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Rick Orford

Sat, Apr 27th, 2024

Rick Orford

Rick Orford

Rick is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author with over 20 years of experience trading stocks and options. The most authoritative publications, including Good Morning America, Washington Post, Yahoo Finance, MSN, Business Insider, NBC, FOX, CBS, and ABC News, cover his work. 

His passion is business, and he works tirelessly to deliver content in an easy-to-understand manner.

In 2018, Rick wrote The Financially Independent Millennial to inspire his readers with his story about becoming financially independent at age 35 despite not learning about money when he was younger. His books are easy to read and often refer to key points that “He would tell his younger self.”

When not thinking about business, Rick writes (mainly about cruise ship travel) for his travel blog and is an enthusiast of fast cars, technology, & cooking. 

Most Recent Stories

3 Highest-Yielding (And Safest) Dividend Aristocrats To Buy Today

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SJM : 113.60 (-1.37%)
CVX : 165.89 (+0.37%)
BEN : 24.99 (-0.40%)
3 Highest-Rated Dividend Aristocrats To Buy And Hold Forever

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CVX : 165.89 (+0.37%)
EMR : 109.89 (+0.26%)
SPGI : 415.78 (+0.07%)
Dividend Newcomers: Discover 3 Companies Starting To Share the Wealth

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TMUS : 163.96 (-0.05%)
OPFI : 2.66 (+0.76%)
JFIN : 6.65 (+4.56%)
These 3 Dividend Kings Have the Highest Dividend Growth Today

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PH : 553.64 (+0.78%)
NDSN : 260.40 (+0.28%)
LOW : 229.87 (-0.04%)
3 Highest-Rated Dividend Kings To Buy and Hold Forever

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BDX : 231.55 (+0.46%)
EMR : 109.89 (+0.26%)
SPGI : 415.78 (+0.07%)
Three High-Yielding Tech Stocks To Buy In 2024

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VOD : 8.62 (+0.12%)
JFIN : 6.65 (+4.56%)
MNDO : 1.8700 (-0.53%)
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XP : 21.06 (+2.48%)
SLG : 50.61 (-0.53%)
LPG : 41.78 (+1.21%)
3 Highest Yielding REITS To Buy and Hold Forever

This article covers three highly rated REITs with above-average yields.

CTO : 17.13 (+0.12%)
RWT : 5.72 (+0.88%)
CHMI : 3.43 (+1.48%)
3 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings To Buy and Hold Forever

In this article, discover 3 three companies with eye-watering yields and have raised their dividend for 50+ years.

MMM : 91.83 (+0.46%)
UVV : 50.80 (-0.88%)
MO : 43.38 (-0.37%)
LEG : 17.99 (+0.17%)
Highest Yielding Dividend Aristocrats To Buy Today

If you're looking for yield, you'll want to check out these three dividend stocks.

AMCR : 8.97 (+0.22%)
MMM : 91.83 (+0.46%)
O : 53.71 (-0.17%)

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