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Is Too Much Information a Good Thing?

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Are you the kind of investor who keeps reading investment theories on the internet? Are the “top dividend stocks for the year” the type of articles that grab your attention? Come on… don’t be shy… we all like to see the investors’ top lists! I like to read them too! But sometimes, when you read too much analysis, you get stuck. One of my DSR members sent me an email last week telling me he was suffering from “paralysis by analysis”: (Me) What is your biggest investment struggle??  …

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Andrew Peller: I love the wine and you should too!

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Andrew Peller (ADW.A.TO) owns wineries in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. It doesn’t only produce its own wine, but also market it along with other products. ADW owns several brands like Peller Estates, Trius, Hillebrand, Thirty Bench, Sandhill, Copper Moon, Calona Vineyards Artist Series VQA wines and Red Rooster. Currently the company has an estimated 14% share of its total wine market and a 37% share of domestic wines. The company is known to grow its revenues through …

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Why I Decided to Ignore Bitcoins

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Upon return from my trip, I’ve generated lots of interest and speculation about what I would do. After leaving for a one year sabbatical, I called my boss and told her I wasn’t coming back. I knew exactly what I wanted to do at this point. Interesting enough, many people manifested their interest in working with me (or having me work for them… nah! Not going to happen anymore!). One project offer was particularly fascinating. It concerned cryptocurrency. The world most known cryptocurrency is …

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Pension Account – 2 Buys in the Techno Sector

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Last week, I told you I was getting ready to invest $100K in the stock market. You who told me to wait, I appreciate your concerns I know, the stock market is high, but my premise is that it will continue to rise. If you want to bring history to the table, let’s take a different look at it. Did you know that after Black Monday of October 26th 1987, the stock market humped on a bullish market for over a decade? Source: Ycharts All right, there was a bumpy ride in 1990, but the ride was …

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Pension Account: First Buy

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As I mentioned earlier this week, I'm currently building my $100K retirement portfolio. In the upcoming weeks, I'll buy shares of 20 different companies. This morning, I share with you 1 quick analysis of my first purchase: 102 shares of Lazard (LAZ): Quick Stats: COMPANY NAME (TICKER): LAZARD (LAZ) TYPE OF HOLDING: CONSERVATIVE SECTOR: FINANCIAL SERVICES CURRENT DIVIDEND YIELD: 3.72% 5 YEAR REVENUE GROWTH: 4.99% 5 YEAR EPS GROWTH: 14.65% 5 YEAR DIVIDEND GROWTH: …

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Wow this is Exciting

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Since I’ve written this blog, I’ve been completely transparent about my investment decisions. I always thought it would be helpful to see how others invest their money as I believe we can all learn from each other. However, since money is more taboo than sex, most people, even bloggers, are shy to bare it all. But since I believe there is no better credibility test than transparency, here I am today telling you that I’ve received my lump sum payment at the beginning of the month. The check was …

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