Dividend Investing with Longacres Finance

I typically talk about dividend stocks and dividend investing but today I want to talk about a simpler investing approach. I call it the 3 fund portfolio that is perfect for the average investor. Most investors underperform the market by being active investors, this is why the average investor should probably stick to a simple index fund portfolio. I want to show you a very simple and easy to unde...

Today I want to share with you my top 10 holdings across my 3 Dividend Growth Portfolios. Dividend growth investing is my preferred investing strategy. I look for quality dividend stocks trading for attractive prices and hold these positions for a very long time. My top 10 holdings make up roughly 23% of my portfolio and generate about 20% of the dividend income. I think dividend growth investing...

How does turning $50 a month into one million dollars sound? What if all it took was consistently investing into one dividend growth stock for a very long period of time. This is exactly what would have happened had you started investing $50 per month into Texas Instrument in 1985. This company is one of my favorite dividend growth stocks with a very strong track record of dividend growth and exce...

How to get the best return as a dividend growth investor? This is probably the most asked question amongst investors. I actively seek out methods to improve my investing strategy that will help me get the best return from my portfolio. Today I want to share with you the results of a recent study I conducted on the relationship between earnings growth and rates of return. Since I couldn't find a st...

You're probably familiar with a dividend snowball, maybe you've heard me talk about it in the past. I created a few real case examples of a dividend snowball for some popular dividend growth stocks. Today I want to share with you the ultimate dividend snowball, one that looks out into the future instead of the past. I wanted to see if targeting a specific set of dividend metrics like the dividend...

There are few things I like more than watching my dividend income grow. To enjoy a strong dividend growth rate you first need to find the best dividend growth stocks. Here are my 15 best dividend growth stocks that I will be considering for my personal portfolio in March 2022. Dividend investors often have to chose between dividend yield or dividend growth, and I believe a sweet balance of both sh...

The year started off pretty sour but my top 10 best high yield dividend stock watchlist is doing just fine. My monthly high yield dividend stocks are the result of a screening process that identifies high quality dividend paying companies. I then rank these companies to identify the best opportunities to invest in today based on my expectations. The 10 best high yield dividend stocks chosen for th...

2022 is off to a rocky start as the market is experiencing a lot of volatility and a lot of red days. Dividend aristocrats are fairing better and I believe they are some of the best dividend stocks to invest in for the long term. Dividend aristocrats are some of the safest and most reliable dividend stocks on the market. To become an aristocrat a company must have a streak of growing dividend inco...

There has been a lot of news about the next bear market or a market crash in 2022? Is there a way to determine when the next bear market will happen? And if so what is the best course of action to profit from a bear market? These are very popular questions investors ask because everybody would like to know what will happen next. I think there is no reliable way to determine when the next bear mark...

Replacing your active income with passive income with dividends sounds very appealing. So normally you would want to figure out the fastest way to live off dividends without taking on more risk than you feel comfortable with. The natural direction dividend investors lean towards is high yield dividend stocks and funds. But I have an alternative option that could lead to retiring and living off div...

The dividend kings are some of the best dividend stocks on the planet, all with at least 50 years of consistent dividend growth! That's no small feat to achieve, making these 38 companies the elite dividend kings with the longest dividend increase track records. In February two companies were added to this elite list of dividend paying stocks, Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie. Both are excellent div...

The year started off pretty sour but my top 10 best high yield dividend stocks for January 2022 finished last month on a high note. The top 10 best high yield dividend stocks for February include 5 changes from last month. My monthly high yield dividend stocks are the result of a screening process that identifies high quality dividend paying companies. I then rank these companies to identify the b...

2022 is off to a rocky start as the market is experiencing a lot of volatility and a lot of red days. Dividend aristocrats are fairing better and I believe they are some of the best dividend stocks to invest in for the long term. Dividend aristocrats are some of the safest and most reliable dividend stocks on the market. To become an aristocrat a company must have a streak of growing dividend inco...

Warren Buffett has laid out a simple retirement strategy for the trustee of his wife's estate. The strategy is very simple and involves the use of only two investment vehicles. Mr. Buffett has instructed the assets to be allocated 90% to a low cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% to a short term government bond fund. If Warren Buffett thinks this strategy is suitable for his wife after he is gone t...

With 2021 over it's time to give you an update on my M1 Finance quality dividend stock portfolio. Last year was a very good year for the portfolio and I am very happy with its results thus far. I made some contributions, received some dividend income and the portfolio kept on growing. In this update I'll talk about the performance, asset composition, dividend income, growth and future projections,...

Passive dividend income is a great way to fund your retirement. But how long does it take to build a portfolio that will generate enough passive dividend income? And is your dividend portfolio to hit your target income amount? Today I want to show you how to easily compute and lay out a plan to make sure that you do. You only need 3 pieces of information to design this future dividend income forec...

There are few things I like more than watching the dividend growth of my dividend portfolio. To enjoy a strong dividend growth rate you first need to find the best dividend growth stocks. Here are my 15 best dividend growth stocks that I will be adding to my personal portfolio in January 2022. Dividend investors often have to chose between dividend yield or dividend growth, and I believe a sweet b...

The new year is here and its time to take a look at the 10 best high yield dividend stocks for January 2022! My monthly high yield dividend stocks are the result of a screening process that identifies high quality dividend paying companies. I then rank these companies to identify the best opportunities to invest in today based on my expectations. The 10 best high yield dividend stocks chosen for J...

With 2022 just around the corner its a good time to take a look at the best dividend aristocrats to invest in. Dividend aristocrats are some of the safest and most reliable dividend stocks on the market. To become an aristocrat a company must have a streak of growing dividend income for at least 25 consecutive years. Anyone looking to start a dividend portfolio should be familiar with the dividend...

Would you like to be a millionaire with the help of dividend aristocrats? I bet most of you would answer yes to this question. As a dividend investor achieving the status of a millionaire with the dividend aristocrats which are some of the safest and most reliable dividend paying and growing stocks sounds very appealing. The dividend aristocrats have a very strong history of strong returns and of...

Any seasoned dividend investor will be familiar with dividend reinvestment plans or DRIPs as they are abbreviated. Today with fractional shares and zero commissions dividend reinvestment plans have lost some of their appeal, or have they? I was thinking about this a few days ago and decided that I would share my thoughts on the matter. I used to be a huge fan of dividend reinvestment plans, they s...

One of the best things about long term dividend investing is the dividend snowball. And what better way to snowball dividends than with a monthly paying dividend stock. One of the best monthly dividend stocks on the market is Realty Income that also happens to be a dividend aristocrat. That means this monthly dividend stock has a streak of at least 25 years of dividend growth under its belt. The d...

With November over it's time to give you an update on my M1 Finance quality dividend stock portfolio. Even though the market and my portfolio had a negative return last month it was a good overall month. I made some contributions, received some dividend income and the portfolio kept on growing. In this update I'll talk about the performance, asset composition, dividend income, growth and future pr...

Each month I present my 4 simple strategies for selecting the 8 best dividend kings. All of these strategies are beating the average dividend kings return over the 5 months I have tested thus far. November was another solid month for all 4 strategies and I have high expectations for the future. Dividend Kings are some of the best dividend stocks on the market with 50 year plus dividend growth stre...

In today's episode I present my top 15 high growth dividend stocks to consider during the month of December. This approach focuses on total return with a little dividend action on the side. It's a rather unconventional approach to dividend investing. Most dividend investors focus on dividend yields but that is not the only route. I think that younger investors and those with a longer time horizon...