I began investing in earnest in early 2009. Prior to that I didn’t have a real strategy aside from a general proclivity toward saving money while not spending frivolously. I had begun prior to 2009, however, to research what would eventually blossom into the dividend growth investing (DGI)...
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November 25, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Dividend Updates, Investing
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My favourite aspect of being an investor is that it forces a person to look beyond their own front door to assess both macro and micro events across the globe. On the macro level, it becomes necessary to keep an eye on emerging technologies which may reshape the...
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November 10, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
General, Investing
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As we move into the final quarter of the year, the portfolio’s momentum remains strong. It’s always a great feeling when I have some dividend increases, a market purchase, and a new all-time high income total to report on. CAD Dividends Dividend Summary I once more earned a...
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November 4, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Dividend Updates, Investing
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One of the greatest assets we have as investors is one another. Sharing information and learning from the collective wisdom of the entire community is how we can gain the best leverage to succeed in life. My own growth trajectory was heavily influenced not just by the physical...
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November 4, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Weekend Reading
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I grew up in a very male-dominant household. My father is self-employed and has been from a young age, having made his own way with an asphalt paving business. The only movies I ever remember him watching were morally driven, real-justice-wins-in-the-end sorts with guys like Clint Eastwood and...
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October 24, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Philosophy
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Life is a balancing act between extremes. We learn from the time we’re children the differences between cold and hot, low and high, and so on. This is a necessary step in our education as it would otherwise be impossible to recognize or define tepid or middle without...
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October 16, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Philosophy
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It has never been a better time to be a dividend growth investor. With the online tools we now have to monitor our investments and stay abreast of current events with our companies, compounding has never been easier. I made a grand total of five purchases of dividend...
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October 3, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Dividend Updates, Investing
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The autumnal period is upon us; the trees make their seasonal adjustment with their leaves changing colours. This is one of my favourite periods, as the heat dies out and we get to enjoy a period between the extremes before the snow flies. I didn’t make any stock...
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September 30, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Dividend Updates, Investing
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There are many paths to achieving financial independence. The FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) community advocates spending far less than one earns in order to put the difference into investments that churn off regular cash flow. This genre has been a great source of wisdom to help me push...
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September 3, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Five Year Plan, Investing
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As usual, August was a slow month for income received. All the same, I managed to make some nice maneuvers within my portfolio which I believe were good moves overall. I bought some quality stock while selling out of a speculative position. CAD Dividends Dividend Summary August has...
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September 3, 2018 Get Rich Brothers
Dividend Updates, Investing
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