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Dividends for Q3 2010 and Outlook for Q4 2010

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We are quickly heading into the last quarter of 2010 while the stock market has been boiling for the past couple of weeks. After the worries generated by the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) back in May and the enormous US deficit, investors seem to be comforted by the good news coming from US companies. When we talk about good news, we also talk about dividend stocks maintaining or increasing their dividends. So let’s take a look at what happened in Q3 2010 in the world of …

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US Dividend Portfolio Analysis

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I recently met with one of my friends who is an investment broker. We were talking about the US stock market and how there are plenty of investing opportunities for dividend investors at the moment. This is when he showed me his dividend holdings. He explained to me that since most US stocks are undervalued right now, the chances of building a high paying dividend stock portfolio is very good. Since most of you have already have a great dividend portfolio, I thought of sharing his and give you …

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Canadian Banks Expected to Raise Their Dividends

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It is no longer a secret to any investor, the best banks in the world are found in Canada. We have only 6 “big banks” and one of them (National Bank; TSE: NA) is established mostly in only one province (therefore really a regional bank). This interesting banking model established a long time ago is controlled by the tight federal laws. This ensures that big banks don’t take huge risks and therefore, they maintain solid balance sheets. As of October 1st , the average dividend yield offered …

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Dividend Investing With Less Than $1,000; The Importance of Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation

As a financial planner, I keep talking to my clients about the importance of asset allocation in a portfolio. I think it is very important that all investors understand the benefit of having a well diversified portfolio. Why should you consider asset allocation in a dividend portfolio? Because the stock market reacts like a psychopath… I’ll get back to this later but first: How can you diversify with less than $1,000 to invest? Some argued in the first post of this series that you …

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Is it Just Me or it is too Good to Be True?

Market Frenzy

I am definitely under the impression that we are right in the middle of the investing opportunity of a decade if not more! I am looking at different dividend stocks and the same observation comes back again and again; is it just me or it is too good to be true? Low P/E Ratio Since the beginning of 2009, the stock market regained signs of life and we can say that we now off of the pacemaker. However, due to the market volatility, the finance problems in European countries and the huge …

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What Happens When You Fall in Love with A Dividend Stock?

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Investing is a very strange activity. While it should be totally based on rationale, it often produces emotions such as anxiety, greed, paranoia and anger. On better days it produces joy, pride and… sometimes… love… Yup, you can fall in love with a stock. I think it’s even worse with dividend stocks! Falling in love with a stock requires time and good results (read profits!). Since dividend investing is based on a long term model and aims for constant income; you get the perfect …

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