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TSX 60 Ex-Dividend Date and Update on 2013 Best Dividend stocks

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    At the beginning of each month, I always publish the TSX60 dividend yield and ex-dividend date. I wanted to add more information to this post so I decided to track my choices of best dividend stocks on a monthly basis as well.   At the beginning of 2013, I picked 30 stocks to be the Best 2013 Dividend Stocks. Last year, I outperformed the XDV by 8% and trailed the VIG by less than 1% (all that because of RadioShack! hahaha). I hope I'll be able to beat both indexes …

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2012 RRSP Contribution Limits + 5 Investing Strategies That Will Boost Your Retirement

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    If you are Canadian, you know that the RRSP season is about to start. To be honest, it has already started for some good financial advisors ;-). Since half of my readers here are Canadians, I thought of publishing some RRSP contribution information along with 5 of the best RRSP investment strategies to boost your retirement savings.   2012 RRSP Contribution Limits   The RRSP contribution limit for the taxable year of 2012 is $22,970. This does not include …

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Best 2013 Canadian Dividend Stocks

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For the beginning of the year, I did some research on a lot of stocks and wrote the Best Dividend Stocks for 2013 eBook (you can download it for only $2.99 here). This eBook includes 30 Dividend Growth Stocks (20 US and 10 Canadian) that have been showing very solid dividend metrics.     Last week, I pulled out the Best 2013 US dividend stocks with an impressive list of 96 stocks. This is a lot more than the 20 picks I selected for the best 2013 dividend stocks (30 stock …

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Emera EMA Dividend Stock Analysis

Canadian Dividend Stocks, Stock Analysis

  Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series (including CLX, CL,  KMB, PG, JNJ) I published in October, I am starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be cover before Xmas: Emera Inc – …

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Encana ECA Dividend Stock Analysis

Canadian Dividend Stocks, Stock Analysis

  Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series  (including CLX, CL,  KMB, PG, JNJ)) I published in October, I am starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be covered before Xmas: Emera Inc …

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Fortis FTS Dividend Stock Analysis

Canadian Dividend Stocks, Stock Analysis

    Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series (including CLX, CL,  KMB, PG, JNJ) produced in October, I’m starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be covered before Xmas: Emera …

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