http://livingoffdividends.com Join me on my journey to achieve financial independence through dividends, passive income and investments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:16:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you don't know who Ron Paul is and what he stands for then you should definitely check out this video. He's my favorite politician! If the video doesn't show up, click here. http://livingoffdividends.com/2011/12/19/ron-paul-interview-on-jay-leno/ The Euro is on the verge of collapse. Yesterday, the Euro closed below $1.30 - the lowest level all year. And the yield on the 10-year Italian bonds closed above 7%. The last eurozone countries who's bonds closed at 7% were Greece, Ireland and Portugal. The market considers these countries to be ... http://livingoffdividends.com/2011/12/15/profiting-from-the-collapse-of-the-euro/ In April of last year, I made the case of going long Vodafone (VOD). Since then, I'm up nearly 44% on my purchase price (including dividends). Vodafone currently yields nearly 7.5%. Recently, Barrons had a good article on why investors should still consider investing in Vodafone. Its ADRs, which trade on Nasdaq and ... http://livingoffdividends.com/2011/11/16/barrons-likes-vodafone/ In my last post, I mentioned that Berkshire Hathaway was undervalued and a good buy that the current price of $76 per B-share. It turns out that it's probably a better buy than anyone expected. Buffett just announced that he's spent $10.7 billion buying IBM stock, as well as a few billion ... http://livingoffdividends.com/2011/11/14/using-short-options-to-go-long-berkshire-hathaway/ About four months ago I made the case for going long Cisco. At the time, Google shares (GOOG) had popped 20%, and I was looking for a new company to invest in. In the middle of July Cisco (CSCO) was trading at $15.66.  From a fundamental perspective, Cisco was cheap - ... http://livingoffdividends.com/2011/11/10/cisco-shines-what-to-buy-next/