Hopefully you are as excited as I have been with the market decline the last couple of days. Notice that I said excited, not freaking out like so many people seem to be doing. During the accumulation phase of our journey towards financial independence, down markets are a positive thing because it allows each dollar …
Earlier this year I changed jobs after being with my prior employer for over 16 years. Beyond the adjustment of that change at a personal level, there was also a financial decision to be made–and that was what to do with the 401(k) through my prior employer. Rather than cover the various options in detail …
You’re likely familiar with the following phrase: Good things come to those that wait. Well, I certainly hope that statement rings true as Snap-on Inc. has been on my dividend stock watch list for the last couple of months. And as much as I wish that I could turn back time to when I first …
Is tinkering with spreadsheets considered a hobby? If it isn’t, it really should be. When I updated my dividend portfolio spreadsheet to track annual forward dividend income, I talked a little bit about my love of spreadsheets and noted that I would continue to tinker with how I was tracking different metrics. Identifying a Gap …
The crisp fall weather is starting to roll in and both the NCAA and NFL football seasons have begun–I love this time of year! To top things off we also have a quarter-ending month for our dividend portfolios, which for most in the DGI community tends to be their strongest months. I’m a bit of …