If you have been reading my blog since June, you must be familiar with my « On The Road » posts by now. I’m trying to consistently report on my journey across North and Central America. Many readers have inquired about a budget review of my trip. We took 2 years to prepare for this trip and the budget aspect was quite a challenge. I notice that most people are fascinated by how expensive such a year could be in one’s life. As I’m fairly transparent with my investments, I agreed to be as …
After 9 months this year, I’m Beating The Market
Since 2012, I’ve initiated a tradition on this blog. Each year, I make a selection of 20 U.S. dividend growth companies and 10 Canadian ones. The goal is to build two portfolios of strong holdings that will beat the benchmarks. I’ve always used the same benchmark for the past four years: VIG: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF. VIG seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. XDV: iShares Dow Jns Cnd Slct Dvdnd Indx Fnd. XDV seeks to provide long-term …
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The Sequel of the Shocking Truth about Dividend Growth Investing
Last week, I wrote an article in reaction to some fascinating email correspondence with Ron, my reader focusing more on dividend yield than dividend growth. He even provided very solid point throughout our discussion. When I wrote my latest article, I modified his charts as I believe it was incorrect. The chart that was supposed to be seen in the previous post was even more shocking: You see it right, in the original story, Crazy Cal with its small $6,000 generates more income from its …
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On The Road #11
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 …
The Shocking Truth about 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
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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