Here’s Your Must Do List #1 Laser-like focus on NEW issue corporate bonds. #2 Tighten your relationship with your investment counselor. #3, Immediate and thorough cleansing of any index funds from your portfolio. #4, Dump all stocks from your portfolio that do not have a long history of raising dividends.
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Key Manager Retiring from Vanguard GNMA Fund
You read from Your Survival Guy back in June of 2017 that Michael F. Garrett might be one of the most important names in the fixed-income world today. He’s the portfolio manager of the Vanguard GNMA Fund, which is managed by Wellington. Unfortunately, as I have followed Garrett for some time, he is retiring. Garrett […]
Republicans Score Best Turnout in Decades in Virginia Primary
Republican enthusiasm in Virginia is high. They turned out in numbers not seen in decades for the Senate primary election, pushing Lt. Col. Daniel Gade to a win. It shouldn’t be any surprise that Republicans in the state are getting out to vote in droves. When Democrats won control of the state, they immediately set […]
AOC – Sabotaging the Democratic Process
Was President Trump’s rally in Tulsa sabotaged by TikTok? The Chinese-owned teenage app inundated the Trump campaign with thousands of fake RSVPs for its Tulsa rally over last weekend. Apparently, as John Fund writes in NRO, TikTok “fooled Team Trump, which touted the signups as the reason the president would have to address an outdoor […]
How to Invest Today
It’s time for a change in pace. Since the end of March, the Dow has exploded from about 18,500 to over 25,000 as June nears an end. During this period, I steadily added to my equities position as well as to my individual bond positions. I also added to three fund positions (nearly 50% fixed) […]
Are You Benefiting from the Miracle of Compounding in Your Life?
Once you venture down the path of self-reliance and survival, you quickly realize it can be an expensive endeavor. Stop. Take a deep breath. This is a marathon. Set your own pace. I try to eliminate the financial stress on you and your family every single day by helping you avoid the costly investing mistakes […]
Collecting Rare and Hard to Find Dividends
Originally posted on October 15, 2013. UPDATE 6.16.2020: Today, this is a more vital strategy than ever. Your key to surviving market volatility is to make sure you have dividend paying stocks. With dividends you’re a winner each and every year. As a dividend-centric investor your goal isn’t to sell stocks at a higher price. […]
Here’s What You Need to Know about Dividends
Originally posted March 20, 2019. In November 1999 tech stocks with no dividends seemed like a sure bet. Despite the hype, I was still doing my best to encourage my readers to stick the principles of dividends and compounding. Here’s what I wrote then: Historically, Dividends Provide Much of Total Return What about the base […]
“Good Golly Miss Molly!” You Own a Bank?
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XLIV Originally posted on May 12, 2020. When you visit me in Newport, R.I. you’ll need your GPS. Our office is at 98 William Street, but you’ll never find a number on our building. We like it that way. The privacy. The building? It’s beautiful. It’s brick with ivy climbing […]
The Power of a Compound Interest Table
Originally posted October 1, 2019. Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery of all time by Albert Einstein. Compound interest “Tis the stone that will turn all of your lead into gold,” according to Benjamin Franklin. The late great Richard Russell explained compound interest as the royal road to riches. Below I’ll explain […]
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