Dividend Power is a blog about building wealth through dividend growth investing. It is about managing your money so that you can save, invest, and achieve financial independence.

There are many blogs out there that will help your find the “right” stocks, ETF’s, etc. We have nothing to add here, and we will not try either. The blog will be used as a brain dump and means to organize the thoughts of the Cheesy household when it comes to money and finances. Since we swore off Twitter, there might be the occasional beer pic too.

Hi. I'm Mike Piper, the author of this blog. I'm a CPA and the author of several personal finance books. The point of this blog is to show that investing doesn't have to be complicated.

I chronicle my journey to financial freedom. I help others learn to invest in quality dividend stocks as well as other financial tips. Come join me on my journey and let’s invest together.

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