The notion of a dividend growth strategy isn’t something which should be considered the domain of only older investors. Younger investors can benefit from building up a steady, growing income stream over time which can allow for a nice income supplement, or even assistance with a significantly early retirement, if given enough time. [Read more...]
Why financial failure can be good
May 14, 2013 By 8 Comments
The first $50k that I ever made from work related earnings were safely deposited in my bank account. But for various circumstances, that money may still be there. My attitudes toward what I do with my money have come along way from those early days 15 or so years ago. Early financial failures actually helped. [Read more...]
Financial literacy – What’s important to know?
May 11, 2013 By 6 Comments
There are a lot of different concepts and jargon when it comes to personal finance. I’m going to explore the concepts and areas that I think are the most important to me in my quest for financial independence. [Read more...]
Peter Lynch: Investing lessons from the masters
May 8, 2013 By 4 Comments
Peter Lynch is a legend of the investing world. In the same breath as people mention Warren Buffet, you will also hear them talk about Peter Lynch. So who is Peter Lynch and what can you learn from him? [Read more...]
The Millionaire Next Door
May 5, 2013 By 9 Comments
One of the great things about being on holiday is the time to kick back and read, and being on holiday on the other side of the world in down under Australia provides a lot of time for a lot of in depth reading, even between attending to the kids!. The Millionaire Next Door was one of those that made it onto the reading list. [Read more...]
Recent Transactions
May 2, 2013 By 6 Comments
I’ve been taking a more critical look at my portfolio in recent days with a view of trying to better optimize my dividend income and achieve my goals. While I’m pretty happy with the core of what I have hold, I have taken the opportunity to make a few changes.
Secrets of the rich
April 30, 2013 By 13 Comments
I had the opportunity to thumb through Rich Dad Poor Dad recently. It was an interesting read, and while not revolutionary in thinking, brought up some interesting concepts. One of the big themes in the book is ownership of assets as a key secret of the rich to drive wealth, as opposed to working for an income. [Read more...]
Mid Week Money: PF Blog Round Up
April 26, 2013 By 8 Comments
It has been quite some time since I have done one of these so here are the best of the PF posts from around the web that I have come across in the last few weeks. Unfortunately, my hectic work schedule has meant this weeks Mid Week Money is an End of Week Money for this particular edition 
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An investment in time maximizes wealth
April 26, 2013 By 10 Comments
I was spending some time thinking about the reasons behind why some of my investments have been more successful than others. Much as I’d like to pin the reason on some superior stroke of wisdom or exceptional diligence on my part, the real reason for success in my view is I’ve made an investment in time and a conscious decision to just leave these investments alone. [Read more...]
Living expenses with dividends: The “pay my bills” idea
April 21, 2013 By 9 Comments
I recently came across a quite interesting strategy of owning stocks in companies to whom you pay bills and using the dividends paid by these companies to pay living expenses. While an interesting idea, I’m not sure this is necessarily the best strategy. [Read more...]
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