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Best News of the Year; US Consumers are Not Spending!

Last week, Walmart (WMT) disappointed investors by telling them probably the best news of the quarter: Americans are saving their money instead of spending at Walmart. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t the happiest investor on earth when WMT published a declining profit (-7%) and missed an

Finding the Right Stock in The Current Market

Have you taken a look at the recent earnings? It is without any surprise that many US companies posted slow revenue growth due to either a “challenging” environment or (an even more common excuse: due to a strong US dollar. I follow primarily dividend stock results and many of them ar

What I Hope My Kids Will Learn From Me About Money

Last week, Income Surfer wrote a great piece about the money advice he learned from his parents. He suggested I come with a piece about how I ‘try’ to teach my children about money. I thought it was a great idea because while I find it very easy to manage money, I’m not too sure [R

Our Itinerary First Draft!

Since the beginning of the year, my wife and I are constantly working on the project of our lives; sell everything to travel across North and Central America with our children. Two weeks ago, we made another big step by putting our house up for sale. Since we plan to leave sometime in

Lockheed Martin Nice Run, But What’s Left?

Summary: The stock is up 123% over the past 5 years, excluding a juicy dividend Dividend is growing at a 18.60% annualized rate for the past 5 years After recent earrings, the stock is down. Is there anything left?   Dividend Stocks Rock Quick Stats Sector: Industrial, Aerospace

Emotion Creates the Motion

Emotion Creates the Motion Have you heard that somewhere? I know, the real official quote is the opposite (motion creates emotion) and it comes from Boiler Room:     It seems a bit simplistic; but I believe emotion creates the motion. I believe one can change his future if h