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8 Canadian Dividend Stocks that Are Buys Right Now

The stock market is definitely not a place for the faint of heart. At one point in time this February, the S&P 500 dropped by more than 10% (-10.51% on February 11th, 2016). On the Canadian market, the TSX dropped by more than 15% since its highest point in 2015. Now that we have been hearing more discussion about oil production stabilization from major oil countries, it seems both markets are on their way to recovering a good part of their drops. This is also a great opportunity to chase …

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New Purchase: Agrium

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While I’m done with my children’s tuition fund, I had a few dollars uninvested left in my retirement portfolio. Agrium (AGU) has been on my watch list for a while and I decided to enter in a position on February 26th. Please note that Agrium is trading on the TSX as AGU.TO and on the NYSE as AGU. All figures in this article is in Canadian dollars to avoid any confusion. I purchased 13 shares of Agrium (AGU) Agrium is the largest global retail and distributor of crop inputs. It is also …

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My Magic Recipe to Overcome Any Obstacle

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There are ten good reasons I am never going to make it… You probably know by now that I’m a man of passion and projects. I’m still pretty young (34) but I’ve overcome many obstacles in my life. I wouldn’t say I have done something extraordinary, and I have accomplished many things people around me thought impossible to realize. Thought… that’s what they used to say. You can’t do that… not now… not you… you’ll have to wait... I don’t know about you, but I have …

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New Purchase: Apple

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Following up on last week’s article, here’s my last purchase for my children's future tuition fee portfolio. In January, I invested $10,775 in four companies: 3M Co (MMM) Emera (EMA.TO) Royal Bank (RY.TO) Apple (AAPL) Yup, I couldn’t resist buying more AAPL in yet another account! I purchased 12 shares of Apple (AAPL) source: ycharts AAPL already represents 13% of the holdings in my RRSP account. I thought long and hard about it before adding another position in the RESP account. …

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New Purchase: Royal Bank

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Things move so fast recently that I completely forgot to update you on my most recent purchases! In January, I bought shares of 4 different dividend growth companies. I already mentioned my purchases of MMM and EMA.TO. This means I have two more companies to tell you about! During the same month, I decided to add a Canadian bank to my children’s tuition fund (RESP) portfolio. Since I will not need this money for another 10 years, I thought it was a good time to add one of those …

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20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report

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Last year, 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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