Yeah! It feels good to see the oil companies bouncing back this week! I’m still up by almost 10% ytd and now showing positive return on my purchase of BlackDiamond (BDI.TO). Remember that I sold McDonald’s (MCD) to buy it ;-). I guess this is the year of bold move and so far, it pays off! Speaking of which, in case you missed it, while half of the dividend blogger planet is buying, I sold ScotiaBank (BNS) and bought SNC Lavalin (SNC) instead. It was a techno week for me as I also …
CRM2 – You Will Finally Know if You Are Getting Fooled by Your Advisor!
Nope, I’m not going to discuss the next Star Wars Movie and hope that R2D2 will be part of it; I will discuss the impact of the no-media-attention-event of CRM2 or Customer Relationship Model Stage 2. For the past couple of years, the Canadian Government has deployed efforts to provide more financial information with regards to investment management fees (known as MERs) charged to clients by investing firms. If you read a couple of investing blogs, you are probably aware that management fees in …
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Dividend Reads for the Weekend
Happy Easter everyone! I don’t know about you but I’ve already started eating Easter eggs (I have chocolate issues, I admit it!). This weekend, we work on our basement. After the flood three weeks ago, it’s time to refresh the whole thing with new paint! I’ll put my house for sale in a month, better be ready! Before I list my favorite reads, I must tell you how proud I am to beat both Canadian and US benchmark (again!) with my Best 2015 Stock Picks. In a relatively flat market, …
Performance Report – 3 Months after My Best Dividend Stocks Picks
I must tell you upfront, I’m very proud to present my results after the first quarter of 2015. In fact, I’m REALLY proud since very few bloggers have the guts to post such bold confidence at the beginning of the year and post their updated results throughout the year as well. It’s easy to “hide” behind a solid stock analysis and without mention of what you expect from the stock price this year. It’s also very easy to pull out a list of the “top 10 dividend yield growers for the …
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Day #6 Portfolio Management Tips
We have already arrived at Day #6 of our 6 Days to Dividend Growth Investing Series. For the final day, I would like to suggest a few tips for when you will have more than a few stocks to manage. These are among the best tricks I’ve learned over my 10 years + in the investing world. #1 Don’t fall for high yield stocks – Go for strong dividend growth High dividend yield stocks are usually paying great distributions for a reason; because the market fears they will stop. At best, the …
Day #5 Tools of the Trades – Dividend Investing Resources
Today’s article is part 5 of my 6 Days to Dividend Growth Investing series. I have concentrated all investing websites on this page. I have done this in the past, but this is the most up-to-date list. I read/use each investing resource listed below. Please make sure to add yours in the comment section! Top 10 Dividend Blogs I love reading investing blogs because they feed me on a daily basis with high quality information on stocks, the market or even about a great way of living. I’m …
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