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    Since the economic crash of 2008, Wall Street is still looking for more stimulus. Not only have they asked for low interest rates but also got a promise from the FED that they will be low for several years. They also asked for the FED to help in terms of economic stimulus which led to QE1 and QE2 (and are now anxiously waiting for a hypothetical QE3). They were not entirely satisfied so the FED also danced for them (Operation Twist with bonds). And now… Wall Street is seeking …

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    I often receive email from readers asking what I think about a specific stock or an industry. I usually try to analyse these companies in the upcoming month as I think that it could be interesting for most of you to have a deeper look into these stocks.   About 2 weeks ago, I received an email from Russ. He asked me why he couldn’t find many stock analyses on 2 high dividend paying utility stocks. I thought his question was quite interesting as they were indeed …

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    There are a few things that tick me off. One of them is how Governments act in general. The worst part is that most seem to run the same way regardless if they are American or Canadian. Unfortunately, one thing that bugs me the most is how they handle money. They seem to be pretty good at creating committees and spend money on research but they far from knowing what they do.   My suspicions are that they are more interested in making a good political announcement …

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    Back in September, a group of dividend bloggers launched The Dividend Growth Index. This is a dividend portfolio of 24 stocks (US and CDN). Each quarter, we follow our picks and the overall portfolio results. By following our blogs, it allows you to track closely 24 great dividend stocks and how they perform over time.   This is now our 2nd Quarter and we are already seeing some changes. Unfortunately, one of our participants, Wealthy Canadian, had to quit blogging …

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    This is our monthly update on the TSX 60 dividend yield and ex-dividend date. Here are a few observations for this month:   Have you seen Magna International (MG) soars during Q1?  It’s up 40%! (I’ve picked it for my 2012 Best Dividend Stocks eBook back in January!)   Both Loblaws (L) and Weston (WN) offer good dividend and low payout ratio. In addition to that, they are both linked together (Weston owns Loblaws).   I’ve read a recent article …

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