Welcome back to another edition! Can you believe it is #391? This edition is titled : who do you have to get Christmas gifts for? It's the last minute and I'm stressing about exactly who to buy gifts for this year. I don't want to miss anybody. I don't want to hurt more feelings than I normally do. I narrowed my list down to: Girlfriend. Close friends. Two brothers and parents. What about the others? How many gifts are you buying this year? Will your mail man get a gift? …
Dividend’s Death Coming December 31st
Are companies rushing their year-end dividend to avoid the fiscal cliff or is it just a last kiss goodbye to their payouts? For the first time in 20 months, funds invested in Dividend ETFs are droppping For the first time since many years, several companies are paying an special dividend before the end of the year We are not Halloween, and yet we talk about Death... Dividend's Death? I’m taking a quick pause from my utilities …
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Transcanada Corp TRP Dividend Stock Analysis
Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series (including CLX, CL, KMB, PG, JNJ) I published in October, I’m starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be covered before Xmas: Emera Inc – …
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My Take on Canadian Banks
Is there something stronger than Canadian Banks? For the past decade, investing in Canadian banks was probably the smartest move an investor could have ever made. A simple look at the following chart will convince you: I included the quarterly dividend 10 years ago (Q Div 10yr) and their latest quarterly dividend to show you how they have increased their payout throughout this period. As you can see, both stock returns and dividend growth are …
Why Bother Investing in Dividend Stocks When You Have ETFs?
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been looking at the top dividend growth US stocks and the top dividend growth Canadian stocks held in the biggest dividend ETFs in terms of market cap. I have explained that by looking at the top dividend ETF holdings, you can build a very interesting list of potential stocks to add to your dividend portfolio. I started with 2 simple investing principles to build my theory: #1 Portfolio managers are professionals who …
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Best Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks
Here’s my trick to find the Best Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks At the beginning of the month, I discussed about a fast lane to finding the Best dividend growth Stocks without putting too much effort into it. Is it possible to build a strong dividend portfolio without having to spend hours studying the stock market? There are no magic tricks to find the best dividend stocks, but there are some short cuts. One of them is to follow the most important …
