Let's jump right into the links! 1. June 2013 Dividend Income Update @ My Own Advisor. 2. Who owes you? @ Hello Suckers. 3. 7 Reasons Everyone Should Reach Financial Independence @ My FI Journey. 4. Community Trust Bank Corp. (CTBI) Dividend Stock Analysis @ DGS. 5. Mid-Year Goals Review @ Dividend Mantra. 6. The Impact of Contribution Timing @ Dividend Engineering. 7. Payback period @ PIP. 8. Creating a Steady Monthly Income from Dividend Growth Stocks @ …
Change Your Investor Perception – It’s Not All Black or White
Investing is not speculating on emotions Sometimes, I get the feeling that the more I read the financial news, the more people are going crazy. It’s either overly optimistic or very pessimistic investors using the public space to scream their vision to the world. They come with charts, facts and tons of data to support their dogma. I’m writing this post to present both philosophy and how an investor can be tricked when reading a well researched and written article by …
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Asset Allocation Recap and Eye on my 2013 Investing Goals
Summer time is a great time for investor to take a moment as it marks a relative pause in the stock market. The stock market continues to go up and down but we all have more time to think about our investments as vacations approach. I also like to take a look at my portfolio after 6 months to verify my performance and see where I’m going and if I’m aligned with my investing goals. My Investing Goals for 2013 I had 3 simple but straightforward goals for my portfolio in …
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Dividend Questions From The Mailbag
I just came back from a week of training at work followed by a long weekend with friends at a vacation property we rented… nothing too juicy to keep my writing up to date on this blog! But while I was sitting by the pool and playing with my children, I received several questions from my mailing list members. Don’t worry I don’t disclose names or addresses, just the questions and my answers. If you want to ask me a question, simply register to my newsletter and …
TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +%
At the beginning of each month, I make a recap of the dividend yield and ex dividend date of the TSX 60. In addition to this recap, I’ve decided to cover briefly the result of my Best 2013 Dividend Stock Book. This book includes 30 stocks analysis (20 US and 10 CDN) for only $2.99. So far, my results are: 20 US Dividend Stocks: +20.60% (beating the index by 8.85%) 10 CDN Dividend Stocks: +2.32% (beating the index by 0.70%) If you want to read more, just continue …
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Stocks Beyond Numbers – 5 Golden Rules to Consider
When we discuss stock analysis methods, we often (read always) refers to numbers. How does the price earnings ratio look and the fwd P/E ratio for valuation? How are profits, earnings per share, sales, dividend payout growth over the past 5, 10 years? Numbers are definitely important. More than simple numbers, identifying trends is even more important. Solid companies will continuously improve their financial results while hectic growth could lead to poor investment …
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