Who likes paying more taxes? You? I don’t! But sometimes, raising taxes is a very good move… Back in February, President Obama deposited his 2013 budget proposal. Included in this “pre-electoral” budget, 2 major tax changes for investors: #1 The “Buffet Tax Rule” which aims to increase taxes to 30% for the 1% Americans making millions/year. This should bring in an additional $50G to the Gov’s pockets. The current tax rate is around …
The Reason Why Governments Put You in the Hole Financially
There are a few things that tick me off. One of them is how Governments act in general. The worst part is that most seem to run the same way regardless if they are American or Canadian. Unfortunately, one thing that bugs me the most is how they handle money. They seem to be pretty good at creating committees and spend money on research but they far from knowing what they do. My suspicions are that they are more interested in making a good political announcement …
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2012 Best Dividend Stock Pick Update
At the beginning of the year, I used my Holidays to write The 2012 Best Dividend Stock eBook. I completed 30 analyses of 21US and 9 Canadian stocks. The reason why I had picked these dividend payers and not others was the result of using several filters. While it’s fun to make lists and talk about them, I feel that bloggers and financial journalists often fail to follow-up on their selections. This is why I decided to take a look back at my predictions and see how well (or …
Dividend Growth Index 2012 Q1 Update
Back in September, a group of dividend bloggers launched The Dividend Growth Index. This is a dividend portfolio of 24 stocks (US and CDN). Each quarter, we follow our picks and the overall portfolio results. By following our blogs, it allows you to track closely 24 great dividend stocks and how they perform over time. This is now our 2nd Quarter and we are already seeing some changes. Unfortunately, one of our participants, Wealthy Canadian, had to quit blogging …
TSX 60 Dividend Yield and Ex-Dividend Date
This is our monthly update on the TSX 60 dividend yield and ex-dividend date. Here are a few observations for this month: Have you seen Magna International (MG) soars during Q1? It’s up 40%! (I’ve picked it for my 2012 Best Dividend Stocks eBook back in January!) Both Loblaws (L) and Weston (WN) offer good dividend and low payout ratio. In addition to that, they are both linked together (Weston owns Loblaws). I’ve read a recent article …
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You Are Thinking About Retiring? You Must Read This Article
Throughout many conversations I have had with some of you following my recent newsletter offering, I thought I would address a very interesting point that came from one of your main concerns. In that newsletter, I was discussing various investing issues and asking my readers what their main concern was. I asked you this question because I am finishing the final lines of my 2nd dividend eBook and wanted to make sure I’ve covered everything. One of the recurring issues was …
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