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High Yield Dividend Portfolio Example Giving 8% Dividend Payout!

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  Since we launched Dividend Investing – How To Build A Never Ending Cash Distributor, we have received several emails from readers and new subscribers. I’m trying to answer to as many as possible individually. Sometimes, I get enough stuff that I decide to write a full article. This is the case today with the analysis of a high yield dividend portfolio from a reader. This Canadian investor is making 8% with his portfolio, let’s take a closer look:   The High Yield Dividend …

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How To Build a 6 Figure Income Dividend Portfolio with $600 per month

Investing Strategy

Last week, I discussed how to build a retirement portfolio with dividend stocks. Since bonds and certificates of deposit offer historically low rates, chances are that retirees and future retirees will invest more money into “safe” dividend stocks. Following this post, a reader asked me how to build a 6 figure income dividend portfolio. First of all, this is not an easy task; making 100K per year from your investments requires 3 things: A lot of time A lot of capital A bit of luck …

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Investing Myths Debunked Regarding Inflation And How To Beat it With A Shovel

Investing Strategy

With the US Government keeping interest rates at the lowest possible level while printing money like there is no tomorrow (QE3 coming up anyone?), all we can fear is to see climbing inflation rates to come. In addition to this, the prices of commodities are rising and if you live in Canada, it’s not any better as the Bank of Canada resists raising interest rates based on economic uncertainty and a already strong dollar. However, this hasn’t stopped inflation from rising in the …

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How To Build A Solid Dividend Retirement Portfolio

Dividend Growth, Retirement

I guess it’s normal as I am still relatively young (29), but usually  talk about dividend growth portfolios and rarely about building a retirement portfolio. What is the difference between a dividend growth portfolio and a retirement dividend portfolio? It could summarized in 2 statements: Portfolio Value Stability Income Stability   From my experience in the financial industry, I have noticed that most retirees or people about to retire are interested in 2 things when it comes …

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Dividend Battle Stock PM Vs BTI

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    Have you ever wondered how a fight between two old giant smokers would end-up? With lots of smoke and coughing fits to boot! Seriously, today we are going to look at which is the better stock to hold between Philip Morris International (PM) and British American Tobacco (BTI). So which is the best tobacco stock?   First things first, I should apologize for the research I did on Philip Morris. I mentioned in my original post that PM generated 50% of its sales in the …

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Covered Call ETF High Income, Low Risk?

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  For those who are looking for a low risk income producing investment, you have been on the wrong side of the equation for the past 3 years! In fact, both certificates of deposit and bonds show poor interest returns. Canadians even saw their high income producing income trusts reduced to Canadian REITs in 2011. So if you are looking for a steady income stream from your investments, you do not have many choices but to look towards dividend investing. Unless… yup UNLESS you have heard of …

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