This morning feels both exciting and terrifying: in exactly 5 months, I will take a sabbatical leave in order to travel with my family in an RV trip around North & Central America. During this trip, I seriously intend to retire not temporarily but permanently from the “ordinary life” we all live. From an Ordinary Life to an Extraordinary life I am not different than most folks; at the beginning of each year, I set my goals for the year ahead. But the exercise is a bit different this time …
My Top 3 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks for 2016
Last year, I claimed the Canadian market will continue its slowdown due to oil price but would finish in positive territory for 2015. I also mentioned the US market would outperform the Canadian’s. This gives me a 2 out of 3 batting average as the TSX will definitely finish in the red. At the time of writing this article (December 27th), the TSX was down roughly 9%, mainly dragged by recent events pushing the oil barrel near its lowest point in 10 years: I don’t think there is room for panic. …
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Here’s my Top 4 US Dividend Growth Stocks for 2016
At the end of 2014, I claimed I was bullish for 2015. It has been a tougher year than anticipated, mainly due to the China stock market crisis. Between June 12th and August 25th, the Shanghai 180 lost 43.4%. The North American markets usually don’t follow the Asian ones but this time, the panic wave hit all markets. Fortunately, we all went back to earth with the quarterly earnings in October. The US stock market recuperated all losses and as of the end of November (the time where I wrote …
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My Christmas Wish List
We are currently approaching one of my favorite times of the year; the Holidays! I obviously like this period of the year because of the magic that surrounds my children. This year, we had to tell our oldest son (he is 10) that Santa is well… Mom & Dad! He kind of knew about it, but it was still fun to pretend ;-) There is also another reason why I like the Holidays so much; it’s the time of the year where I put everything on hold and think about my future. Each year, I spend …
20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report
Last year, 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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… And we Thought the Canadian Economy Depended on Oil
The economy is like my wife, it will never cease to surprise me ;-) I’m somewhat surprised by the Canadian economy vs how the market reacts. The Canadian GDP recently escaped its “technical recession” (2 quarters of decreasing GDP in a row) during the third quarter. We can’t say the market followed this great news: I’m not surprised the Canadian market is down this year, yet I am surprised the Canadian economy is growing regardless of the very poor performance of the resources …
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