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Bit the Bullet and Actually Bought a Stock – How Absurd!

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I know, I must be crazy. When the world seemed like it was ending last Thursday I actually entered a buy order to add to one of my current holdings. This particular stock was actually trading below the buy zone I generate as part of my watch list. I had been looking to add to this stock for some time now and took advantage of one of the worst days in the history of the market. The stock I added more to was General Electric. Of course, one day later I looked like a total hero which is …

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Invest When It Feels Like the End of the World

Portfolio Building

I just finished reading a fascinating book that I thought had one very powerful message, given the market that we are in today. The concept of the book is the author's journey around the world via a tricked-out Mercedes Benz as he experiences life and considers investments in some of the most remote and off-the-beaten path countries and their markets. It was his approach to deciding when to invest that I found most interesting! Invest when it feels like it is the end of the world, when …

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The Four Most Important Metrics When Evaluating Dividend Stocks

Stock Analysis

(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) As an investor who buys individual dividend stocks, I have developed a pretty robust methodology for evaluating the stocks that I include in my portfolio. I know that I am in no way a perfect investor and my process is far from perfect. In fact, I look to invest in index and pension funds in addition to my dividend stocks as a way to round out my portfolio and balance the risk of buying individual stocks. Individual stocks are riskier than …

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Dividend Stock Analysis: Royal Bank of Canada (RY-TSX)

Stock Analysis

This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. In a recent post, I wrote about how the Royal Bank has been one of my strongest holdings to date. However, I have not shown an analysis of the stock on this blog and wanted to do that. In addition, as I do not as of yet have any Canadian stocks on my Watch List, I had to complete the …

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My Top Performing Dividend Stocks

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I use Microsoft Money to manage my portfolio. It allows me to keep good track of what I have been buying, what I have received in dividends, and most importantly what my returns have been. These returns are available in a number of different formats, including Total Return YTD, Total Return since originally buying the asset, and annualized return. Recently I was looking through my portfolio and sorted the list based on my best total return for the life of my portfolio. The results were …

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Updated My Pension Allocation for Diversification

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My employer pension plan is a large and increasingly growing part of my overall asset allocation. In fact, it will soon become one of the largest pieces of my portfolio. Each and every month my employer and I contribute to my pension plan through various funds. Over time I have adjusted the amount I invest in the fund choices available to manage my holdings to meet my target asset allocation goals. I have recently done just this and believe that it will further help to diversify my …

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