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My Favorite Free Investing Resources

Blog, Investing Strategy

Why should I pay for your services? There are plenty of great free investing websites! If you have the time, the knowledge and the interest of managing your own portfolio, chances are you don’t need anybody else. In fact, there are several great free investing resources for DYI investors. Instead of putting a long list of websites,  I spent time to analyzing my favorite sources of information and data. The list ranges from deep analysis (rare to find free), to stock lists and financial news. …

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Video of the Week: Canadians Stocks We Never Talk About

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks

Recently, I discussed Canadian Dividend Stocks rarely heard about in a webinar. I pulled out an excerpt of this 90min webinar about 5 of the 10 stocks I presented (Andrew Peller (ADW.A.TO), CAE (CAE.TO), Fiera Capital (FSZ.TO), Intertape Polymer (ITP.TO) and Open Text (OTEX.TO)). To watch the entire webinar, register to the Full Replay FREE (including the 5 remaining stocks like Cineplex, NFI Group and Richelieu Hardware). Video   If you enjoyed the video and want more of them, subscribe …

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2 Years After Quitting My Job – The Dream, The Frustrations, The Achievements

Blog, Personal Update

I’m taking a break from the dividend world today to tell you a little bit more about my story. I’ve always been as much transparent as I could with you, and this won’t change today. On July 1st, 2017, I officially quit my job as a private banker and started my journey as an entrepreneur. A leap of faith; A dumb decision; Freedom. Call it what you want. On that day, I stopped receiving a paycheck, I kissed my defined pension plan goodbye and I turned my back to job security for life. But …

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3 Of Our Top High Dividend Stock Selections Now

Blog, Investing Strategy, Stock Selection

This is a guest contribution by Josh Arnold with Sure Dividend. Investors in dividend stocks are interested not only in the safety of the payout and growth potential, but current yield as well. This is particularly important for investors that rely upon the income generated from their dividend stocks for living expenses. To that end, high-yield dividend stocks are favorites among income investors for obvious reasons. However, not all high-yield dividend stocks are created equal. There are …

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June Dividend Income Report – Is investing like Groundhog Day?

Blog, Dividend Income Report

In September 2017, I received slightly over $100K as a result of the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag, I do this to show you it’s possible to build a portfolio during an all-time high market. The market will crash... eventually. In the meantime, I rather cash some juicy dividends! Is investing like Groundhog Day? As I spend most of my days reading financial news …

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Three Canadian Companies We Rarely Talk About (But Should be in Your Portfolio)

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks

The Canadian Market is a lot more than just banks and energy stocks. There are many great dividend-paying stocks in other sectors, notably in consumer, cyclical and defensive stocks. I’m sharing three good ideas along with their investment thesis. Last week, I wrote an article about some struggles faced by Canadian investors. One of the most common challenges for Canadians is diversifying their portfolio by venturing outside of their borders. After a few classics, it could become …

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