(12-09-2021, 04:09 PM)cemanuel Wrote: Dave - glad to see you.

(12-09-2021, 04:01 PM)DaveVK Wrote: Hi All,

I'm giving this a try as SA shuts down its blogs.

Brief bio: I've been DG investing since 2007-08. I've written several eBooks on the subject, the most recent one at the beginning of 2021. I've also written hundreds of articles, first at SA circa 2008-2019, more recently at the Daily Trade Alert and Dividends & Investing newsletters since about 2015. Last April, I began creating videos for the Dividends & Income channel on YouTube.

I am a pretty straightforward DG investor. I don't emphasize either high yields or fast growth, rather I use them both where appropriate. I have had a real-time, real-money DG portfolio going since 2008. I have written about it often and more recently presented it in videos. It's designed to demonstrate what is possible with the DGI strategy. It has achieved a yield on cost of 11.5% and it's a 3-bagger in capital gains.

I'm glad to be here, and I hope to both see old friends here and meet some new ones.

Dave

(12-09-2021, 06:38 PM)Scooterd Wrote: Hi Dave, Good to see you here. I have not visited SA since Joining here. I would imagine our previous community of folks are pretty much scattered to the wind. Shame really. Collectively the group as a whole was engaging, generating thoughtful discussions and debates, allowing all to challenge preconceived notions and at times think outside the box.  

Welcome aboard. I hope you check in often and find a home here to share your thoughts and idea's.

(12-10-2021, 05:47 AM)cemanuel Wrote:

(12-09-2021, 06:38 PM)Scooterd Wrote: Hi Dave, Good to see you here. I have not visited SA since Joining here. I would imagine our previous community of folks are pretty much scattered to the wind. Shame really. Collectively the group as a whole was engaging, generating thoughtful discussions and debates, allowing all to challenge preconceived notions and at times think outside the box.  

Welcome aboard. I hope you check in often and find a home here to share your thoughts and idea's.

I think most are doing like me - still checking in. Probably inspired by wishful thinking. The SA Powers That Be evidently thought the Chat would keep everyone together and that's fallen flat. They may be trying to come up with a Plan B. Dunno.

Anyway, I'm familiar with this format and with retirement coming (more time) will likely stick around even if SA is rescued somehow. Silicon Investor's format drives me nuts whenever I visit despite some strong contributors.

(12-10-2021, 07:42 AM)fenders53 Wrote:

(12-10-2021, 05:47 AM)cemanuel Wrote:

(12-09-2021, 06:38 PM)Scooterd Wrote: Hi Dave, Good to see you here. I have not visited SA since Joining here. I would imagine our previous community of folks are pretty much scattered to the wind. Shame really. Collectively the group as a whole was engaging, generating thoughtful discussions and debates, allowing all to challenge preconceived notions and at times think outside the box.  

Welcome aboard. I hope you check in often and find a home here to share your thoughts and idea's.

I think most are doing like me - still checking in. Probably inspired by wishful thinking. The SA Powers That Be evidently thought the Chat would keep everyone together and that's fallen flat. They may be trying to come up with a Plan B. Dunno.

Anyway, I'm familiar with this format and with retirement coming (more time) will likely stick around even if SA is rescued somehow. Silicon Investor's format drives me nuts whenever I visit despite some strong contributors.

Silicon Investor is a forum I haven't heard of in a long time so I had to go look.  There were some knowledgeable oil patch folks there back in the day.  I see the forum software hasn't changed much since the mid 90s.  It's just painful to use.