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What Would You Do With 50K?

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I’m now two weeks away from officially selling my house and 6 weeks away from cashing in my cheque from the lawyer’s office. Now that I have the final amount for my house, I can start making some calculations! Following my original plan, I will pay off my debts. However, I have decided not to pay off my RV loan and pursue my alternative scenario. This is a $45K loan with a monthly payment of $410. Since this is not a huge amount in my budget, I decided I could find a better use for this money. …

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Dividend Reads for the Weekend

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You probably notice I wasn’t around much over the past three weeks. This was because a LOT happened during that period. During the first week, I was on vacation with my family. We had a great time in Sandbridge (near Virginia Beach) and we even went to see a baseball game (Go Tides!). The week after, my kids started school as I was going back to work and I told my boss I’m taking a sabbatical in 2016 (more on that next week). And this week… well. We accepted an offer on our house! If all go …

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Dividend Stocks Do Worse

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Market Frenzy

We often say 1 images worth a thousand words: It’s a fact that dividend stocks have done worse than indexes since the beginning of the year. How can this be possible? Aren’t we suppose to invest in dividend stocks to avoid high volatility and because they perform better in bearish markets? Take the index you want, dividend stocks underperformed the overall stock market in a situation where they should outperform. Why 2015 is so different? Is it the start of a whole new cycle where …

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Apple & Disney: Similar past, Similar Issues, Similar Future

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Summary Both stocks are taking a beating lately on the market and they share the same issue at different levels – technological evolution. Both companies must please spoiled, greedy and very demanding investors. Both stocks had hit their all-time high in 2015 and both are strong buysat the moment.   Between July 15th and August 6th, both companies lost nearly 10% on the stock market. Is it something that will continue this fall? Is it time to let these two companies go as they …

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The Past 5 Years is Blinding Dividend Growth Investors

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

It happens all the time; It’s the nature of the beast; We run around in circles, because this is what it is!   This thought crossed my mind while doing stock analysis; I’m being blinded by the past 5 years! The funniest thing about humanity is that we have the benefit of having over 2,000 years of recorded history and yet keep making the same mistakes over and over again. It’s like everything that happened yesterday doesn’t exist at all; that the situation we face today is …

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Canadian Dividend Telecom Comparison: BCE Vs Rogers Vs Shaw Vs Telus

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At the end of June, I produced a complete analysis of the five biggest Banks in Canada. While this post was featured on Seeking Alpha, I thought of publishing this second Canadian sector analysis on my blog. I think you will like seeing which telecom is the best one to hold for a dividend growth investor. I will highlight the differences in their business models, dividend profiles and other important fundamentals along with their current stock valuations.   Business Model BCE (BCE) …

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