We currently live in a very interesting investing world. I say this because, in some cases, the dividend paid on a stock has a higher yield than the company’s bonds. The bond market is so low due to historically low interest rates that the dividend market seems more attractive. Here are a few examples that I took from my own Dividend Holdings: In order to build this chart, I used the “quicktake” tool from Morning Star. This is an interesting stock analysis tool as it gives you a lot …
5 Reasons to Be Bearish on The Market
After writing 5 reasons to be bullish on the stock market, I think I should play Devil’s advocate and bring 5 reasons to be bearish on the stock market ;-). I would say that it is probably the thing I hate the most about financial analysts and economists; they often have as many reasons to be bullish as they have to be bearish. In the end, you have to read between the lines to understand what their true feelings are about the economy. Well I’ll tell you upfront: I am bullish for 2011. However, …
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5 Reasons to Be Bullish On The Market
By nature, I must say that I am optimistic. Back in the 2008 crisis, I saw tons of buying opportunities. Now that the dust has settled down, I still think that 2011 will be a bullish year. In fact, I think that 2011 will look a lot like 2010; many fluctuations throughout the year with a bullish market at the end of the year. So far, I’ve been right for the first three months ;-). My recent meeting with a portfolio manager reinforced my position. I discussed many topics with him but …
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6 Tricks To Manage a Dividend Portfolio With Less Than $10,000
As I write on The Dividend Guy Blog, I notice that many young investors are starting their investing journey and looking for answers. If you are interested in investing for dividends but you have less than $10,000, you might think that it’s not enough. You might be tempted to wait longer in order to build a bigger portfolio before starting to invest in the stock market. However, if you are putting your money in an ING savings account for 4 years, you won’t be getting much interest and you …
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Market Timing; Being Right Without Being Wrong – Is It Possible?
I’ve already written about market timing and why I think that market timing doesn’t work. However, I have done some additional research recently after a meeting with a stock broker. No, he wasn’t a wizard or a medium, but still, it feels like he was able to predict the future. He was showing me a trading technique that enables him to use market timing in order to avoid most of the stock market downfalls along with getting on the boat early in case of market up trends. Do you believe that? Here’s …
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Health Care REITs – Are They Healthy For Your Portfolio?
A few weeks ago, we discussed the great potential (and tax advantage) of investing in the Best Canadian REITs. As of the beginning of 2011, REITs were almost only the only investments able to keep their income tax advantage of distributing their revenues before paying taxes. In a time where bonds and GICs pays very little interest, REITs seem a very interesting option. There are different ways to invest in REITs as each of them have their own specialties: - Commercial buildings - Important …
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