What are Dividend Aristocrat stocks? By: Stacey Nickens Income-oriented investors often look for stocks with strong dividend yields and consistent dividend payments. Investing in a stock with those attributes can allow you to maintain a fairly consistent income stream in your investment portfolio, regardless of broader market volatility. In looking for income-paying stocks, you [...]
Is Your Emergency Fund Too Small, Too Big, Or Just Right? By: Stacey Nickens Goldilocks didn't have to build an emergency fund. She knew that she could break into any number of bears' homes and have as much porridge as she needed, but the rest of us aren't so lucky. How much porridge do [...]
How Different Forms of Retirement Income Get Taxed By: Stacey Nickens If you have reached retirement, congratulations! It is so beautiful to have more time to explore your hobbies, spend time with loved ones, relax, and travel. However, I never want my retired clients to be bogged down by financial worries. A surprise tax [...]
5 Steps for Understanding Your Retirement Spending Needs By: Stacey Nickens Many of my clients list their primary savings goal as saving for retirement. However, this goal can feel general and amorphous. It can be helpful to better understand your specific spending needs in retirement and save for those needs. Moreover, planning for retirement goes [...]
ELM3's Fall Financial Fitness Challenge By: Stacey Nickens The past few weeks have featured a mixed bag of news, and you may be struggling to sit still among all of this chaos. I am thus challenging you to take one week to improve your financial fitness. This 1-week challenge features a task each day that [...]
Tip of the Day: Dividend Income Can Help Retirees Weather Market Volatility By: Stacey Nickens Clients often ask me: How much money do I need to have saved for retirement? However, instead of selecting a specific number, I prefer to look at how much money you will need to withdraw from your investment portfolios during [...]
Positions I'm Watching: Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) By: Stacey Nickens Utilities companies have historically offered the possibility of lower risk and steadier reward, and Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) is no different. The renewable power generator owns both hydroelectric and wind facilities across North America, Latin America, and Europe. They are an attractive investment for a [...]
Positions I'm Watching: Healthy Companies with Strong Fundamentals By: Stacey Nickens Throughout market ups and downs, I remain focused on companies with strong fundamentals. These include companies with healthy revenue streams, strong potential for growth, and good dividend payments. Along those lines, this September, I'll be watching positions in companies such as Logitech, Chemours, and [...]
Tip of the Day: When the Markets Become Volatile, Remember the Power of Dividend Payments By: Stacey Nickens On September 4, 1882, Thomas Edison demonstrated the benefits of electric light to Wall Street bankers, ushering in the age of electricity. He opened the first central power station in the world at Pearl Street Station in [...]
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