If you are a regular of this blog, you know that each year, I pick 30 stocks to beat a dividend ETF in the upcoming 12 months. Each year, I select 20 U.S. and 10 Cdn stocks and try to build a portfolio. So far, I have a great batting average where I had failed to beat my benchmark only twice (one on each market) since 2012… That was before 2017. Unfortunately, I failed to beat both markets last year. I went a little too aggressive on both selections and 1 pick in each portfolio nailed my …
January Dividend Income Report
Back in September, I’ve 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’d rather cash some juicy dividends! Portfolio Holdings I started this pension portfolio in September with the sum …
My Investing Guide for 2018
For many, 2018 will be the year of the crash. Those Black Swan Fans have been praying for this over the past 3 to 4 years. They have been sitting on the sideline for so many years that they don’t even look at how much they have lost by not investing. In fact, it’s probably too late for them anyway. Even if the stock market crashes in 2008, it will only get back to the 2013 to 2014 level! Both for those like me who stayed the course of their investing strategy throughout the years, is there …
Record month, a TV interview and 300 Orcs down – a Week in my life
I don’t take much time to share my life as an entrepreneur these days and there is a very good reason for that: I prioritize. I hate when people say they don’t have the time to do this or that. I know that I wrote that I would update my other site, Chaos 1981, with my entrepreneurial journey, but I have just let it slide for the past quarter. The reason? I had plenty of time to work on this site… but I preferred to use it elsewhere. Since I don’t expect to use my time on this site for the …
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Why Dividend Investors Can Outperform Dividend ETF’s
Last week, I wrote an article in reaction to Rob Carrick’s praise for ETF investing. I showed in this article that I was able to beat ETF indexing with dividend growth stocks on a constant basis. Am I a genius? Am I ready to become the next Warren Buffett simply because I beat the market for a few years in a row? I don’t think so. In fact, I think I’m far from this point. The most important factor explaining my performances has nothing to do with my investing abilities or knowledge. The most …
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3 things that scare me for 2018
I’m known to be an optimist, a guy that will always tell you that today is the best day to invest your money… since you missed yesterday! While I’m confident that I will have another great year in the stock market, I’m also not a lunatic with pink glasses either. Unfortunately, there are some dark clouds rising at the moment which concern me. Here are three things that scare me the most in 2018. 01 Canadian Debt Level & Housing Market I’ve been concerned about the Canadian housing …
