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The Dividend Guy Blog

Unconventional Lifestyle and Dividend Growth Strategy

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It Takes 1 Stock To Crash Your Portfolio And 1 Stock To Bring it Back To Life

Asset Allocation

    Investing can be pretty frustrating sometimes. You can make a lot of “okay” and “good” trades to make some decent profit. But if you have some bad luck to pick a poor company, your whole portfolio can be damaged. I just wrote the word “luck” in an investment blog… man! I should have written “if you have the lack of discipline to deviate from your investing strategy!”. It is true that you might run into some bad luck when you select your own stocks. But most of the time, when …

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3 Dividend Traps You Must Avoid

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

    To What Point Are You Blind When Looking At Your Dividend Stocks?   Have you ever heard of what investors call the “value trap”. A value trap happens when a stock is trading at a very appealing P/E ratio. Investors think they have found the deal of the year and they buy it without thinking further. The problem is that sometimes, the stock is a value trap: it’s worth a lot today, but the economics around the stock will eventually lead the company to be less …

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Set Small Savings’ Objectives and Realize Big Returns

Blog, Site Introduction

    Let me share a little story with you this Monday morning…   I find it very impressive to see the number of things I can learn from my kids. The most impressive is that not only do I learn life lessons, I also learn about money too! Since it’s summer time and we are all thinking about vacation, let’s start this Monday with a lighthearted story about saving money…   Not so long ago, my son turned 7. Each year for his birthday, we bring him to Toys “R” Us …

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When Do You Sell When You Make Money?

Blog, Site Introduction

    A few weeks ago, I was discussing when it’s time to sell a losing stock. When you lose money, sooner or later, you will want to get rid of the stock. But when you are making money… when is the right time to pull the trigger? I have two situations to look at with you today:   Major Event and The Stock Soars – Should You Sell or Ride The Stock?   This is always a heartbreaking event. It’s heartbreaking because you need to make a decision fast between keeping a …

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Best Dividend Stock 2012 Q2 Update

Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth

    At the beginning of the year, I pulled together 32 dividend stocks to pick in 2012. They were named the 2012 Best Dividend Stocks in my free eBook. It’s always fun to throw predictions on the table, but I think it’s even more important to follow them throughout the year. This is what I did after the first quarter (you can read my update here). At that time, I was outperforming both US and Canadian markets with my picks. I had a few top scorers that were making the bulk of my …

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