May 2013 - The Dividend Ninja

The Risks of High Yielding Investments that Investors Need to Know

The following is a guest post from Ben Carlson at A Wealth of Common Sense. Ben writes about personal finance, investments, investor psychology and using your common sense to manage your money. You can follow him on Twitter (@awealthofcs). If you missed part one of my series on rising interest rates, please read What Happens to Bonds When Interest Rates Rise. Rising Interest Rates Affect on High Yield Investments Rising interest rates are a hot topic in the ever changing investment landscape these days. Historically low rates have forced investors to prepare for the inevitable rate increase. And, this is especially …

What Happens to Bonds When Interest Rates Rise?

by Ben Carlson

The following is a guest post from Ben Carlson at A Wealth of Common Sense. Ben writes about personal finance, investments, investor psychology and using your common sense to manage your money. If you’d like to write a guest post, check out our guest posting guidelines. Don’t Try to Predict Interest Rate Movements There is one recommendation that I received early in my wealth management career that has served me well: do not try to predict interest rates. There are way too many moving parts involved. To predict interest rates you must try to decide whether we will see inflation …

Dividend Investing – Telecom, Real Estate and Energy

by Guest Ninja

The following is a guest post by Donald Dony, who is the technical analyst and author behind the Technical Speculator. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Bell Aliant: 7.11% The telecom giant has gone through a much needed transformation over the last few years. From multiple mergers to restructuring the company into deferent components, the company has transformed its self into a communication company giant. Based in Atlantic Canada, with over 9,000 employees, this company is still 44% owned by its larger parent company of Bell Canada. The …