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Hi All! - MarcN - 12-17-2017
Hello everyone!
Just wanted to introduce myself. I am a Canadian living in the US and in my early 30's. I have been investing in stocks since ~2009 and have been a dividend growth investor for a few years now. Funny story, I started towards the bottom of the recession when the Prime Minister of Canada (the equivalent of a president, it was Stephen Harper at the time) said on the news it was an excellent time to invest in stocks. He actually got a lot of criticism for his comment as people thought he was being insensitive... But his comment did spark a light in my head.
I started as a value investor after reading the Intelligent Investor. I realized after a few years and after reading several other books that value investing may not be a strategy that can be applied in all market conditions. A friend of mine lent me the book titled Sensible Stock Investing. After reading more articles written by its author, David Van Knapp, I realized that dividend growth investing was actually a strategy that could be more easily applied and that could really help me achieve my objectives.
So here I am. I hope I can contribute to this community and exchange ideas with like-minded people.
Cheers,
Marc
RE: Hi All! - crimsonghost747 - 12-17-2017
How about that timing. I was too young and stupid in 2009 but I can only imagine what the difference would have been if I started back then instead of 2012.
Good luck on your journey!
RE: Hi All! - Kerim - 12-17-2017
(12-17-2017, 06:46 PM)MarcN Wrote: I realized that dividend growth investing was actually a strategy that could be more easily applied and that could really help me achieve my objectives.
Amen! That's one of the best features of DG. I basically ignored my portfolio for the past year, and it's just humming right along doing what it was built for.
Welcome to the forum, Marc.
RE: Hi All! - jdiv - 12-18-2017
Welcome!
And congrats on starting your investments that early, I didn't start to think about saving for retirement before I passed 30 years old myself
RE: Hi All! - DividendGarden - 12-23-2017
Welcome!