It has been a rough two weeks for me. Nothing really special happens but I started to feel the weight of the big train I decided to push forward since January; working out 4 times a week, working 60-70hrs per week; coaching my son at soccer 3 times a week, being part of 2 fund raising committee (one for school and one for poor children in my city), etc. So far, I’ve way ahead in each goal I’ve fixed in the beginning of the year. But over the past two weeks, I’ve slowed down; I just couldn’t …
Dividend Reads for the Weekend
Yeah! It feels good to see the oil companies bouncing back this week! I’m still up by almost 10% ytd and now showing positive return on my purchase of BlackDiamond (BDI.TO). Remember that I sold McDonald’s (MCD) to buy it ;-). I guess this is the year of bold move and so far, it pays off! Speaking of which, in case you missed it, while half of the dividend blogger planet is buying, I sold ScotiaBank (BNS) and bought SNC Lavalin (SNC) instead. It was a techno week for me as I also …
Dividend Reads for the Weekend
Happy Easter everyone! I don’t know about you but I’ve already started eating Easter eggs (I have chocolate issues, I admit it!). This weekend, we work on our basement. After the flood three weeks ago, it’s time to refresh the whole thing with new paint! I’ll put my house for sale in a month, better be ready! Before I list my favorite reads, I must tell you how proud I am to beat both Canadian and US benchmark (again!) with my Best 2015 Stock Picks. In a relatively flat market, …
Dividend Reads for the weekend
Wow… that was a BAD week… or should I say a bad two weeks! I came back from vacation on March 2nd, fully energized with my brain ready to explode with plenty of ideas. Then, two days later, I found my two feet in two inches of water in my fully finished basement. Needless to say that I’ve spent more time in my basement than on my computer since then! But I’m finally back and this is behind me. After all, I just wrote a post about perseverance! In the good news department, my portfolio is …
Dividend Reads for the Weekend
It was a very good week for me so far. I kept my 2015 resolutions going for almost two months now. I now weight 182 lbs (from 198lbs as at January 1st). I work out 4 times a week and never take a break. My account still shows a solid 9.68%, getting closer to the double digit return already! I’m pretty happy as my two benchmark (VIG for US stocks and XDV for Canadian stocks) are showing respectively +1.53% and -0.64% so far. It was also a great week for my sites as I …
Dividend Read
This week, I made 2 additional purchase! You can take a look at them here. I also asked you what you would do with 10K in your bank account. I used my bonus to pay off my debts. It’s probably the first time I use money to pay off my debts instead of keep investing! The feeling good thought! Here’s what I read this week: Dividend Read for the weekend: DivHut highlights companies suffering from another falling commodity: COPPER! I’m already getting burn by oil, I’ll stay away from a …
