One of the reasons why most people face a financial dilemma is because of bad money management. Spending more than what you have will do you no good. In fact, it will lead to more loans, unpaid monthly mortgages, and bad credit scores. To prevent these things from happening, you should start to handle your money wisely and learn ways to manage your finances better. If you don’t know where to begin, take a look at these tried-and-tested strategies to manage your finances the right way. Create a Budget and Stick to It The first step to getting smart about ... Read more The post 5 Smart Tips to M ..read more

U.S. stocks ended 2019 with tremendous momentum and the first few weeks of 2020 offered investors more of the same. The impressive stock gains are outpacing past U.S. presidents by a large margin which has some dividend investors asking if they missed the boat and need to look elsewhere for investment opportunities. Should Investors Look Elsewhere? Investors looking to buy international dividend stocks will need to first convert their greenback to a foreign currency. Right off the bat, the investor will get hit with a standard foreign exchange fee of around 2.5% which will go against their pro ..read more

The following post is guest post written by John Schroeder. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our guest posting guidelines. When it comes to investing in U.S. dividend stocks, there are several places you can start your search for companies to add to your portfolio. For example, many investors turn to the Dividend Aristocrats which are found on the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Members of the Dividend Aristocrats Index must consistently raise their dividend for 25+ consecutive years and also be a member of the S&P 500. In the event a ... Re ..read more

The following is a guest post by Ben Carlson from A Wealth of Common Sense. If you would like to submit a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our guest posting guidelines. “Compare this with a 50% drawdown in stocks in the past bear market and you can see that bonds and stocks do not have the same characteristics for loss.  Interest rates would really need to spike higher in a very short period of time to equal stock losses.  And unfortunately, rates can stay low for long periods of time.” Dividend Stocks are Not a Bond Substitute ... Read more The post Dividend Stocks are No ..read more

One of the reasons why most people face a financial dilemma is because of bad money management. Spending more than what you have will do you no good. In fact, it will lead to more loans, unpaid monthly mortgages, and bad credit scores. To prevent these things from happening, you should start to handle your money wisely and learn ways to manage your finances better. If you don’t know where to begin, take a look at these tried-and-tested strategies to manage your finances the right way. Create a Budget and Stick to It The first step to getting smart about your money is to create a budget. Of cou ..read more

U.S. stocks ended 2019 with tremendous momentum and the first few weeks of 2020 offered investors more of the same. The impressive stock gains are outpacing past U.S. presidents by a large margin which has some dividend investors asking if they missed the boat and need to look elsewhere for investment opportunities. Should Investors Look Elsewhere? Investors looking to buy international dividend stocks will need to first convert their greenback to a foreign currency. Right off the bat, the investor will get hit with a standard foreign exchange fee of around 2.5% which will go against their pro ..read more

The price of commodities saw a whipsawed market behavior throughout 2019, nevertheless, Josip Heit, who is a renowned commodity investor, thinks there are already signs of developing trends that could provide great trading opportunities in 2020. Commodities, whether food-, metal-, or energy-related, are a vital part of everyday life. Anyone who drives a car can get significantly impacted by rising prices of crude oil. Likewise, the effects of a drought on the supply of wheat can affect your next meal's composition. Commodities have been proven to be a good way of diversifying a portfolio. And ..read more

There’s a lot of hype around Blockchain and the industries that have been and will be revolutionized because of it. We already know that Blockchain has impacted the financial world and even real estate and healthcare. However, as many experts have noted, this has only been the beginning as the list of industries using Blockchain technology just keeps on growing. From pharmaceuticals to fashion, and agriculture to raw goods - it’s only a matter of time that industries across the spectrum will adopt Blockchain and transform how they do business.  Take it from serial entrepreneur and busines ..read more

One of the reasons why most people face a financial dilemma is because of bad money management. Spending more than what you have will do you no good. In fact, it will lead to more loans, unpaid monthly mortgages, and bad credit scores. To prevent these things from happening, you should start to handle your money wisely and learn ways to manage your finances better. If you don’t know where to begin, take a look at these tried-and-tested strategies to manage your finances the right way. Create a Budget and Stick to It The first step to getting smart about your money is to create a budget. O ..read more

U.S. stocks ended 2019 with tremendous momentum and the first few weeks of 2020 offered investors more of the same. The impressive stock gains are outpacing past U.S. presidents by a large margin which has some dividend investors asking if they missed the boat and need to look elsewhere for investment opportunities. Should Investors Look Elsewhere? Investors looking to buy international dividend stocks will need to first convert their greenback to a foreign currency. Right off the bat, the investor will get hit with a standard foreign exchange fee of around 2.5% which will go against their p ..read more