Saturday, May 25, 2019

Div Tip #9: Keep learning.

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Dividend Tips

In the aviation world it’s said that a good pilot is always learning.  This means staying current on technology advances, regulatory updates, and changes to operating procedures in the flight environment.  Doing so helps pilots, air crews, and passengers remain unharmed by adding a margin of safety to all flight operations.

The always learning mindset is appropriate in dividend investing, too.  Ben Graham, Warren Buffett’s mentor, advised investors to know as much about their investments as possible.  Doing so requires learning about the dividend histories, earnings strength, and asset security of your investment as well as management strengths, market conditions, and more.  Gathering good information to make good decisions requires learning - whether flying or investing - so keep learning.

"An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis (learning), promises safety of principal and a satisfactory return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative." -- Ben Graham

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