How to Get a Double Digit Raise
Is your employer treating you well by giving annual raises? How many raises have you received from your employer over the past 5 to 10 years? I can say that my employers over that time have not given out too many raises. And even when I do get a raise, it is usually not that […]
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Tracking Our Future Dividend Income
One of my favorite hobbies (or obsession as some may call it) is to track our 12 month forward dividend income. This number represents the expected dividend income for all stocks found in the Money Sprout Index for the next year. The calculation takes the number of shares we own for each stock and multiplies […]
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How to Track 12 Month Forward Dividend Income
At the time of this writing, I am set to earn $1,230 in annual dividend income. That is assuming the 12 months started today and not at the beginning of the calendar year. The projected $1,230 in annual dividends is nowhere near my long term goals. However, it is a 27% increase from my dividend […]
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8 Steps to Selecting the Best Dividend Stocks
Every successful dividend investor has their own set of guidelines for selecting stocks. Whether it be following the lead of other prominent dividend income investors or setting up criteria of their own – it is critical to have a strategy for selecting stocks. Over the past several years, I have adopted the views of several […]
Continue ReadingHow to Build a Solid Foundation of Dividend Stocks
Some of the most well known blue chip dividend stocks are found in the Consumer Staples sector. Companies from this sector produce goods that are considered essential to people. Food, beverages, and household items are products from this sector that people are unwilling to cut out of their budget – despite how the economy is […]
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