Embracing volatility to strengthen my investment portfolio

Over the last few weeks, stock markets got hammered due to “trade war rethoric” and the Turkey currency crisis.

From the perspective of a buy and hold investor that’s nothing to either become too afraid of nor to get too excited about. Although stock markets as a whole still remain richely value (remember, the bull market is running for almost a decade) the current share price retreats can provide some nice buying opportunities. Read more… »

Strong year over year passive income growth

For my wife and me, building a strong, reliable and ever growing passive income stream from dividend paying stocks will be one of our top financial priorities over the next years.

We target a solid savings rate of at least 50 %, fueling our investment process and we managed to steadily increase that rate over the years (a 60 % savings rate is a real turbo). Read more… »

Robust passive income result for the month despite change of dividend payment dates

I consider dividend growth investing as one of the best ways to build a very strong and growing source of passive income. As time passes, it is possible to earn A LOT OF MONEY just from dividends alone. Read more… »

Earning some money without breaking a sweat really is a cool thing.

And compared to last year, my portfolio grew significantly stronger, transforming into a real cash machine. It’s just great so see the passive income snowball growing at a faster pace. Read more… »