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Underperforming stocks when you should sell

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    Usually, when your arm itches, you simply scratch it a little bit with the tip of your finger and are fine a few minutes later. You simply move on and don’t even think about it. Unless it keeps itching and starts to drive you crazy. At what point would you “give-up” and jump in your car to go to the drugstore to get something strong to calm the itch?   This is about the same thing that could happen in your portfolio with underperforming stocks. Sometimes, you have …

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Do You Know Why You Should Have a RRSP US Account? The Answer is Shocking!

Blog, Site Introduction

PSST! this is an article that was sent to my Canadian Dividend Stock Newsletter Subscribers. If you want to get exclusive Canadian content on dividend investing, subscribe to this newsletter.   I have a quick question for you today: Do You Have a US RRSP Account?   A simple question that comes with a terrific consequence if you answer "no" and you are trading US stocks. The US stock market is the most interesting stock market in the world and ignoring it could be a very big …

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Grow Your Stocks With $0

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

    The most interesting part of investing (after buying stocks) is probably looking at your portfolio grow. Combine the magic of systematic investing with compounding interest and you get some impressive results. But you can even do more with less. You can grow your portfolio in another way which will completely be free of cash flow from your wallet.   The 3rd magic ingredient to make the perfect investing magic potion is to use the dividend payouts to grow your …

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18 Stock Picks for 2012 Using My Crystal Ball

Stock Selection

Back in February 2011, I posted an article about 9 dividend stocks that would do well in 2011. Since I like to be held accountable, I thought of coming back to those stock picks to see how they performed (just to validate my crystal ball before I use it again for 2012!).   I calculated the yield between Jan 7th 2011 and Jan 6th 2012 and here’s what we have:     As you can see, these stock picks made a 2.88% return while providing a 3.83% for the upcoming year. …

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TSX Dividend Yield And Ex-Dividend Date

Canadian Dividend Stocks

    We are starting the month of February with our traditional TSX 60 Dividend Yield and Ex-Dividend Date publication.   A few notes about the TSX60 and its dividends   Only 11 stocks from the TSX60 made the cut to my Best Canadian Stocks for Only 31 stocks from the TSX60 pay higher than 2% dividend Only 23 stocks pay higher than 3% dividend (and you are going to tell me that size matters?) We have covered 19 stocks from the TSX60 on Canadian …

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Dividend Bubble? Think Again!

Market Frenzy

  I’m sure you have heard of the Wall Street Journal claiming that the Dividend Bubble is going to burst soon. If you haven’t, trust me, you are not missing much! The rationale behind a growing dividend bubble is that most investors are leaving the equity market for bonds while the most courageous are putting their “risk” within dividend paying stocks.   Do I have to tell you that 43% of the S&P500's annualized return comes from Dividend stocks?   That dividend …

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