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The 36th Carnival of Money Stories

Site Introduction

It looks like it is my turn to host the 36th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories and I have to say that I am glad I got to do this - there were some really interesting posts this week. Here are the articles that were submitted. Editor's Choice: (I have never been called an 'editor' before but it feels pretty good!): 1. What is better than a new car? Paying cash for it! However, thousands of people continue to take out leases for their vehicles. My Two Dollars has a great post …

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The Metamorphosis From Mutual Fund Investor to Dividend Investor

Principles

Personal Finance blogger Moolanomy has a contest going to win a book by writing a post about our own investing story. I was intrigued by some of the posts that I have been reading in reference to this contest so I wanted to participate. My entry is about my metamorphosis from being a mutual fund investor to a dividend investor. My interest in investing started when I was about 12 years old while spending summers at my grandparent's cottage. Everyday few days my Granddad would go to the …

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Top 7 Screening Criteria When Using Online Screening Software to Find Dividend Stocks

Stock Selection

As a dividend investor, I consistently use the Dividend Achievers and Dividend Aristocrats list when coming up with potential future investment ideas. However, one thing that I have been doing lately is using online stock screens to further narrow down my search. It has been interesting because it has allowed me to really hone in on specific traits of a company that are important to my investment philosophy. I do not use these screens as a buy filter - just because the company shows up on the …

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Dividend Stock Wednesday: Imperial Oil (CA:IMO)

Stock Analysis

Note: I use the Stock Selection Guide Software and its methodologies from the CSA to perform the bulk of my analysis on stocks. This is not a recommendation to buy a stock - it is my analysis only. Please do your own research. After some good feedback over the past couple of weeks about the weekly stock analysis posts that I have been doing every Wednesday, I have decided to alter the format to be a bit easier to read. As you may or may not know, I use the Stock Selection Guide Software …

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Tracking Dividend Hikes Is Not Easy But it Can Be Done

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Dividend hikes happen at different times for different companies and there is really no set schedule for when a company decides to do it. That being said, a company will often increase its dividend during a specific quarter of each year when they announce their quarterly financials (i.e. 3rd quarter financial results). After you have been in invested in a company for a few years, you should start to see the pattern and learn to recognize when the next dividend increase is coming. …

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Dividend Stock Wednesday: Citigroup (C)

Stock Analysis

Note: I use the Stock Selection Guide Software and its methodologies from the CSA to perform the bulk of my analysis on stocks. This is not a recommendation to buy a stock - it is my analysis only. Please do your own research. Company Profile: Citigroup Inc. (Citigroup) is a diversified global financial services holding company whose businesses provide a range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers. The Company is a bank holding company. Its segments include Global …

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