My identify is Mike and I’m the writer of The Dividend Man Weblog & The Dividend Monk together with the proprietor and portfolio supervisor right here at Dividend Shares Rock (DSR). I earned my bachelor diploma in finance-marketing, personal a CFP title together with an MBA in monetary companies. Apart from being a passionate investor, I’m additionally fortunately married with three lovely kids. I began my on-line enterprise to teach folks about investing and to have the ability to spend extra time with my household. I began my profession within the monetary trade again in 2003. I earned a number of promotions together with a great pile of diplomas. I had numerous enjoyable working with shoppers in non-public banking for half a decade, however thought I may do extra with my life. In 2016, I made a decision to take a leap of religion and left every thing behind to journey throughout North America and Central America with my household. We drove by means of 9 nations and stayed three months in Costa Rica earlier than returning dwelling. This was an eye-opening journey that led me in 2017 to give up my job within the monetary trade and pursue my dream; serving to others with their private finance by means of my investing web sites. You simply discovered the rationale why I give up my swimsuit & tie job!

