Investing is Fun!! – The Data Shows It’s Getting Very Popular Too
Is investing fun to you? If not, you’re doing it wrong. Honestly, the investing fun that I have is legitimately indescribable. I know, I know – I sound super nerdy by saying that, but I am legitimately serious. It’s fine if you don’t feel this way too – maybe I can convince you ? When […]
How to Find Historical P/E Ratios for Any Stock
Post updated: 9/07/2023 Price/Earnings ratios, or P/E’s, are a good ratio to give you a quick snapshot of the company’s cost. But with that being said, doesn’t it make you question the historical P/E ratios for that company as well? For instance, it’s good to understand that the P/E ratio of a company is 15, […]
Stock Market Data on the January Effect: Is it a Reliable Indicator?
Have you heard of the January Effect before? The January Effect is a very common topic this time of year in the investing world where people claim that the best performing month in any single year is January. In other words, the market is going to have the greatest return in January than it would […]
CSCO Dividend – Will its Rising Dividend Make it a Future Aristocrat?
Cisco (CSCO) implemented their first dividend back in April of 2011, which really isn’t that long ago if you really think about it. Back then, the first annual CSCO dividend was $.24, a modest $.06/quarter. Although it doesn’t sound like much, for a shareholder of a company that wasn’t receiving a dividend at all, it […]
A History of the HRL Dividend and Where it Could Go from Here
Have you ever heard of Hormel (HRL) before? Hormel is very well known in the grocery store space, but they’re equally, and maybe even more so, well known for an extremely impressive HRL dividend throughout the years. Chances are that you have even if it isn’t ringing a bell for you right now. Hormel is […]
Data that Reveals the Best Performing Growth Factors (Historically)
Not going to lie – the title of this article is so good that it almost seems like clickbait, am I right? Good news for you – it’s not! I am going to continue through my book review of ‘What Works on Wallstreet’ and go through Chapter 19 to identify how to find the most […]
A History of the DIS Dividend and Where It Could Go From Here
Disney (DIS) recently just rolled out their new online streaming platform, Disney Plus, and it has sparked a huge amount of conversations about the company and their stock price, so why not take a look at the historical DIS Dividend and see if we can take a stance about what might be happening in the […]
5 Historical Stock Market Facts That Can Help Boost Your Returns
Investing is tough, right? Wrong! Investing is like anything else – it’s only tough if you don’t know what you’re doing. We’re here to help you along the way and I’ve outlined 5 key stock market facts that will help you in your investing journey! 1 – If you invested in the S&P 500 the […]
AOS: Dividend Aristocrat’s Phenomenal 25 Year Track Record
In the most recent episode of the Investing for Beginners Podcast with Andrew and Dave, they talked about some of the companies that have recently been added to the Dividend Aristocrats. One that really stood out to me was a company called A.O. Smith (AOS) and the AOS dividend. If you have listened to any […]
VTI Dividend History Compared to Other Total Market ETFs
Coming into this post, I generally viewed all of the total Market ETF funds as one in the same. While they are similar, when I was digging in further, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) really stuck out to me, especially the VTI dividend history. One thing that I do, for better or for […]
