At 30 years old, I had 6 years of investing under my belt. But my returns were heading nowhere. One of the main reasons was that I was trying a lot of different things. So I told myself, its time not to mess around anymore and try one method that I feel goes best with my character. Then I doubled down on it. I lean towards investing for dividends. And what a friend said about respecting value makes sense. So I doubled down on value investing with a focus on finding dividend-paying companies. I have been doing that since then, and regular readers would know where to check how I am doing. Why Should We Invest with a Tilt Towards Dividends? Dividend investing has a lot of appeal, and I think the reason is that people like to be validated that they are slowly getting a cash

2019 has gone by in a blink of an eye. It has been a tumultuous year in the market, filled with the uncertainties of geopolitical events such as the U.S.-China trade war, the UK (still) leaving the EU, and the now-withdrawn extradition bill that sparked months of unrest in Hong Kong. These events caused some investors to sell off, waiting on the sidelines for a golden opportunity to re-enter the market at a better price. As a result of that, those investors missed out on a good year, especially in the U.S. In 2019, the S&P 500 has a year-to-date return of 28.58%: Source: YCharts Which brings us to some key lessons we can takeaway from the year that just passed. 1. It’s impossible to predict the market Earlier in the year, investors expected the U.S. economy to slo