For the beginning of the year, I did some research on a lot of stocks and wrote the Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 eBook (you can download it for free here). This eBook includes 29 stocks (20 US and 9 Canadian) that have been showing very solid dividend metrics. When I did my research, I was using the following filters: Dividend Yield over 3% (because low dividend yield stocks are not of interest in the current market) Dividend Payout Ratio under 75% …
Dividend Growth Index Q1
Hey! It’s good to be back!!! First things first, if it’s your first time on this blog in 2012, you want to check my Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 article (I give a 29 analysis eBook for free ;-) ). 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 …
Here are the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 – With a Complete Analysis!
Here are the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 - With a Complete Analysis! Hey! I hope you had a great Holiday Season and that you are ready to rock 2012! I’ve taken off 2 weeks in December but I didn’t put my blog on the side. In fact, instead of writing articles on The Dividend Guy Blog, I’ve done some intensive research to pull out the 29 Best Dividend Stocks for 2012 and make out a 34 pages eBook. Next week, I’ll be sharing even more …
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My Investor Xmas Wish List
Whoohoo! I’m officially on vacation and Xmas is tomorrow! days! I just love this Holiday especially since I have the chance to see the Xmas magic through the eyes of my 2 kids (William, 6 & Amy 4), they still believe in Santa ;-D I wanted also to tell you that Santa came to Michel’s house last week and dropped off an iPad 2 (32gb!), he is the winner of my iPad contest. If you didn’t win, you have another chance to win a great prize: $500 in CASH! Over on my other …
Darden Restaurants (DRI) – Should You Put Money Where Your Mouth Is?
Kurtis Hemmerling writes about investing topics on Money Crashers and it's his goal to help demystify the world of personal finance and stock investments. Inspiration for an investing idea can come from almost anywhere - from a new trend that school kids are buzzing about to rule-based stock screening. Many famous investors recommend buying what you know, use, and consume. For example, I enjoy eating out, and I especially enjoy Red Lobster and the Olive Garden, where I can get a …
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How to Build a Leveraged Dividend Portfolio
Two weeks ago, we discussed the possibility of building a portfolio worth roughly 25K without a single penny in hand. This is called leveraging. Borrowing to invest on the stock market was very popular from 2003 to 2008. Since the market crash, most individual investors have stopped using leveraging as a strategy, incurring important losses. While small investors got burnt and gave up, bigger investors (such as hedge funds) are still in the hunt with leveraging. After seeing what …
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