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5 Smart Tips to Manage Your Finances the Right Way

Guest Ninja — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:06:11 +0000

One of the reasons why most people face a financial dilemma is because of bad money management. Spending more than what you have will do you no good. In fact, it will lead to more loans, unpaid monthly mortgages, and bad credit scores. To prevent these things from happening, you should start to handle your money wisely and learn ways to manage your finances better. If you don’t know where to begin, take a look at these tried-and-tested strategies to manage your finances the right way. Create a Budget and Stick to It The first step to getting smart about ...

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Dividend Investors Can Find Attractive Yield in These Countries

Guest Ninja — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:58:13 +0000

U.S. stocks ended 2019 with tremendous momentum and the first few weeks of 2020 offered investors more of the same. The impressive stock gains are outpacing past U.S. presidents by a large margin which has some dividend investors asking if they missed the boat and need to look elsewhere for investment opportunities. Should Investors Look Elsewhere? Investors looking to buy international dividend stocks will need to first convert their greenback to a foreign currency. Right off the bat, the investor will get hit with a standard foreign exchange fee of around 2.5% which will go against their profit potential. Add ...

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What is a Dividend Champion? And Why You Should Invest in Them!

Guest Ninja — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:00:56 +0000

The following post is guest post written by John Schroeder. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our guest posting guidelines. When it comes to investing in U.S. dividend stocks, there are several places you can start your search for companies to add to your portfolio. For example, many investors turn to the Dividend Aristocrats which are found on the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Members of the Dividend Aristocrats Index must consistently raise their dividend for 25+ consecutive years and also be a member of the S&P 500. In the event a ...

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Dividend Stocks are Not a Bond Substitute

Ben Carlson — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:00:25 +0000

The following is a guest post by Ben Carlson from A Wealth of Common Sense. If you would like to submit a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our guest posting guidelines. “Compare this with a 50% drawdown in stocks in the past bear market and you can see that bonds and stocks do not have the same characteristics for loss. Interest rates would really need to spike higher in a very short period of time to equal stock losses. And unfortunately, rates can stay low for long periods of time.” Dividend Stocks are Not a Bond Substitute ...

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