I created my portfolio with the help this fantastic tool: portfolio visualizer. The tool allows you to back test stocks and mutual funds. I wanted to create a portfolio that could payout dividends, without being cut, during downturns. Dividend Aristocrats was an easy place to start, companies that paid rising dividends consecutively for the last 25 …

At the start of the United States shutting down because of the Corona Virus. I had an immense amount of fear. In fact, I think most people did. We were being told on a daily basis that death rate was 3%, maybe higher. Plus anyone could die from it. Very Scary! I was scared out of …

Over the last two decades, Index funds have been the default investment of choice. And with good reason, index funds are cheap, easy to understand, and should perform better than almost anything else over the medium to long term. But there are other ways to invest, another one of those ways which can have the same …

I always try to do too many things at the same time and never get anything done. So, this year I’ve decided to focus on a particular each month in the year. The list is below. I expect it to help me focus. January: Write blog posts February: Write a story March: Learn a song on …

The blog will consist of a variety of things, namely: dividend investing, healthy eating, meditation, the importance of community, and my fiction writing.