Should Your Holdings Reflect Your Values?

Source: author’s picture With it being Thanksgiving in the U.S. today, I thought of writing an article to make us all think about our actions. I’m going tell you upfront: I’m divided about this topic. As an investor, I sometimes forget the overall impact of my actions. After all, t

Trading on Hope is a Bad Thing; Look at What Happens to GE

I am telling you upfront, this is not the 147th article about GE and its restructuration strategy. However, I will use this example to discuss a fundamental lesson about investing. Trading on hope is a bad strategy. Without a strong investment thesis, buying a stock in the hope that t

Should You Pay for Investment Services?

Nope, this is not some kind of fake post to push my service down your throat. It is a real article discussing why you should or should not pay for investment services. You already know that I have a membership service and that I might be biased about this topic. But I don’t think I [&

How Many Stocks Should I Hold for a 100K Portfolio?

Not too long ago, I’ve shared with you my pension holdings. I’ve received $108K as the commuted value of my pension plan in September and I’m currently in the process of investing the whole amount in equities. So far, I have 14 positions for 76K invested for an average of $5.4K in eac

An Investor Guide for When the Crash is in Your Rear Mirror

Not another article about the market going to crash? Don’t worry; I’m not going to tell you what you already know. I’m not the kind of guy who is passive and cry while waiting. There is an absolute truth that comes with each bull market: it will hit a wall. Market corrections happen a

A Month Later, I Have Invested 76K Already

Not too long ago, I told you I had 108K to invest in the stock market. If you didn’t follow me through summer time, I received this money when I quit my job to work full-time on my investing websites. This money was what my pension plan was worth and I decided to take it […]

Do You Have Any Misfit Stocks in Your Portfolio?

From time to time, I participate to the Seeking Alpha Dividends & Income Digest roundup. This is a weekly article gathering various authors where they are all asked the same question. Last week, I’ve been asked if I had any misfit stock in my portfolio. While my original answer is

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Why do You Care So Much about Valuation? Who Are You to Say its Overvalued?

I’ll get to this chart in a moment, but first, I want to chat with you about a very important topic; stock valuation. It has struck me lately, regardless the company I look at, there is always an “expert” ready to tell me it’s overvalued. As an example, I recently bought shares of Tex

3 Lessons I Learned from Running a Half-Marathon That Are Applicable to Your Investment Strategy

On October 1st, I completed my first half-marathon. I don’t consider myself a “runner” per se. I do enjoy running 6km under 30 minutes. It helps clearing my head and it gives me the kind of energy I need to go through my hard days of work. However, there is a world between running 6km