If you live in Canada, you probably heard about ScotiaBank's catchy line you are richer than you think. They imply that they can improve your financial situation so you can have a stronger balance sheet. If I was a competitor, I would come up with the opposite line: You Are Poorer Than You Think. If you think of all the fees and transaction costs you pay to have your portfolio managed by someone else, you are truly poorer than you think. I totally understand that …
All You Need To Know About Selling Your Stocks
Should you sell a loser? When should you sell a winner? These are probably the two hardest questions to answer for any investor. When you make money, you think you can make more. When you lose money, you tell yourself it’s only a paper loss and the stock will go back up. Your brain has to fight with strong emotions and often loses track of the real reason behind selling a stock. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article asking you what your #1 investing …
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How Spending Cuts Will Hit Your Portfolio
The real threat to our economy is how fast wallets are closing There is one thing worrying me about the economy these days. It’s not the fact that China is having problems taking a second breath between economic sprints. It’s not Europe and their big fat debt they keep feeding like an overweight cat. Nope, what bothers me about the economy right now is the possibility of seeing all these wallets closing at the same time. The only thing that can kill …
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The First Step in Stock Valuation
This is a guest post written by Dan Mac. Dan writes about investing in dividend growth stocks at his site Dividend Growth Stock Investing. Dan recently released his Free Dividend Growth Investing Guide. I often read investment articles discussing stocks of different companies worthy of investing in. Usually the author will give an opinion about the current valuation of the company. Is it over, under or fair valued? Many times these opinions will be given without …
The Sector that Will Beat the Market in 2013
Which dividend stocks will beat the market in 2013? The answer will shock you… Over the years the stock market brings its bubbles and they eventually burst. The banking industry was rocking for several years going right along side the oil industry. REITs offered and still offer great dividend payouts year after year. But do you know which sector will outperform the stock market this year? We could expect to see resources bounce back based on growth …
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TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + How I Beat the Market by 2.74% After 2 Months
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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