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I'm not a financial adviser, nor do I claim to be one. Everything I know about finance and investing is the result of self study. I'm just a guy trying to save money and invest for the future.
While I am responsible for my investment decisions, I'm not responsible for yours. I make mistakes, sometimes big ones. Therefore, don't act solely based on what you read here. You MUST do your own research and due diligence. Then make your own decisions about how to allocate your capital.
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Getting to Know the S&P500
Everybody and their uncle is familiar with the S&P500 index as a indicator of how well the economy is doing and as a benchmark for their own success as an investor. But how much do people really know about the … Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) Dividend Stock Analysis
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) is the world’s largest military weapons manufacturer. Lockheed Martin receives 82% of its sales from the US governement, 17% from foreign governments, and 1% from other areas. Overall, LMT is divided into four business segments. 1) … Continue reading
Weekend Link Love: Post Valentine’s Day Edition
Valentines day is now over. Single people can taper off their Prozac and stores can now start stocking up for Easter, the next big over commercialized holiday. Seven days have passed us by since the last Weekend Link Love and … Continue reading
The Pitfalls of Ethical Investing
From time to time, I hear about people who are concerned about ethical investing. Ethical investing does not refer to avoiding the Goldman Sacs style of investing where you sell a product to one group of people while simultaneously placing … Continue reading
A Primer on Federal Income and Investment Taxes
Tax season is upon us yet again. We all pay an exorbitant amount of money in taxes. Seriously, go look at your pay statement and see how much money was ripped out of it by the government. It’s okay if … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Reflections
Tagged capital gains, investing, ordinarry income, qualified income, Reflections, taxes
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Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC) Dividend Stock Analysis
Wisconsin Energy Corp is a holding company that provides both utility energy and non-utility energy. The major components of WEC’s regulated utility industry are Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas. The major component of WEC’s non-regulated energy segment is … Continue reading
My Financial Independence Journey is Joining the Yakezie Challenge
The Yakezie Network is a network of personal finance and lifestyle bloggers. The stated goal of the Yakezie Network is to help readers optimize their financial life and lead better happier lives. And the Yakezie motto is “Selflessly helping others.” … Continue reading
Weekend Link Love: Captcha edition
Another week, more linkage for the masses. Enjoy.
Financial Independence and Retirement – Let’s get our definitions straight
I am a big believer in first and foremost laying out definitions. That way we’re all on the same page. “Financially independent” is used to define recent grads starting their first job, wealthy investors, and small business owners. “Retirement” somehow … Continue reading
Dividend Growth Investing vs the S&P500
I’ve always wondered how my dividend growth portfolio was doing vs some common index, like the S&P500. I’ve got lots of S&P stocks like CocaCola (KO) in there. But I’m missing some of the big boys like Apple. So does … Continue reading
My Journey to Financial Independence 