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The Next Two Dividend Milestones I'm Chasing
Ryne Williams
Ryne Williams
2 weeks ago
The Next Two Dividend Milestones I'm Chasing
In my experience, dividend investing is both a “slow burn” and it’s also “the gift that keeps on giving.” Chances are, you’re not going to see your portfolio of dividend stocks blow up overnight (in either sense of the phrase). On the contrary, it ta

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High-Yield ETFs: The Truth About NAV, ROC, and Reverse Splits
Nim
Nim
2 quarters ago
High-Yield ETFs: The Truth About NAV, ROC, and Reverse Splits
High-yield ETFs have become increasingly popular among income investors seeking consistent cash flow, but they also attract criticism and confusion. Many investors assume that falling prices, large distributions, or reverse splits are red flags. In r

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Building a Dividend Growth Portfolio That Actually Beats Inflation
Kfir Aharon
Kfir Aharon
2 quarters ago
Building a Dividend Growth Portfolio That Actually Beats Inflation
Inflation is the silent wealth killer. While your savings account balance might look steady, the real value of that money shrinks year after year. For investors seeking income, this poses a critical challenge: how do you generate returns that not onl

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The 5 Horsemen to Income on the S&P 500: Strategies for Smarter Cash Flow
Income Architect
Income Architect
2 months ago
The 5 Horsemen to Income on the S&P 500: Strategies for Smarter Cash Flow
For investors seeking high income from the S&P 500 without abandoning equity exposure, a new group of option-based ETFs has emerged as consistent cash-flow generators. I call them “The Five Horsemen of Income.” These funds take different approach

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The financial future of Visa and Mastercard: Tokenization and CBDC
Сool Head Investment
Сool Head Investment
2 quarters ago
The financial future of Visa and Mastercard: Tokenization and CBDC
Imagine that the usual plastic cards could turn into digital tokens tomorrow, and central banks around the world would issue their currencies on the blockchain. The Visa and Mastercard payment networks have long been the "infrastructural heart&q

The Dividend Investor’s Toolkit: How to Track, Reinvest, and Grow Passive Income Smarter
Kfir Aharon
Kfir Aharon
2 quarters ago
The Dividend Investor’s Toolkit: How to Track, Reinvest, and Grow Passive Income Smarter
Investing in dividends goes hand in hand with proffering long-term wealth and passive income generation. As your portfolio grows and spreads out over different brokers, markets, and payout dates, it may soon become a hard task to monitor each and eve

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The Death of Multiples: Why Intrinsic Value is the Only Defensive Play in a Generative Economy
Kfir Aharon
Kfir Aharon
last month
The Death of Multiples: Why Intrinsic Value is the Only Defensive Play in a Generative Economy
In the market landscape of 2026, the traditional comfort of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has become financial archeology. As generative AI and autonomous agents restructure the cost foundations of entire industries overnight, relying on trailing

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The High Cost of Fees: Why Managing Your Own Portfolio Pays Off (Literally)
Ryan O'Connell, CFA, FRM
Ryan O'Connell, CFA, FRM
2 quarters ago
The High Cost of Fees: Why Managing Your Own Portfolio Pays Off (Literally)
If you have the prerequisite minimum level of knowledge, I often recommend that people try to manage their own money. While the world of finance can seem intimidating, the math behind "Do It Yourself" (DIY) investing is compelling—specifica

The Next Stock I'm Going To Buy
Ryne Williams
Ryne Williams
last month
The Next Stock I'm Going To Buy
I’ve had my eye on a couple of different stocks for a while now: Badger Meter (BMI​) and Verisk (VRSK​). To me, both look like great businesses. Fundamentally, they’ve both continued to grow consistently, they both pay a nice and growing dividend, an

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My All-Weather Investing Strategy
Ryne Williams
Ryne Williams
last quarter
My All-Weather Investing Strategy
I’ve been investing consistently for almost six years now, and the more I learn about the stock market, the more I realize how little I actually know. One thing I do know for sure, though, is that the stock market is not like the weather. You can’t j

The 3 Money Habits That Power a Data-Driven Portfolio
Smart Money Talk
Smart Money Talk
2 quarters ago
The 3 Money Habits That Power a Data-Driven Portfolio
My financial life didn't transform because of a market tip or a lucky stock pick. It changed when I stopped treating money as a matter of opinion and started treating it as a system of inputs and outputs. My portfolio’s growth isn’t a product of

My Dividend Investing Goals For 2026
Ryne Williams
Ryne Williams
2 quarters ago
My Dividend Investing Goals For 2026
First off, I owe you an apology — I missed last week’s newsletter, and I’m sorry about that. I work hard to make sure I get an article out every week, but every now and then, life just gets in the way. There are usually at least a couple of weeks thr

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