By Ken Faulkenberry
One of the best investment strategies is to pay yourself first with automatic investing. Set up automatic deposits from your savings or checking to your investment accounts. Your first priority for investment is a 401K plan matched by your company. Always invest enough to get your company match. This is even better than [...]
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Pay Yourself First with Automatic Investing
August 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips, Investment Planning
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Interest Compounding Versus Dividend Growth Compounding
May 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Investment Planning, Portfolio Management
By Ken Faulkenberry
Interest compounding is a powerful investment principle, but dividend growth compounding multiplies the benefits of exponential growth. Compounding begins when interest or dividends are added to the principal, so that from that point on, the interest or dividends that are added also begin to earn interest or dividends.
Compounding is not linear growth [...]
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Always Re-Invest Your Dividends
January 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AIP Money Management Tips, Portfolio Management
AIP Money Management Tip
By re-investing your dividends you are always dollar cost averaging back into your investment. When prices are low you buy more shares, and when prices are high you buy fewer shares. Your dividend will continue to grow because with each dividend payout you have more shares than the last. In addition, if [...]
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AIP Money Management Tips – October 2009
October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips
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