It’s interesting looking back and realize I only really began investing about a year and a half ago. I made some pretty boneheaded moves at the time, of course, but eventually came into my own and really found a method to investing that suited my style. Since then I’ve been slowly building up my dividend income, despite my commitment to paying off debts first (I hate debt, always have and always will!) and my need to save for other things like retirement and a house, my brokerage account has continued to grow in small amounts.
With this in mind I thought
It almost seems counterintuitive, but it’s true. If you’re a dividend investor you should focus an awful lot of your investment analysis on growth, though not in the context you’re thinking of. I’m not speaking to the growth of the firm itself, but rather the rate in which a firm increases it’s dividend payment. This is particularly important for a variety of reasons. Firstly as you may know, dividend payers are often large companies that don’t have a whole lot of room to expand their operations. As such much of your return will be driven by the
About Me
My name's Frank and I'm a life long seeker of passive income and dividends. I work in Financial Services and invite you to join me in my search for the holy grail of finance: passive income. My methods tend to be unorthodox but effective. Whether it's through investing or other means, I believe in creating many sources of income to give me the flexibility to live the life I want, when I want it.
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