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The Dividend Guy Blog

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2 Years After Quitting My Job – The Dream, The Frustrations, The Achievements

Blog, Personal Update

I’m taking a break from the dividend world today to tell you a little bit more about my story. I’ve always been as much transparent as I could with you, and this won’t change today. On July 1st, 2017, I officially quit my job as a private banker and started my journey as an entrepreneur. A leap of faith; A dumb decision; Freedom. Call it what you want. On that day, I stopped receiving a paycheck, I kissed my defined pension plan goodbye and I turned my back to job security for life. But …

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3 Of Our Top High Dividend Stock Selections Now

Blog, Investing Strategy, Stock Selection

This is a guest contribution by Josh Arnold with Sure Dividend. Investors in dividend stocks are interested not only in the safety of the payout and growth potential, but current yield as well. This is particularly important for investors that rely upon the income generated from their dividend stocks for living expenses. To that end, high-yield dividend stocks are favorites among income investors for obvious reasons. However, not all high-yield dividend stocks are created equal. There are …

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June Dividend Income Report – Is investing like Groundhog Day?

Blog, Dividend Income Report

In September 2017, I received slightly over $100K as a result of the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag, I do this to show you it’s possible to build a portfolio during an all-time high market. The market will crash... eventually. In the meantime, I rather cash some juicy dividends! Is investing like Groundhog Day? As I spend most of my days reading financial news …

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Three Canadian Companies We Rarely Talk About (But Should be in Your Portfolio)

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks

The Canadian Market is a lot more than just banks and energy stocks. There are many great dividend-paying stocks in other sectors, notably in consumer, cyclical and defensive stocks. I’m sharing three good ideas along with their investment thesis. Last week, I wrote an article about some struggles faced by Canadian investors. One of the most common challenges for Canadians is diversifying their portfolio by venturing outside of their borders. After a few classics, it could become …

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What is it to be a Canadian Dividend Investor?

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Investing Strategy

I remember my first trades on the market back in 2003 when I was 22 and starting both my career in the financial industry and my investing journey. I was fortunate enough to avoid high fees from mutual funds and start directly with an online broker account. The first thing I did after opening it was to buy shares of Power Corporation (POW). My investment thesis? I worked for a business unit in partnership with many of POW companies. I thought it was smart. (You can see how I evolved into a …

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Canadian Bank Ranking Top 8

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks

Over the past 2 weeks, all Canadian Banks reported their latest earnings. If there is one thing that is solid among the dividend investing world,  it’s Canadian Banks! They are evolving in a government protected oligopoly with the opportunity to find growth outside their countries. Using their core Canadian business to generate cash flow, banks grow through various strategies: Surfing on the US economy growth Using financial markets to spice-up their earnings Going into Latin …

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