Last week, we took a look at the Free Canadian Dividend Stock Screeners. Since half of my readership is from the States, I thought it would be unfair to let you down ;-). On top of that, I think there are more opportunities in the US dividend world than there are on the Canadian market. So here we go with my US stock screener reviews: Zacks Stock Screener Zacks stocks is a complete investing website including free and paid services. As you can see with their stock screener, …
Top Free Canadian Stock Screeners
I recently received an email from one my newsletter subscribers asking me about the top free Canadian Stock Screeners. This is why I decided to do a little bit more research on the topic and also added my comments to each of them instead of simply making a quick list of free stock screeners. Stock screening is crucial when looking for your next investment. However, when you are looking for free Canadian Stock Screeners, you don’t have many options… so here we go: Top Free …
5 Things You Must Know You Before You Invest
I often meet with people that are looking to start their own investment plans. In fact, several readers find The Dividend Guy Blog or my Free Dividend Investing eBook during their search for beginner investing information. For the past 2 years, bond rates have been so low that more investors are heading towards dividend investing as it represents one of the best investment strategies considering risk versus reward. However, it doesn’t mean that dividend investing is easy! As a a …
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Q2 Stock Market Outlook and What is Coming in Q3
There was a lot happening in the economy throughout Q2. Funny enough, it reminds me of what happened last year during the same quarter: - Fear of the Chinese economy slowing down - Concerns about the Greek debt - Concerns about the US economy The good news (if there is any) is that companies continue to post great financial results (as was the case last year). On top of that, did you know that between July 1st, 2010 and July 1st, 2011, the US stock market went up by 26% and …
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What You Should Do In A Flash Crash On The Stock Market
Last Thursday (August 4th) was another black day on the stock market. In fact, it was the worst day on the stock market since 2008. Here's how bad it was: Dow Jones lost 512.76 points (-4.31%) S&P500 lost 60.27 points (-4.78%) Nasdaq lost 136.68 points (-5.08%) TSX lost 435.90 points (-3.40%) This is the perfect example of a “flash crash”; a stock market crash of 3, 4 even 5% in a single day. This was almost the norm back in 2008 when volatility was at its peak. …
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Dividend Cut on YLO
quick news this morning: Yellow Media (TSE:YLO) just announced a dividend cut from $0,65 to $0.15. YLO is dropping faster than a F1 this morning (currently down 30% at $1.34. I don't have much hope for this stock to be honest. I recently discuss how dangerous chasing high dividend yield is (especially when combined with high dividend payout ratio). Once again, moving toward a more conservative dividend investing approach might be the solution! I hope you don't own any YLO... …
