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Be Careful, There Are No Free Lunches With REITs Either…

In the first part of this series, I’ve painted a pretty nice picture of REITs, don’t you think? But there is nothing perfect in this world and REITs are not even close to perfection. There are several things you must look out for before considering investing in any REITs: Be Careful – the Tax guy has an eye on you! As opposed to dividend stocks, distributions from REITs are mostly considered as income with a portion of return of capital (ROC). Remember that income from REITs is fully taxable …

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REITs Investing Guide

Investing Strategy

I’m receiving a lot of questions about REITs lately. On one side, interest rates are low and investors are concerned about what will happen to the loan structure once the rates go up. On the other, with such low interest rate environment, many REITs look very appealing with their high yield. I’m also a bit concerned about the future of brick & mortar stores. Many of them are closing as they can’t keep up with online stores. It’s not like a new chain will occupy those empty spaces…. Most …

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On The Road #23: The U.S. or the Taste of Déjà vu

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 On the road #10 On the …

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Can Dividend Stocks Crash?

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

Are Dividend Stocks too good to be true? I’m a fierce defender of dividend growth investing. For the record, my portfolio is 100% invested in dividend paying stocks. Still, I think it’s time to wonder if a dividend bubble is about to bust… Dividend Growers to the top The popularity of dividend stocks has grown significantly over the past decade and there are several reasons for it. One of them is a magic word among investors; performance. Since the 2008 meltdown, dividend growers …

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The Perfect Portfolio of Assets for Financial Independence

Asset Allocation, Personal Update, Retirement

Since June of 2016, I’ve been on the road experiencing the most amazing feeling life can offer us: absolute freedom. For a complete year, I had the opportunity to live like a millionaire. Not in a sense that I was living a life filled by luxury (far from it, hahaha!), but in a sense that I was doing everything I wanted whenever I wanted. This gave me a taste of what Financial Independence look like. I also decided I want more of it! To be honest, I wish I would never come back to my previous …

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Best 2017 Dividend Stocks Review

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

After a little bit more than 3 months on the stock market in 2017, we have already experienced our fair share of emotions. While the U.S. market peaked at +7.02% on March 1st, investors’ enthusiasm is fading away as the market is now up only +4.03% as at April 16th (yes, I’m writing this on Easter, a man has to work sometimes!). We are seeing a similar phenomenon on the Canadian market as it peaked at +4.15% on February 21st to drop to just +1.62% at the moment of writing this article. We …

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