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Dividend income investing has been increasingly popular due to the yield it provides compared to the depressed yields of other investments such as bond and cash. There are numerous ways to choose investments that pay dividends, each of which has their own risks and rewards. This article will focus on dividend ETFs. Electronically traded funds, … Read more
The dividend yield formula is a simple math calculation used to determine the percentage return of a stock based on its price and the dividend that is paid from it. The dividend yield formula is used by investors to see if a stock is a good value to buy and hold based on the dividend … Read more
Dividend paying stocks have risen in popularity with United States investors in recent years, primarily due to low interest rates provided to investors on bonds and cash savings, as well as due to the stability of dividend paying stocks compared to other growth stocks. The market for dividend stocks has become slightly saturated in recent … Read more
Prepaid cards are an interesting financial product. They allow a person the convenience of traditional credit cards, without the interest and without the traditional ties to a bank. For some, prepaid cards are the perfect solution. If you are bad at paying off debt with discipline, or spending way more than you should, then prepaid … Read more
Free software is such an integral part of my life. Everything I do has free software involved in one way or another, and I thought it might be useful to highlight some of the free software I use to keep my life moving. Below are the free pieces of software I’m using. Finance Mint Mint.com is … Read more
Dividend investing isn’t as cool as some of the investing methods highlighted by the movies. You won’t see Jim Cramer shouting “buy, buy, buy” because a stock is a dividend aristocrat, but dividend investing is still one of my favorite styles of investment. I’ve mentioned in the past that I live differently than most people and … Read more
I don’t pay for cable TV, nor do I pay for satellite. How do I watch TV? If you’ve read “Free TV (almost)” then you know that I primarily get entertainment through Netflix- how inconvenient. It really isn’t, primarily because of a device called a Roku. The Roku is a square box, not much bigger … Read more
I live differently than most. What are some of the things I do differently? I don’t watch cable TV. I don’t have a smart phone. I don’t have texting on my cell phone. My wife is a stay-at-home wife. I work an ordinary job. We run several online businesses. I’m currently in college. I’m 6′ … Read more
Thinking differently should be a goal that everyone strives for, but most people choose not to. I wish I could cite statistics for that claim, but one only needs to look around them to see that everyone follows a very similar track. Entrepreneurs have to follow a different track in order to be successful. Successful … Read more
Published by: Crown Business Author: Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Page Count: 288 Price (as of this writing): Hardcover $12.20, Kindle: $12.99 What is Rework and Who are the authors? Rework is the latest offering by the guys of 37Signals. The book essentially takes everything we’ve ever known about companies and business and obliterates it … Read more
Everyone has moments in their life where they wish they could do something, or just didn’t have to do something. For those times, I wish there were people I could hire to do such things. Below, you’ll find 5 Jobs I Wish Existed. While this is meant to be a fun, light hearted, Friday post, … Read more
Are you trying to start a business? Do you need capital to expand your business? Entrepreneur grants are an option you may need to consider. Types of Entrepreneur Grants There are different types of entrepreneur grants such as minority grants, grants for women, grants for start-ups, grants for specialized businesses, and even grants for low-income … Read more
Complaints about UK energy companies have been steadily falling in recent months and customer watchdog, Consumer Focus, has pointed out that the first quarter of 2012 had seen a massive 7% more customer satisfaction than its predecessor in the late quarter of 2011. The average amount of complaints per 100,000 customers was only 77 people … Read more
Sometimes I see products that make me excited, other times I see products that I’m indifferent about and finally there are products that make me do a double take and realize that the end must be near. After shedding a few tears, either provoked by sadness or shear hilarity, I usually try to bury the … Read more
Successful entrepreneurs share many things in common including a drive to find and use the best tools on the Internet to help them save time and money as they grow their businesses. When starting a business, entrepreneurs often don’t have the resources available to them to hire people, so it is important for entrepreneurs to … Read more
If there is one thing that the economic downturn in 2007 provided, it was exciting new ways to go bankrupt. There is nothing quite as thrilling as the “sledge-hammer-to-the-face” feeling when you realize the world has bested you at everything and you have earned the right to wear their dunce cap. Along the road to … Read more
It was a dark stormy night, and I was tired. Ready to head off to sleep, the storm finally broke, and I headed out with my dog in tow. She seemed just as tired as I was, but then something changed. I heard a hiss that sounded like someone released the pressure from a pressure … Read more
Today, while I was in the checkout lane at a nearby Target, there were two parents with two kids in front of me (a boy and a younger girl). The kids were being rambunctious, and couldn’t have been older than 4-6 years old. While listening to them, I could tell these kids knew a thing … Read more
CDs are some of the safest investments available on the market today. Unfortunately, few people really understand how to best use this investment to gain the maximum possible return from their savings. CDs are typically purchased through a bank. The money used to purchase the CD earns interest at a rate set by the bank … Read more
It doesn’t matter how advanced technology becomes, how well padded a résumé is, or how many accreditations and degrees someone has, there are some instinctual things that people do that I can’t help but notice such as making eye contact. A few times today, while I was walking around, I noticed how out of the way … Read more
You have a successful business, with a great product: what a drag! Don’t fret, with a few changes, we can take your unique, value propositioned product and turn it into the faceless, brandless disappointment you always wished it could be! We’re going to introduce you to the concept of commodification. When you think of a … Read more