Weekly Roundup - January 7, 2017

Happy Weekend!  Check out what's been going on in my world and some of the best articles from around the blogosphere.

I don't know about all of you but I'm glad the holidays are over with.  Don't get me wrong I love getting together with friends and family, but it's the act of traveling that isn't quite as fun.  Especially when it's kind of a whirlwind tour and now with a nearly 6 month old in tow.  

I took a bit of a break from the roundups over the last couple weeks because we were just too busy and due to the timing of the holidays it was always ramping up towards the end of the week.  

It's hard to believe that we're already a full week in to 2017.  I have a feeling that 2017 is going to fly by.  The one thing I can tell you about what 2017 has in store is changes are coming and to expect the unexpected.  Other than that you're on your own.

Speaking of the new year being underway, Roadmap2Retire is offering up another installment of his "Top Investment Picks" contest.  Picking the best investment over a 1 year time frame isn't exactly in my wheelhouse, but  I went with Nike, Inc. which is a company that was trading near what I consider fair value, has a good chance for double digit growth and if things go well for them 20%+ growth.  Make sure you check out the rest of the picks from the 30+ bloggers he asked.

Also I have to say thanks to The Ways to Wealth.  Back in May I wrote a post giving advice to recent/upcoming high school and college graduates.  Well, The Ways to Wealth thought it was good enough to be included in their "Top 100 Posts To Help You Achieve Financial Freedom".  That's a great honor and maybe 2017 will see a repeat appearance.

On to the Roundup

In case you missed them, here's the posts from Passive-Income-Pursuit over the past week.

• Nike, Inc.: Just Do It on Seeking Alpha
• Net Worth Update - November 2016
• Dividend Update Preview - December 2016 Infographic
• Final 2016 Options Activity
• Dividend Update - December 2016
• Starting 2017 Off Right

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Once again I'd like to say thanks to each and every one of you that read, commented, and shared posts from here this past week.  I think this dividend growth investing and financial independence community is amazing and the openness from everyone is awesome.  Thanks again!

Now on to the links!

To Be A Great Investor, Worry More About Being Wrong Than Right by Jason Zweig

17 Quality Dividend Growth Stocks for 2017 (and after) by Dividend Growth Investor

10 Questions for 2017 by A Wealth of Common Sense

December 2016 Portfolio Summary (Year End) by Young Dividend

Outlook for 2017 by Roadmap2Retire

Top Investment Picks for 2017 by Roadmap2Retire

Dividend Safety Scores: A Review of 2016 by Simply Safe Dividends

January 2017 Stock Considerations by DivHut

2017 Financial Goals by My Own Advisor

Goals for 2017: Bigger, Better, Bolder! by Passive Income Dude

Some Recent Sells by DivGro

4 Years of Tax Free Living by Go Curry Cracker

The Use It Up Challenge and Our Nothing New Year by Our Next Life

Dividend Investing: A Seven Step Guide by The Conservative Income Investor

December Dividend Total and Annual Totals by Investment Hunting

Stocks to Look Forward to in 2017 by Dividend Diplomats

10 Passive Income Ideas To Start This Year by Retire Before Dad

Reflections on 2016 by Financially Integrated

If you're looking for investment ideas, A Frugal Family's Journey maintains a list of stock analyses and recent buys from fellow bloggers.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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