Category Archives: Investing Topics

Bert’s Fundrise Investment Details

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Fundrise

Earlier in the year, Lanny introduced me to a new investment option.  In his effort to diversify his holdings, he was looking for an alternative to equities.  He shared Fundrise with me and like him, I really liked what I read.  So I quickly signed up to invest.  This article will discuss my Fundrise investment, the performance of the portfolio since my initial investment, and other facts about the real estate, crowdsourcing website.

Learn more about Fundrise, their background, and investment opportunities here!

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Lanny’s December Dividend Stock Watch List

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November has had a solid run-up in share prices.  However, we all know there are diamonds to be found, diamond dividend stocks that is.  Therefore, it is time to pour a hot cup of coffee and begin my dividend stock research.  Time to tune in for Lanny’s Dividend Stock Watch List – December Edition.

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Financial Freedom: Living Cost Per Hour Calculation

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financial freedom, living cost per hour

I recently had a fun comment the other day.  It just so happened to be on one of my most recent posts that came out on September 7th for my dividend stock purchases in August.  A discussion between Dividend Gremlin and I struck a new fun game to play in my mind, relating to living costs and reaching financial freedom.

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Fundrise Internet Public Offering (iPO), Say What?!

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Fundrise, iPO, internet public offering

As you may have read from earlier articles, Fundrise is one of the, if not biggest, real-estate crowdfunding platform for investors.  Fundrise has been around since 2012, investing over $2.5 billion into real estate.  They are the premier, real estate crowdfunding investment platform.  Recently, Fundrise has opened it’s doors for current investors on the platform on their next round of their internet public offering or iPO in their case.

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The Impact of Dividend Increases through June of 2019

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When talking about dividend increases, this is us talking about dividend investing, at it’s finest!  Given the second quarter-end had recently passed, I wanted to reflect on what occurred over the last 6 months.  This is not any old reflection, but specifically about dividend increases and their impact on my portfolio this year.  Now that tax reform was 2018 news, how are the dividend increases stacking up this year?

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