I’m a Warren Buffett fan. After all, what’s not to love? From 1965 to 2009, the “Oracle of Omaha” increased the book value of his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) portfolio by an average of 20.3% annually. He posted a loss in only two of those… Read More
Analyst Articles
It’s that time of year. Millions of us are making New Year’s resolutions. Unsurprisingly, the most common resolution is to lose weight. I can’t think of but a handful of people who wouldn’t want to shed a couple of pounds. But despite our best… Read More
Double Your Retirement Income
January 5, 2011
I sincerely hope Social Security is around to help support my generation in retirement as it did the generation before us. But with just a little time -- and a little dividend reinvestment -- I won't need to rely on it to meet my income needs. Read More
Why Bonds Are Almost Certain To See a New Bull Market
December 22, 2010
One of the guys in the office is just getting his start in the financial world. In fact, he just celebrated his 24th birthday. I told him, “I have clothes in my closet older than you.” He looked shocked. I’m not a big shopper, but when I… Read More
I live a rich life, one that has far exceeded my wildest dreams. I don’t mean rich as in uber-investor Warren Buffett or Facebook wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg. It’s not something I measure by the number of zeros that follow a dollar sign. I measure it with something… Read More
Two New Stocks Are About To Hit The Portfolio
December 17, 2010
As the year comes to a close, we do some portfolio maintenance and add two new high-income picks. Read More
Use This Unique Twist on an Old Income Strategy
December 8, 2010
I once had a subscriber write in response to some questions I asked about readers’ long-term investing goals. “At this age, I don’t buy green bananas,” he said. I had to laugh; my father used the same line for years. But it does bring up a great point. I’m willing… Read More
Email Alert: A Bonus Paycheck From The Chile Fund (CH)
December 8, 2010
As always, I keep my readers up to date on all of our holdings. One of our holdings issued a special distribution, find out what to do by reading this email alert. Read More
The Most Dangerous Word In Investing: Diversification
December 6, 2010
It's good to have a broad range of investments in your portfolio. You never want to end up like the approximately 20,000 Enron employees. They lost their jobs when the energy company went bankrupt. But diversification does not mean you have to invest in losers. Read More
December Issue Update
December 3, 2010
I just wanted to send out a quick note to let you know that you'll be receiving the December issue of The Daily Paycheck on Monday, December 6, 2010. Read More