Interview with Ben at Sure Dividend

Posted on January 23, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

At the end of 2015, we began conducting interviews with others in this wonderful community. One of the best part about it all is how willing everyone is to share their knowledge and encourage each other to become the best investor they can be and reach financial freedom as soon as possible. Our first two interviews were Dividend Hustler and Tawcan. Both their stories were fascinating and it was great learning about them! So now, here comes interview number three. Let’s all take some time and get to know Ben, the founder of SureDividend.com!

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Which “Always Buy” Stock is Cheapest?

Posted on January 19, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Breaking News! The stock market had an insane week last week. Every day was an exciting new chapter. On Friday, the thrilling conclusion, the S&P 500 closed down 2.38% and this wasn’t even the lowest point of the day. Bottom line is that there are many great stocks available at a discount right now and investors have been scooping them up left and right. Heck, Lanny and I were both active as we both added to our stakes in ADM (See Bert’s purchase summary here and Lanny’s here). With each subsequent red day in the market I become more motivated to add a rock-solid dividend paying company to my portfolio that I can buy and hold till I reach financial independence. During times like these, I decided to look no further than my list of 5 “Always Buy” stocks to determine which one of these companies is trading at a price that may be too low to resist.

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Lanny’s Recent Purchase – ADM (x2)

Posted on January 16, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Well, well, well. Hold on tight. The stock market may as well be considered big red, because that’s the only color we have been seeing as of late. And, I made another purchase. A very familiar one as you can see by the title. It’s been a very confusing blood bath out there, as I like to call it. This has made my stomach drop everyday. Everyday, only because I wish I had $30K in cash ready to just fire away at the market. It’s incredible the, as Jim Cramer from CNBC calls it, “accidental high yielders” that are out there. I believe Archer Daniels (ADM) to be one of them. Fire Away!

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Recent Buy – ADM

Posted on January 14, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Well, I couldn’t stay on the sidelines too long in 2016. I am AMPED and ready to start the year off strong after setting my goals and realizing that I have some serious work to do. One of the stocks I already own has been trading at a discount of late and let me tell you, I just couldn’t hold off any longer. Let’s dive right in and see which company won the honor of being my first stock purchased in 2016 (If the title hasn’t given it away already). Buying Stocks

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December Dividend Income from YOU the Bloggers!

Posted on January 11, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Another month has passed by and you know what that means…time to check out how well us and others in the community performed in December. This is our favorite month to receive dividends since we get those massive (hopefully) capital gains distributions from our mutual funds. So we are expecting to see many records here folks! Let’s have a look at DEcember’s dividend income summary from YOU the bloggers! Each name has a link to each blogger’s respective income article, so please click the link if you want to read about their month in great detail. Continue reading →

My Top 5 Reasons to Make Larger Stock Investments ($3,000+)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Now, we all know from my 2016 goals post that my plan was to contribute to the stock market a minimum of $24,000, as well as to make 3 large trades that are at minimum $3,000 per order (it can be higher as well!). I have had a few individuals message me, as well as other friends ask me this one question – why? They also have asked/stated – wouldn’t that then eat into your capital and then you would not be able to strike when an opportunity exists/occurs? I wanted to respond and shed more light on why I want to make these more “significant” purchases than my typical $600 to $2,000 purchases of stock I would make last year.

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Bert’s Final 2015 Goal Review

Posted on January 5, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Over the last few weeks, we all have spent many hours preparing tough/challenging goals for the year ahead of us. Why not? It is fun and exciting to think about the future and map out where you want to be a year from now. Before I fully shift modes and focus on knocking out my 2016 goals one by one, I figured I should take a cold hard look at my 2015 goals and see how well (or poorly) I performed during the year. Even though it was not articulated as well as it could have been in my article, the results of 2015 were a major influence in setting the table in 2016. So now, let’s have a look at my final 2015 goal review and see where/how I can improve in 2016.

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