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The Best Swiss Dividend Stocks

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Despite its small size, Switzerland is home to many great businesses. The easiest way to get exposure to the Swiss market is, of course, to

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15 Mini/Baby Berkshires

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Berkshire Hathaway is big, mature, and its chairman is old (90 years). This leads many investors to look for companies that are similar to Berkshire

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Constellation Software’s Agnostic Capital Allocations

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Constellation Software’s CEO Mark Leonard is a bit of an eccentric character and CEO. Under his reign, the company has compounded at about 40% for

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Olvi plc – A Finnish Sin-Stock

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

This very brief article looks at Olvi – a Finnish brewer and distiller. We expect a 7-10% return over the next decade. Olvi will not

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How To Invest In Scandinavia And The Nordic Region

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

The Nordic region is small, with only 28 million people, but nearly all the main investment possibilities are represented. The Nordic Juggernaut is Nasdaq Stockholm,

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How To Find Multibaggers (Returns Several Times Costs)

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

A new research report called The Makings Of A MultiBagger has recently been frequently “retweeted” on Twitter. Three summer interns made the study at Alta Fox Capital

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How To Get Rich From Stocks

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Is it possible to get rich from stocks? If so, how can you do it? It’s possible, of course, to get rich from stocks, given

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Why Shorting Is Difficult (Shorting Explained)

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Recently the short squeeze in Gamestop and some other stocks have attracted a lot of media attention. Of course, the action is sheer speculation and

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The Best Finnish Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

We believe the Nordic region is a good place to invest. It’s safe and it scores well on ease of doing business, despite its reputation

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An Investment Checklist Example (Why You Should Have A Checklist)

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

No matter your time horizon or investment style, you should have an investment checklist. The bare minimum is a mental checklist, but preferably it should

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The Best UK (British) Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 16, 2021February 22, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

The dividend has always been an important component of the investment culture in the UK. This is easily seen by looking at the companies’ websites

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The Best French Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 12, 2021January 18, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

France has many high-quality companies: Who have not heard of L’Oreal, LVMH, Schneider, or Sanofi? Both the CAC-40 and the CAC Mid-60 contain many high-quality

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The Best Danish Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

The Danish stock market is pretty fragmented and is not dominated by just a few sectors, like for example the Norwegian stock market. Denmark has

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The Best German Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Germany is home to many high-quality companies. Who has not heard of Adidas, Puma, Porsche, BMW, BASF, Siemens, or for example SAP? Germany is famous

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Be Aware Of Your Dividend Bias

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Richard Feynman once said that the first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. Most of

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Takeaways From Fundsmith’s Annual Letters (Terry Smith)

Posted on December 31, 2020January 20, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Terry Smith, the CEO/CIO of Fundsmith, writes an interesting annual report that is well worth reading. He goes one step further than most money managers

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Can You Get Rich From Dividend Stocks?

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

The entire point of investing in dividend-paying stocks is to aim for an extra source of income that promises to increase with time. It has

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The Best Norwegian Dividend Stocks

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

The Norwegian stock market is historically dominated by oil, shipping, and fish farming. All sectors could be labeled as cyclical, perhaps fish farming is an

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What Is A Good Dividend Portfolio? (Dividend Investing)

Posted on December 19, 2020December 22, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

In economic terms, a portfolio is a set or collection of a person’s financial investments such as bonds, cash, stock, commodities, exchange traded funds (ETFs),

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Can Boston Omaha Become The Next Berkshire Hathaway? (Baby/Mini Berkshire Analysis)

Posted on December 17, 2020January 13, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Boston Omaha has many similarities to Berkshire Hathaway and is often labeled a Baby/Mini-Berkshire. Many have tried to become the next Berkshire, most have failed.

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Can You Live Off Dividends?

Posted on December 14, 2020December 22, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

A typical question among investors is: Is it possible to live off dividends? If yes, how much do I need to invest to live off

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Why Stock Splits Are Bad (In The Long-Run)

Posted on December 10, 2020February 12, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Stock splits are touted as good by the mainstream investment community. Nevertheless, Warren Buffet has said that stock splits are meaningless and refused to split

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Why You Need An Investment Checklist

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

It’s weird how a little tick on a notepad, or even just in your head, can give you assurance and better results without even increasing

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A Complete List Of Nordic ADRs

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

The Nordics, also known as the Nordic countries, include the sovereign states of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. As combined, Nordic Countries, known for

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How To Start Investing In Dividend Stocks (Including A Dividend Checklist)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Investing in stock dividends does seem like a great source of some “easy” income. But hold your horses before you go in blindly in a

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