Dividend investing seemed to get more popular after the financial crisis. Not that investors didn’t want dividends before then, but a good crisis can make investors rethink and change their strategy. In hindsight, the trend toward dividends makes sense. But why?
From my perspective there are a couple reasons. The financial crisis was harsh enough that investors turned toward “safer” investments.
Dividend stocks aren’t really safer than other stocks. They have their own unique risks. By safer, I mean less volatile, which generally is true, and less volatility was in high demand after the crash. Continue Reading…
The past few years has seen a growing discussion around how to best value the market. More recently, the argument turned toward just how overvalued is the market and what does it mean? I thought I’d try to answer those two questions.
The quotes of many great investors are often misused for a number of reasons. Peter Lynch is one of them. His most misused, and arguable misunderstood, quote is – Invest in what you know. Those five words are taken out of context all the time.