About a month ago, TD Bank (TD.TO) was caught doing naughty things. They have been accused to push employees selling products clients don’t really need. A bank pushing product sales? Nah, never gonna happen, right? To be honest, I laughed when I read that news. Many journalists jumped on this story and explain the world all banks are evil and tries to make money from clients… Well, this is pretty much the concept of a bank; in fact, we want them to make money. Why it’s a good thing banks …
14 New Canadian Dividend Aristocrats!
Life is good for Canadian dividend growth investors as 14 companies made the cut to be added to the Canadian dividend aristocrats. To be considered an S&P Canadian Dividend Aristocrat, the company must have increased its dividend payout every year for five years but have a free pass and is still eligible if the company maintains the same dividend payout for a maximum of 2 years. Therefore, we are looking at stocks that have a good potential for raising its dividend but still pretty far …
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My 3 Favorite Canadian Stocks for RRSP Season
During the month of February, several Canadians will make an RRSP contribution in order to benefit from a tax deduction from their income. For this reason, you will be among many to have fresh cash in your account and wonder where to invest your money. Using the 7 dividend growth investing principles, I’ve identified three companies offering growth opportunities for 2017. Agrium (AGU) & Potash (POT) Source: Ycharts Investment Thesis I’ve included those two companies as the …
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16 Stocks to Buy each with their Respective Investment Thesis
In my latest article, I told you my little secret about selling any stock at the right time. In fact, it’s not about selling, it’s all about why you buy in the first place. When you purchase a stock, there must be specific reasons, an investment thesis, telling you this stock will help you reach your investing goals. When a company doesn’t comply with your investment thesis, it’s time to let it go. In order to give you a few examples of reasons to purchase a stock, I’ve listed a brief summary …
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After 9 months this year, I’m Beating The Market
Since 2012, I’ve initiated a tradition on this blog. Each year, I make a selection of 20 U.S. dividend growth companies and 10 Canadian ones. The goal is to build two portfolios of strong holdings that will beat the benchmarks. I’ve always used the same benchmark for the past four years: VIG: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF. VIG seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. XDV: iShares Dow Jns Cnd Slct Dvdnd Indx Fnd. XDV seeks to provide long-term …
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13 Companies to build a Dividend Growth Portfolio with 10 years to go
In my latest article, I’ve discussed the metrics I would use to make a selection of dividend paying companies if I had only 10 years to build my portfolio. The idea of using a shorter time horizon was to show how limited you could be if you only select companies that are currently paying an interesting dividend now. When I wrote my first article about metrics to be used, I didn’t pull the stock filter yet. I just did in order to write this post. I’m not surprised, but the choice is very limited …
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