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The Shocking Truth about Dividend Growth

Blog, Dividend Growth

A while ago, I wrote an article about the key metrics to find strong dividend growth stocks. This article opened a discussion with one of my readers, Ron, as he preferred higher dividend yield companies.  He agreed to share with us the result of a very interesting calculation he made. He also wrote a quick article to explain what he found. The Shocking Truth About Dividend Growth Today, I was reading another dividend investing book and some statements by the author got me to thinking. What is …

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20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report

Best Dividend stocks, Blog, Investing Strategy

A while ago, I created the Rock Solid Ranking, a dynamic stock ranking list that shows a value for each dividend stock I follow. I’ve worked on calculations that consider several metrics in order to find the best companies among all those on the stock market. This list is particularly useful when the stock market is becoming highly valued (not overvalued yet in my opinion). Each month, I’ll be sharing with you, for free, the top 10 dividend growth stocks for both the US and Canadian markets. …

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On The Road #10

Blog, Personal Update

As soon as I can, I’ll update you on my one year trip. I’ve decided to leave everything behind and spend real time with the people that matter the most in my life: my wife and three children. This is my story, I hope it will inspire you to create yours.   You can read my previous “on the road” articles: On the road #1 On the road #2 On the road #3 On the road #4 On the road #5 On the road #6 On the road #7 On the road #8 On the road #9   Date: from …

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13 Companies to build a Dividend Growth Portfolio with 10 years to go

Best Dividend stocks, Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Investing Strategy, Principles, Retirement

In my latest article, I’ve discussed the metrics I would use to make a selection of dividend paying companies if I had only 10 years to build my portfolio. The idea of using a shorter time horizon was to show how limited you could be if you only select companies that are currently paying an interesting dividend now. When I wrote my first article about metrics to be used, I didn’t pull the stock filter yet. I just did in order to write this post. I’m not surprised, but the choice is very limited …

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If I Had 10 Years to Build a Dividend Portfolio

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

When we think about dividend growth investing, we often think about a horizon of 20, 30 even 40 years in front of us. The true power of dividend growth investing can only be unleashed after such a long period of time. After all, owning shares of Coca-Cola (KO) with a 3% dividend yield is not that impressive. However, this company had maintained a dividend growth rate of 7% for over a decade now. This means that if you wait 7 years, your dividend yield based on your cost of purchase becomes 6%, …

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4 Consumer Cyclical Poised for Strong Returns

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Back in August, I wrote an article about why I think we are entering a new bull market. One of my premises was the fact that the US economy is holding steady and will continue to grow. The unemployment rate remains low, gasoline prices remain relatively low encouraging consumers to buy more and companies are benefiting from very low interest rates. The American Consumer is the key to the U.S. economy and also the key for global growth at the moment. If people have jobs, money in their bank …

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