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 …
5 Things I did in my 20’s to Make More Money
When people look at me, they tell me I’m lucky… This post has been inspired by Tawcan after he wrote “Weird things I did to save money in my 20's”. While Tawcan was very good at saving money, being frugal in his 20s, I’ve developed another skill. One mistake I made was to not developed frugality at the same time I was developing the ability to monetize my young years. This would have been the perfect match! So if you are already into frugality, I’ll share with you a list of things I did in my …
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Tomorrow Morning Will Be The First Day of my Life
Leaving everything behind is easier than you think What looked like a giant bubble dream 2 years ago is about to turn right into reality. Tonight, I’ll be spending my last evening at home with my wife, my 3 children and their 30+ friends, our own friends and our family. Then, tomorrow morning, we leave after having breakfast with close family member. First stop: Ottawa. But as they say: it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. A Journey to Find Myself When was the last time …
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Title: High Liner Foods – Let The Fish Hit Your Plate
What Makes High Liner Foods (HLF) a Good Business? HLF is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. The company has been in operation for the past 115 years and offers over 30 species through its line of products. The company sells its products through all major supermarket chains across Canada and the USA. Ratios Price to Earnings: 13.58 Price to Free Cash Flow: 5.46 Price to Book: 1.991 Return on Equity: 15.48% Revenue Revenue Graph from …
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Magna International Should be on your Buy List
DSR Quick Stats Sector: Consumer Cyclical 5 Year Revenue Growth: 10.53% 5 Year EPS Growth: 20.82% 5 Year Dividend Growth: 38.98% Current Dividend Yield: 2.33% What Makes Magna International (MG.TO) a Good Business? Magna is more than an international automobile part supplier, it also designs, develops, manufactures, assembles and engineers automobile parts. Magna sells to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) across 26 countries. It offers a wide variety of 86 products that go from …
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20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report
A while ago, I created the Rock Solid Ranking, a dynamic stock ranking list that shows a value for each dividend stock I follow. I’ve worked on calculations that consider several metrics in order to find the best companies among all those on the stock market. This list is particularly useful when the stock market is becoming highly valued (not overvalued yet in my opinion). Each month, I’ll be sharing with you, for free, the top 10 dividend growth stocks for both the US and Canadian markets. …
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