I'm writing this post on the 4th July, which is Independence Day in the USA and although I'm an Englishman living in the UK, it got me thinking about independence and financial freedom in particular. Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by America. I used to watch [...]
If you want to generate passive income from a portfolio of dividend shares then there are a number of things that you will need to know. Investing in shares is not the same as putting your cash into a bank savings account, for example. If you have a bank savings [...]
If you want to generate more passive income then you may be wondering whether it is better to invest in property or stocks and shares? I get asked this question all the time and I always say that there are two things you need to consider, not just one. Usually, [...]
If you ever have thoughts about generating a passive income so that you can achieve financial freedom, I believe that the best way to do this is to invest in company shares in the stock market. Once you have learned how to analyze, buy and sell shares, it takes up [...]
In this post we take a look at what investing really is and how it is different from buying. So let's start right at the beginning... What Is Investing? Investing is a word that is used an awful lot. Sometimes it is used correctly and other times it is abused. [...]
The movie, "When Harry Met Sally" is a famous film and is one of my personal all-time favourites, but I bet you didn't realize that one of the main themes within it applies very strongly to investing. Can you guess what it is? What Is "When Harry Met Sally" Famous [...]
When it comes to deciding what to do with your money (instead of spending it of course), your decision is largely based on whether you are a saver or an investor. Which one are you? Saving and investing are often confused and used in the same context but they are [...]
When you are buying and selling shares, it is important to know the ex-dividend date for the shares you are buying or selling. If you don't know the date when the shares go ex-dividend then you could be missing out on valuable dividend income. Whilst this is important for all [...]
