At Dividend.com, we attract a nice mix of veteran investors as well as new investors who are on the cusp of buying their first stock ever.
We have plenty of material on our site for those first-timers to learn many of the basics of dividend investing (such as our Dividend Education section), but the biggest lessons will come once someone has initiated their first entries into their portfolio. There is no greater teacher than actually going through an experience for yourself. You should have an eagerness to learn as much as possible, and never stop learning and exploring more about the investing process.
I remember back when we first launched Dividend.com, we went up to New York to meet with TheStreet.com to discuss some business opportunities. Their editor at the time (David Morrow, who sadly passed away a couple years ago) asked us how many articles we would be writing each day. Up until that point, we?d put most of our focus on our DARS? rating system and hadn?t quite thought of the daily game plan as much ? that is, until Mr. Morrow asked us that question. I remember my partner Tom Reese quickly answering ?Oh sure, we?ll do 5-10 articles per day, at least.? I wanted to kick Tom under the table as I wondered how the heck that was going to happen!
You see, I was not used to writing articles. I wasn?t much of a writer at all at that time. My specialty was analyzing the stock tape and crunching the numbers that go into evaluating what a share may be worth. Then a funny thing happened not too long after our meeting. There we were, Tom and I cranking out those 5-10 articles a day with no problem. The more we wrote, the better we got at it. This process led to birth of our daily email newsletter, which now goes out to over 50K readers.
The lesson here is that the more I wrote, the more comfortable I became with it, and eventually the better I became at it. Investing is no different. You?ve got to start somewhere. Of course, you?ll make mistakes along the way. But you?ll most certainly improve over time and get on the path to financial prosperity.
Our 2013 Dividend Stock Guide Has Arrived!
Our new members-only eBook has just been released! This 250-page guide to investing in 2013 contains a concise economic forecast for next year, including full previews for 60 big-name stocks! Be sure to head over to Dividend.com Premium and download it and get your game plan in place for all good things dividend-related in 2013!
Go Beyond This Newsletter
We know many of you enjoy reading the daily newsletter, but remember that with our Dividend.com Premium service, the newsletter is just one small component of what we offer. Here are the ?Big Three? benefits of our Premium service:
- The Best Dividend Stocks List is used by tens of thousands of investors to help build their own portfolios.
- Creating your own Watchlist allows you to track the performance, news, and upcoming dividend payouts of the particular stocks you care about.
- Finally, we offer the most complete and easy-to-use dividend data on the web. Many subscribers use this data as part of a ?Dividend Capture? trading strategy, but long-term investors can use it to keep track of impending payouts. Just visit our Ex-Dividend Calendar for a complete outlook on which companies will be paying out soon.
We don?t ask for a credit card to use our free trial, and we don?t bill you when your trial ends. No obligation whatsoever! So keep enjoying the newsletter, but please give Dividend.com Premium a shot if you haven?t already subscribed!
An Important Note Regarding the Best Dividend Stocks List
We want to make sure everyone understands that the stocks on our Best Dividend Stocks List are the names we currently like for new investor capital, regardless of what date the stock was first recommended on. If and when a stock is removed from the list, we will clearly state whether the stock should be sold (which is rare but occasionally will happen), or simply held in one?s account until we see a better entry point or catalyst.
And here?s one last thing to remember about what we do here at Dividend.com. It?s not just the names that we recommend that can help you build wealth, but also the things we try to steer you away from that are just as important. Forget about speculative or penny stocks, chasing unprofitable IPOs, and listening to the manic talking heads in the business media!
Thank you for sharing part of your weekend with me, and please be sure to pass this post on to anyone you think we can get inspired and educated about money, building wealth, and using common sense to do so.
Be sure to visit our complete recommended list of the Best Dividend Stocks, as well as a detailed explanation of our ratings system here.
Source: http://www.dividend.com/news/2013/weekend-edition-investing-teaches-investing/
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