It was a very good week for me so far. I kept my 2015 resolutions going for almost two months now. I now weight 182 lbs (from 198lbs as at January 1st). I work out 4 times a week and never take a break. My account still shows a solid 9.68%, getting closer to the double digit return already! I’m pretty happy as my two benchmark (VIG for US stocks and XDV for Canadian stocks) are showing respectively +1.53% and -0.64% so far. It was also a great week for my sites as I …
Build a Dividend Growth Portfolio in 6 Questions + a real example
There is nothing easier than buying a dividend stock. Who would ignore owning shares of a company that sends you a cheque quarterly? The whole idea of building a passive income portfolio is very seductive. On top of that; it seems pretty simple at first. Once you run a stock filter, you will always find a great list of attractive companies generating passive income. The problem usually comes once you have bought shares of a few companies. Will you stick to the same sectors? Should you buy …
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Is Telus (T.TO) Done Growing Yet?
Last Thursday, Telus (T.TO or TU), beat the analysts’ estimates once again with net income rising by 7.6% and EPS by 8.5% compared to last year’s quarter. Overall, here’s what Telus did in the past quarter: - Strong new customer growth (135,000 connections, 118,000 post paid mobile, 28,000 Telus TV and 22,000 high speed internet). - Leading customer loyalty - Mobile based clientele up by 3.8% to 8,1 million customers - $1.5 billion returned to shareholders through shares buybacks and …
Low Oil Prices lends to 10 High Dividend Yielding Stocks
Since June 2014, the price of a barrel of oil has taken a bit hit. When such things happen, the stock market reacts quickly and penalizes companies in this industry. We saw what happened back in 2008 with banks, this time, the oil industry is hit. But there is a very good news coming with any stock drop; the dividend yield soars higher. This might be the opportunity you are looking for to buy cheap shares of high yielding dividend stocks. I’ve pulled out 11 oil industry companies paying over 4% …
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Split Share Corporations: You May Split More Than Your Return With the Firm Who Sold It
Would you like to invest in a product that pays a 10% dividend yield and is built on banks and other blue chips? This is what Dividend 15 Split Corp (DFN.TO) offers: a group of 15 companies where you can hold Class A and preferred shares. When I looked at the list of the 15 companies, I understood it was a select group: Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO), National Bank of Canada (NA.TO), Sun Life Financial (SFL.TO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO), CI Financial Corp. (CIX.TO), TELUS Corporation …
Dividend Read
This week, I made 2 additional purchase! You can take a look at them here. I also asked you what you would do with 10K in your bank account. I used my bonus to pay off my debts. It’s probably the first time I use money to pay off my debts instead of keep investing! The feeling good thought! Here’s what I read this week: Dividend Read for the weekend: DivHut highlights companies suffering from another falling commodity: COPPER! I’m already getting burn by oil, I’ll stay away from a …
