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TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + How I Beat the Market by 2.74% After 2 Months

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    At the beginning of each month, I recap the dividend yield and ex dividend dates for the TSX 60. In addition to this recap, I decided to cover briefly the results of my Best 2013 Dividend Stock Book. This book includes 30 stock analyses (20 US and 10 CDN) for only $2.99. So far, my results are: 20 US Dividend Stocks: +9.89% (that’s a killer!) 10 CDN Dividend Stocks: + 5.12%   If you want to read more, just continue past the TSX 60 Dividend Yield & …

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Power Corporation POW Dividend Stock Analysis

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  Yesterday, I took a look at one company chosen to be part of my best 2012 dividend stock; IGM Financial. Today, we are taking a look at its big sister, a stock in my Best 2013 dividend stocks; Power Corporation.   Power Corporation (POW) Business Description:   Power Corporation is a holding company. It owns interests in several other companies such as Investors Group (IGM), Great West (GWO) and London Life (Freedom 55 anyone?). Their primary core of business is …

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IGM Financial IGM Dividend Stock Analysis

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  I have sent out a couple of emails about investing strategies through my mailing list lately and it has generated some interesting discussion about certain stocks. Two of them were brought to my attention as they are somewhat similar: IGM Financials (Investors Group) and Power Corporation. Since I have covered IGM in my best 2012 dividend stocks and picked Power Corporation for 2013 (download the book here), I thought of sharing more views about both stocks. Here’s my IGM stock …

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Invest Your Money in 2013 & Make a Profit

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  January is always a good month for me as I receive my year-end bonus! Each year, I use this bonus to fund my retirement account and maximize my savings. Enjoying life today is important, but being able to enjoy it once I’m retired is priceless!   So each beginning of the year comes with the very same question: How Should I Invest My Money?   The question is always the same but the answer differs greatly from one year to another. My portfolio evolves as the market …

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TSX 60 Ex-Dividend Date and Update on 2013 Best Dividend stocks

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    At the beginning of each month, I always publish the TSX60 dividend yield and ex-dividend date. I wanted to add more information to this post so I decided to track my choices of best dividend stocks on a monthly basis as well.   At the beginning of 2013, I picked 30 stocks to be the Best 2013 Dividend Stocks. Last year, I outperformed the XDV by 8% and trailed the VIG by less than 1% (all that because of RadioShack! hahaha). I hope I'll be able to beat both indexes …

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What Can We Expect From Dividend Stocks in 2013?

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    Back at the beginning of 2012, I played Nostradamus and tried to call the shots on a bullish versus a bearish market for 2012. It appeared that I was right (read my prediction here) and I even called the bluff on the “potential” dividend bubble. So, I thought it would be interesting to look at what we can expect in 2013 for dividend investors…   Bullish or Bearish for 2013?   As I did back in 2012, I started my analysis by looking at cold, hard facts. It can …

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