shares in a stock. I mean it sounds complicated right? You have weird "wall street" terminology like limits, stop losses, or tickers. Midway through college I set up a brokerage account with Scottrade and funded it with a large sum of $1,000. I had read a few investing books from the likes of … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Get A Side Hustle
Do you like getting your paycheck? I love it when mine comes every two weeks like clockwork. Now, I definitely know the value of hard work and money. However, at the same time, having a steady income can be a bad thing sometimes. It can make you complacent/lazy. Now, don't get me wrong; I'm glad I have a decent paying job. At the same time, having another source of income is … [Read more...]