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Why Your Portfolio Needs a Few Heroes

The following is a guest post from Demitrios from Sigma Swan. He is a new member of the Div-Net Network. "If you take the whole history of Berkshire Hathaway, and you take out the 20 best transactions, our record is a joke." -Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway We investors spend a lot of effort trying to protect ourselves from the danger of a default in our portfolio. The brutal math we aim to avoid is plain: the results of any string of positive numbers, no matter …

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Communications, Materials & Techno Stocks: Dividend Sector Winner Q1

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We are already one month after the first Quarter (ending March 30th). This is usually when the financial results come in and the sector reviews are published. We have been receiving great news from the stock markets since mid April. Companies such as DuPont, MacDonald’s, Celestica, Xerox, Apple, General Electric (and more) are reporting increased revenues and profits. On the other hand, companies such as Morgan Stanley, Kimberly-Clark, RadioShack, and Nintendo have unveiled disappointing …

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7 Deadly Sins of Investments – 7 Investor Common Mistakes

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I was about to write an article on investors' common mistakes and then I thought of adding a little bit of color to the black & white world of finance by matching them with the 7 deadly sins. What’s weird about these common investing mistakes is that we all know them… and we still commit them once in a while! This is why I thought getting a little refresh wouldn’t hurt ;-) #1 Sloth – Investing Without a Plan I had been investing for several years without a plan. I knew roughly what …

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Health Care REITs – Are They Healthy For Your Portfolio?

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A few weeks ago, we discussed the great potential (and tax advantage) of investing in the Best Canadian REITs. As of the beginning of 2011, REITs were almost only the only investments able to keep their income tax advantage of distributing their revenues before paying taxes. In a time where bonds and GICs pays very little interest, REITs seem a very interesting option. There are different ways to invest in REITs as each of them have their own specialties: - Commercial buildings - Important …

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To What Point Are You Ethical?

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Sometimes, I feel that no matter what you do, no matter how much research is done, there are always skeletons in the closet. This is how I feel after reading about the lawsuit against Chevron. One thing I didn’t account for when I did Chevron stock analysis was to look at the company’s dark side. I didn’t do any research to find negative articles regarding the company. Why I didn’t do such work before trading CVX? It’s simple; I thought others would have done their homework. The …

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9 Sectors, 9 Great Dividend Stock Picks for 2011

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As you know already, I am currently looking to buy different stocks for my dividend portfolio. I just bought Scotiabank (TSE: BNS) and I am looking for other stocks in different sectors. I have made a list of some interesting stocks (some of which I hold already) and decided to give one stock per sector (most of them are American stocks but some are Canadian). BASIC MATERIALS – Nucor (NYSE: NUE) Nucor is definitely a great dividend achiever as it has been able to increase its …

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