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Rick Orford

Thu, Mar 20th, 2025

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. 

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3 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings Ready to Soar

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3 High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats Worth Buying To Survive a Recession

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Wary of Volatility? These 3 Dividend Stocks Will Help You Sleep Better and Earn More

Tariffs are triggering a market downturn, but this presents an opportunity to buy stable Dividend Kings at a discount.

KO : 69.71 (+0.62%)
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3 Dividend Kings With Outstanding Dividend Growth That Wall Street Loves

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3 Undervalued Dividend Aristocrats With Explosive Upside Potential

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XLE : 93.17 (+0.37%)
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SWK : 80.52 (-2.00%)
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FRT : 97.32 (-0.22%)
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Here's the Best Dividend Stock To Sell Covered Calls on Today

If everything goes as planned, this strategy comes with a potential $1,467 payday.

TGT : 104.20 (-0.71%)
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3 Dividend Aristocrats Wall Street Can't Get Enough Of

These three three Dividend Aristocrats have a >50% 5-year dividend growth rate, and buy ratings.

TGT : 104.20 (-0.71%)
ATO : 150.82 (+0.05%)
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3 Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks Under $20 Ready to Soar

These three buy-rated dividend stocks are trading under $20 and are ready to break out.

PR : 13.97 (-0.85%)
VRN : 6.63 (+0.76%)
RITM : 11.83 (+0.08%)
3 Top-Rated Dividend Kings Poised to Skyrocket in 2025

Discover three high-potential Dividend Kings offering stable payouts, strong fundamentals, and significant upside, poised for massive long-term growth in 2025.

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