As I’m writing this investment memo, the world is fighting against yet another crisis. This time, it’s a virus named COVID-19, which is spreading supposedly faster than any before, causing global fear and panic. Words such as pandemic and recessions keep popping up frequently in my feed.  “I will admit this: I have been in … + Read More The post Investment Memo March 2020 – “It’s better to keep your mouth closed and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt” appeared first on Stockles ..read more

October turned out to be a volatile month. The news tried to trick investors to panicking and selling their shares. The bear market was finally here, they said, and now was the time to accumulate cash and wait for the asset prices to come down: Market sell-off shares parallels with 1987 crash, strategist says. Volatility … + Read More The post The Market Took A Dive – Here’s What Happened To My Portfolio And My Head (II) appeared first on Stockles ..read more

 Simply Safe Dividends is one on the best, if not the best, investment site I know. What I like about them is the rational and objective approach Brian Bollinger, the CEO, takes when he talks about stocks. It’s not about maximizing the short-term results, but rather play the long-term gain, and let the market do its thing. … + Read More The post Interview with Brian Bollinger of Simply Safe Dividends appeared first on Stockles ..read more

One of the most common questions I get is what do I mean by high-quality? When I held the presentation about Dividend Growth Investment at The Norwegian School of Economics, I outlined a few factors which I focus on. Still, there is so much more to the term quality. In the book, Zen and the Art … + Read More The post What’s High Quality? appeared first on Stockles ..read more

My second Seeking Alpha article is up, and again it’s about the Nordic markets. In total, the following companies have been analyzed:Vestas, Castellum, Kopparbergs, Novo Nordisk,  ABB, Atlas Copco, Yara, Kongsberg Gruppen, Gjensidige, Norsk Hydro, Marine Harvest, Atea, Pandora, Kinnevik, Kone, Huhtamaki, Nordea, Tomra, Wärtsilä, and Statoil.   You will find the link to the … + Read More The post 10 Nordic Companies Worth Knowing About – Part 2 appeared first on Stockles ..read more

My first Seeking Alpha article is up, super excited about this,  and its about the Nordic markets. I know that many of you have missed information about Nordic stocks and the Nordic market, so this is an attempt to fix that. Excerpt From The Article: “As the S&P 500 continues to go upwards without any … + Read More The post 10 Nordic Companies Worth Knowing About – Part 1 appeared first on Stockles ..read more

Many investors care about price return when they compare how they are performing against others or against a selected index. For dividend investors like us, we shouldn't care that much about price return. The post Price Return and Total Return appeared first on Stockles ..read more

I continue to find value in the energy sector and thus bought another 73 stocks of Equinor today. In total, I now own 273 stocks in Equinor as we speak. The energy yield is all-time high, and both oil production and natural gas production is going upwards. Equinor’s attractive free cash […] The post Purchasing more Equinor appeared first on Stockles Blog ..read more

For more than a year been investing in the new fixed income class called “crowdlending”, and it has boosted my income by $1100 per year. Read this article to learn about crowdlending as an asset class, and if it fits your investment strategy. The post How I Use Crowdlending to Grow My Passive Income  appeared first on Stockles Blog ..read more

I’ve always thought that investing with a long-term mindset in funds has been one of the most challenging ways to accumulate wealth. Not because it’s complicated. Far from it. You just buy a global index ($VTI) at a low cost and you are pretty much good to go. The goal […] The post The Expenditure Fund Rule – Getting Income from Dividend Accumulative Funds appeared first on Stockles Blog ..read more