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How To Be a Conservative Investor To be an investor is one thing but to be a conservative investor is something else all together. The conservative individual is traditional and likes to stick with the tried and true. As well he/she likes stability and is more in favor of gradual development as opposed to abrupt change. When the word conservative is used in relation to investing the vast majority of individuals believe that it is all about placing your money…

The power of compounding is an undeniable force that can build wealth for investors in up and down markets. Historically, dividend investing has outperformed many other investments over time.  The reason for this is that compounding interest from dividends reoccurs monthly, quarterly or yearly.  Compounding only reoccurs though, if you are re-investing your dividends.  We will cover re-investing dividends in more detail a little later in this article so keep reading… This compounding interest or re-investing of dividends equates to something called…

Never invest a single penny unless you know what you want to accomplish.  Know what the investment is capable of doing to that penny, at what risk level, in what kind of time frame, and determine if it fulfills these criteria in a satisfactory way.  If it does meet your standards continue to analyze the investment and decided whether or not to pull the trigger.  If it does not meet the standards you have set then take your money elsewhere. …

Stock market crashes can hardly ever be predicted. Experts have been saying for the past 5 years that the stock market crash is coming. However, when it does hit there is little we can do about, or can we? The main ways to overcome these obstacles and become a better investor will be discussed shortly in this article. After this, you will feel confident in your investing abilities and you will learn the skills needed to prepare for the next…

When you first start investing in the stock market you often feel as though you need a guide for stock market investing for dummies, but if you follow a few investing basics, it’s not all that difficult. Stock market investing is nothing more than buying a small share of a business. With that in mind, it gives you a few investing strategies. Stock market investing for dummies is a misnomer because everyone shops, eats, drives a car or watches the…

In March this year I changed my stock purchasing rules for individual stocks (yes, again). Here are the new rules and the reasoning behind them.Please keep in mind my individual stocks are restricted to being about 10% of my Income Fund. So this is a fairly small component of the overall holdings and won’t have a major impact. The individual stocks I own are income-focused, although they tend towards lower (and hopefully more sustainable) dividend yields rather than high yields.…