Mark Seed got hooked on personal finance in his late 20s after reading David Chilton’s The Wealthy Barber. He continued to educate himself and made a commitment to manage his own investments just over two years ago. “First and foremost, I consider myself a dividend investor who predominantly invests in established companies that have a history of paying dividends,” Mr. Seed says.

He started investing in dividend stocks after taking a close look at the top-10 holdings of the dividend and income mutual funds he held at the time. “I noticed the top holdings rarely changed, if ever. This got me thinking that if these funds never sell these stocks, maybe I should become an owner and never sell them myself.”

Source: CTV

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