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Can ETFs and Stocks Coexist in a Portfolio?

Asset Allocation, Blog, Investing Strategy

Can ETFs and stocks coexist in a portfolio and make that portfolio better? ETF or index ETF investing versus do-it-yourself dividend growth investing is always a big debate. You know I favor stock investing, but I keep an open mind. There is room for ETFs even if you invest in stocks. I see both ETF investing and dividend growth stock investing strategies work very well. Should you put both in your portfolio? It depends. Let’s elaborate. So yes, I see situations in which combining …

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How Sectors and Industries Guide Investors

Asset Allocation, Blog, Portfolio Building

Sectors and industries help investors understand what they’re buying. That’s a prerequisite for anyone who wants to buy sound investments, observe market turmoil without panicking, act when it’s needed, be successful more often than not with their decisions, and live with a lot less stress. In a nutshell, sectors are categories used to group companies that share similar types of business activities. Sectors are further divided into industries, also called sub-sectors) to group companies that …

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Investing the Canadian Way – Tricks I use to Boost My Returns

Asset Allocation, Blog

Investing as a Canadian comes with it's fair share of challenges. The first is that we come with a very biased background. We are fortunate to have the Federal Government to set protectionism rules around our banks and our telecom. This situation creates perfect oligopoly where everybody makes profit. While it is not optimal for consumers, it does ensure some stability. The problem is that once we have purchased your favorite banks, you haven’t built a full portfolio yet. Buying the big 6 …

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The Perfect Portfolio of Assets for Financial Independence

Asset Allocation, Personal Update, Retirement

Since June of 2016, I’ve been on the road experiencing the most amazing feeling life can offer us: absolute freedom. For a complete year, I had the opportunity to live like a millionaire. Not in a sense that I was living a life filled by luxury (far from it, hahaha!), but in a sense that I was doing everything I wanted whenever I wanted. This gave me a taste of what Financial Independence look like. I also decided I want more of it! To be honest, I wish I would never come back to my previous …

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Review in May, Buy in October

Asset Allocation, Blog, Investing Strategy

As the second earnings season is over, it’s now time to review my portfolio and see how the first part of the year has progressed. As the old sayings goes… “sell in May and go away”, I would rather say review in May and buy in October ;-). After all, if I were to sell now, I would not cash in the dividends, right? Asset Allocation Review The first thing I do when I look at my portfolio is an asset allocation review. I want to make sure I’m not too concentrated in a specific industry. Too …

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Compilation of all Dividend Stocks Per Sector for 2014

Asset Allocation, Best Dividend stocks, Blog, Investing Strategy

warning; this post is quite lengthy and includes several stock charts, you may want to bookmark it if you read this on your mobile! I don’t know if you are like me, but the thing I like the most about managing my own portfolio is buying stocks. The simple fact of adding another company to my investments thinking I will generate profits makes me happy for the day. The second thing I like best is when I sell a stock and cash out the profit. Here again, it’s always fun to look at your paper …

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