I once discussed that my Scottrade account was growing to the point to where it made sense to diversify brokerage accounts. That was June 2013. Better late than never, right?  So here we are now almost two years later and I finally opened a second brokerage account. Truth be told, I should have done this […]

Ethics as it relates to investing isn’t something I’ve addressed before. And this is really due to the fact that what qualifies as an ethical investment to me may be far different than what’s ethical to someone else. Nonetheless, I thought it’d be useful and interesting to address the subject once and for all and […]

The Berkshire Hathaway annual letter to shareholders was released this past Saturday. Now, this is somewhat of an event all in itself for capitalists all around the globe. Even if you’re not a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), one looks forward to any dribble or drop of knowledge from the greatest known investor of all time, […]

So I recently spoke about keeping it simple when it comes to investing in the context of being able to easily decipher what a company does and even going so far as being able to explain that synopsis to a child. But there are some additional points I wanted to address, as well as explain […]

When I look at investing in a company, I think of the KISS principle. A design/engineering principle noted by the US Navy in 1960, it’s an acronym that originally stood for: Keep it simple, stupid. You can use another variation of it that is perhaps less offensive, like keep it simple and straightforward. But the point […]

I signed up with Personal Capital a couple of months ago to see what the hoopla was all about. I’ve seen it touted about in the personal finance space for at least a year now. But I generally don’t use a lot of tools outside of what my brokerage, Scottrade, offers. I find it not […]

Something interesting has happened since I first started investing in stocks way back in early 2010. When I first started, I figured I’d end up with a portfolio of 20-30 stocks. Part of this was because I was busy working around 50 hours per week in the auto industry. So I just didn’t think I’d […]

I was recently asked by a reader to discuss foreign stocks, dividend taxation, and how that applies to some of the stocks I discuss and invest in. The reader, who goes by wtd7576, commented in my recent article on Unilever PLC (UL): Nice analysis and good luck.An interesting topic as well as explanation would be […]