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boost your passive income

Retirees: boost your passive income with these 3 simple steps today Generating a passive income in retirement can be a challenging task. That’s especially the case at the present time, when mainstream assets such as bonds, property and cash offer relatively low yields in many cases. However, by focusing your capital on dividend stocks that have the potential to grow their shareholder payouts over the long run, it may be possible to boost your passive income in retirement. This could lead to greater financial freedom, as well as a more sustainable income return when inflation is factored in. Dividend stocks While in previous decades mainstream assets such as cash, bonds and property have been popular routes to generating a passive income in retirement, dividend stocks appear to offer a more compelling income outlook at the present time. Reasons for this include low interest rates that have pushed bond yields and the return available on cash significantly lower. Rising pr...

How to Retire Early

How to Retire Early Most people TEND TO  retire in their 60s, but some people want to retire sooner so they have time to pursue other interests . Early retirement generally requires a serious commitment to saving and maintaining a frugal lifestyle. You can achieve an earlier retirement date with thoughtful planning, disciplined spending and persistent investing. Here’s a guide to early retirement Define Your Retirement Individuals determine when they retire based on several factors, including health, career satisfaction and the needs of dependents. Some people are able to leave full-time work because their expenses are low, not because they are rich. The amount you need to save for a secure early retirement is dependent on your level of spending. If you have low annual expenditures, a smaller retirement nest egg will cover your costs. Earning a high income can help you achieve an early retirement, but only if you keep costs low and save a large proportion of your income...

Stay Active

Everyday Routines To Help The Remote Worker Stay Active (And Stay Sane) Working remotely sounds great, and it is great! As long as you set boundaries, get out of the house, and stay motivated. Here are some tips to work well as a remote employee from someone who has done it for over 3 years. Remote working is becoming more popular all the time. A recent report by Global Workplace Analytics’ said that 80 to 90% of employees who like to work remotely if given the choice. By allowing your employees to work remotely, you are showing your trust and letting them work where it feels most comfortable to them. It’s expected that workspaces will continue to move away from an office desk and into home offices. But working from home is as many people think and many employees notice harmful changes to their mental and physical health after only a short time. It’s important to stay in a healthy and productive routine, and many people can adopt bad habits that have seriou...

Passive income.

With interest rates being at a relatively low level, generating a monthly passive income may seem to be a challenging task. After all, the returns on cash savings and investment-grade bond yields are generally disappointing. In many cases, they may provide a limited real-terms return over the medium term. However, it is possible to generate a growing passive income through investing in high-yield stocks. By focusing on businesses that offer sustainable dividend growth over the long term, and reinvesting dividends received where possible, you may be able to obtain a high passive income in the long run. High-yield stocks While buying high-yield stocks in order to generate a monthly passive income may sound rather obvious, doing so could be a worthwhile move for many investors. Of course, in some cases a high yield may not be sustainable. A company may, for example, be struggling to meet its current level of dividend payout. As such, it is crucial for any investor to c...
How to generate a monthly passive income With interest rates being at a relatively low level, generating a monthly passive income may seem to be a challenging task. After all, the returns on cash savings and investment-grade bond yields are generally disappointing. In many cases, they may provide a limited real-terms return over the medium term. However, it is possible to generate a growing passive income through investing in high-yield stocks. By focusing on businesses that offer sustainable dividend growth over the long term, and reinvesting dividends received where possible, you may be able to obtain a high passive income in the long run. High-yield stocks While buying high-yield stocks in order to generate a monthly passive income may sound rather obvious, doing so could be a worthwhile move for many investors. Of course, in some cases a high yield may not be sustainable. A company may, for example, be struggling to meet its current level of dividend payout...

Tips to become wealthy

3 Tips to become wealthy All of us dream of being wealthy in life, but these dreams come true for a very few. The reason behind the same is that there are few habits that many people miss to inculcate in them. So, here are few tips that would help you in your journey towards becoming wealthy. Risk Most of us have heard this phrase, “No Pain, No Gain”. Same is true with investments as well. When it comes to investments, the phrase goes like, “No Risk, No Returns”. To become wealthy understanding risk and then investing is a better idea, rather than just speculating. So, understand the risks involved in various instruments and investment avenues, then match with your own risk profile. Say for instance, if you are conservative in nature and your investment time horizon is 5 years then there is no meaning in going heavy on small cap investment space, rather investing in quality large caps would be a better idea. This would not just help you to create wealth but also help you ...

