Russell Barbour's (phyrb) Blog

There is indisputable evidence to indicate that companies that consistently increase their dividends outperform those that don’t pay out dividends significantly in the long-term. Even if we go back to the 1970s, S&P 500 stocks that initiated then grew their dividends produced average annual retur...

Even in a buyers’ market, there are smart ways to minimize property costs even further.Typically, buying a house is like buying a property. It is a blank slate, and you have theopportunity to mold it to your will. This is both exciting and problematic. If you have endlessmoney to spend, you can c...

I had to work on developing an investment mindset. It wasn't something that came naturally to me. From finding stocks to swing trade to real-estate investing, I never try to underestimate the importance of my mental state. What Am I Talking About? You can call it grit, stickability, spunk, tenaci...

Binary options are an unusual form of trading the markets. Many people haven’t even heard of them! Binary options trading is a form of trading based on a single question: “Did a Stock, Index, Commodity or Forex pair end up above a certain price or not, within a pre-defined time period (called th...

Do you read books? Maybe you read books on building wealth or how to get rich? Or perhaps you just enjoy to read a good novel to relax.Ever since I was a kid I have been an avid reader. Reading books was what I did for fun before the internet! Now I am just hopelessly addicted to the massive amou...

There is an app that gives you a stock worth up to $200 every time you sign-up or refer a friend! The stock trading app is called Robinhood. It is the first commission free stock brokerage account. This means that you can trade stocks with no commissions!This is truly revolutionary because it all...

Do you have an emergency fund?  If you are not familiar with what an emergency fund is, this is money that you typically put aside just in case you are faced with an emergency. Some emergencies that you might come face to face with are: Your car breaks down  You might lose a job  You might have s...

Maleah and I have invested in 'real' real estate and ONLINE real estate. By 'online' real estate, I mean cash-flowing websites. We have invested in many different websites and in several rental properties and figured out that building or buying websites has many advantages over conventional real ...

It’s fair to say that everyone would love moving to be a simple and stress-free process. Sadly, things are never that easy! If you’re lucky enough to have found a new home and have sold your current house, then it’s just the next steps you need to worry about: packing and moving your belongings. ...

Finding a real-estate investing mentor is one of the keys to success. As one wealthy and famous investor once said ' you can learn from mistakes, but they don't have to be YOUR mistakes!'. An investment mentor can give you a huge boost when it comes to learning the ropes quickly. To find an inves...