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The Best British Dividend Stocks

Posted on January 16, 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 12, 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 8, 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, 2020December 10, 2020 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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The Best Swedish Dividend Stocks

Posted on December 4, 2020January 8, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Sweden is by far the biggest stock market in the Nordics, both in terms of market cap and the number of public companies. Nasdaq Stockholm

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Swedish Investment Companies: Their Dividend Track-Records

Posted on December 1, 2020December 4, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Instead of buying an active mutual fund, you can choose to invest in an investment company. We have previously written several articles about these stocks

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Swedish Investment Companies: Business, Owners, Performance And Holdings

Posted on November 30, 2020December 4, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Swedish entrepreneurs have a long history of being good stewards of capital. Because of this, we believe Swedish investment companies offer great opportunities for returns

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Why Stocks Drop On The Ex-Dividend Date

Posted on November 27, 2020December 1, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

An investment in any company stems from more than just a profit-making mind, gratitude for which is in the form of a dividend, as a

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What Percent Of My Portfolio Should Be Dividend-Paying?

Posted on November 24, 2020December 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

A sign of a strong portfolio is to construct one that grows with you. Investors tend to incline heavily towards dividends paying stocks, attracted by

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy Dividend Stocks

Posted on November 21, 2020December 22, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Investing in dividends has gained quite some momentum with increasing popularity as the interest rate goes down. Dividends have become replacements for coupons for many

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Why Investment Companies Are A Great Investment

Posted on November 20, 2020December 4, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Introduction and summary: This article seeks to explain what an investment company is, and what the main differences are compared to mutual funds. If you

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The 7 Best Swedish Real Estate Stocks

Posted on November 18, 2020November 25, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Introduction and summary: Swedish real estate stocks have outperformed the OMX-30 over any time frame over the last two decades. For example, during the last

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How To Make Money On Dividend Stocks

Posted on November 15, 2020December 30, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

An additional source of income is what motivates the need to start investing in dividend stocks. Any investor wishes to expand their investments in order

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Debunking Dividend Investing (Why You Should Be Careful With Dividend Stocks)

Posted on November 11, 2020January 2, 2021 by Oddmund Groette

Introduction and summary: Dividend stocks have outperformed non-paying stocks, but many non-payers could pay a dividend but chose not to. This article argues there are

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