Internet Marketing

How Internet Marketing Can Increase Your Business Due to an increasing number of   Businesses   saturating the market, it has become significantly more challenging for small   Businesses   to compete with larger counterparts. Consequently, law firms are turning to Internet marketing strategies to gain clients, drive business, and gain an advantage over the competition. For   Businesses   interested in driving online traffic and generating repeat business, building a trustworthy and credible brand and website while practicing current Internet marketing tactics is imperative. With that in mind, here’s how Internet marketing can promote the success of your   Business. .   Drive organic traffic Utilizing Internet marketing tactics can help drive free and organic traffic to your website, which will encourage prospective clients to consider working with your business. incorporating videos and downloadable content onto your web pa...

5 Important Mobile-friendly Features

5 Important Mobile-friendly Features Every Website Should Have Google recently announced that they would deprioritize non-mobile websites in organic mobile search results, since visiting a non-mobile site from a smartphone can deliver poor user experience. Having this in mind, we compiled a list of five important mobile-friendly features your website should have if you want to win mobile users. 1. Responsive Website Design Your website is not only being visited by a variety of different devices and screen sizes, but also the same visitors are returning to your site using multiple devices. This means that your website needs to provide the same level of user experience no matter the device it is being looked through. Responsive design is a web design approach which guarantees that website pages, are able to automatically reformat themselves depending on the device they are being opened on. So, desktop, tablet or phone, it really does not matter, the content will be di...

Can Money Really Buy Influence

Can Money Really Buy Influence? In today’s economy, cultivating brand ambassador's, and buying social influence seems to be written into the business plan of every new startup. Are influencers a necessary part of your business plan? A well-funded startup has a healthy advertising and marketing budget. Unless you are doing B2B sales, you are probably going to need some money to get your name out there. A number of years ago a trend in brand advertising emerged. Influencers were identified in niche markets on various social platforms and they were paid or otherwise compensated for their time. We all know the metrics, social influencers are typically paid about 1k, per 100k followers, per post. While it might be tempting to blow your budget on a Kim Kardashian Instagram post — the impact of social schlepping has dwindled. What was once a one-off genuine endorsement of products is now a constant celebrity revenue stream that most people can see through. The bran...

Video Marketing

Video Marketing – The Powerful Way to Boost Your Online Presence Video Marketing   has become the most powerful way to reach audiences. It has quickly transformed the demand of customers. The increased use of Video Marketing has also affected how businesses reach their consumers and pitch their products. Research has shown that Video Marketing is much more convincing than any other Marketing type. It can target approx 81% of the customers reach once. From a business point of view, Video Marketing is more comfortable to create and work on. And seeing today’s tremendous increase in technological use, people are tilting more towards the web and content search. Tablet and mobile phones have become more common for regular searches. Digital Technology is all that is required for Marketing nowadays. It is much cheaper than any other technological medium. Video Marketing creates a platform for businesses and product seekers to interact with   content. It is much easier t...

How to Succeed in Marketing

How to Succeed in Marketing to the Connected Consumer Relationships between brands and consumers have changed. The way we consume products, services – and even marketing messages – is not the same as it once was. The proliferation of smartphones and tablets, along with the rise in value of the subscription economy is leading this change. Consumers are now   hyper-connected in ways that never existed before. Digital innovation has given consumers unprecedented levels of flexibility and has redefined expectations of what brands can provide. Hyper-connected consumers are creating a mass of data and information. From demographic to social and transactional, consumers are happy to offer personal data in exchange for a more personal service and experience. The power rests with consumers today and keeping up with changing needs and delivering the kind of optimal experiences that today’s new breed of consumers demand is emerging as the way forward for brands. The Connected ...