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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 8
ByDGI&R October 22, 2019August 15, 2019

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 6 & 7
ByDGI&R October 8, 2019August 25, 2021

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 5
ByDGI&R September 24, 2019August 25, 2021

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 3 & 4
ByDGI&R September 10, 2019August 25, 2021

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 1 & 2
ByDGI&R August 20, 2019August 25, 2021

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the…

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Portfolio Update: Kinder Morgan Inc. Purchased & Sold
ByDGI&R January 19, 2016January 19, 2016

One of the reasons I started this blog was to educate others and to improve my own investing. This is why I like to keep my readers up to date on my portfolio changes. For the most up to date portfolio changes follow my twitter account as I will usually tweet first and then follow-up with a blog post. By…

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Dividends | Mistakes | Retirement

Is Living Off Of Your Dividends A Mistake?
ByDGI&R May 17, 2015

Part of the reason I started this blog was to become a better investor. I’ve found that having to justify my investing decisions publicly has made me a better investor as it encourages me to think and justify my actions. It also provides a platform where I can hear and learn from readers. I’m always…

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Investing Mistakes
ByDGI&R December 16, 2013December 16, 2013

I read a very interesting article that got me thinking about investing mistakes. The article; 50 Unfortunate Truths About Investing by Morgan Housel, had some points that really hit home. One that stuck with me was: As Erik Falkenstein says: “In expert tennis, 80% of the points are won, while in amateur tennis, 80% are…

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