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What is it to be a Canadian Dividend Investor?

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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

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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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Top 5%+ Juicy Canadian Dividend Stocks

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Yesterday, I’ve made my list of my favorite 5%+ yielder on the U.S. market.  Finding solid companies paying high yields is a very difficult task. Many investors think they can simply pull out a filter including a 5 year history and some more metrics and they can build their portfolio by picking any stocks in this basket. This sounds a lot like the perfect recipe to suffer from dividend cuts in a few years from now! Since I started Dividend Stocks Rock 5 years ago, I haven’t suffered a single …

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Video of the Week: BCE – The Phone is Ringing, Will You Pick It Up?

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As you might have read about it here, I do live webinars and certainly have fun doing so. I have been surprised by the positive interest attendees had towards many of my stock picks. This is how I came to the idea of sharing here some of my "Video of the Week", during wich I go through a company recent news or results and explain why I believe it is currently a good or a bad pick for a dividend investor. Investors looking for a safe consumer defensive stock during tougher market times will be …

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Looking for Zombies in a Red Market

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The market is down and then down again and now it seems that everything is  turning red, right? Even on Twitter, people are quick to remind us about the worst Mondays in history: Source: OddStats Now that we have this wind of panic on the market, it seems that everything you will buy will turn into a zombie. Once again, media is quickly reminding us many reasons for selling: Trade war with China, Interest rate increasing, High household debt ratio, Ridiculously high …

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Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio

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Last week, I discussed the difference between a retirement portfolio and a retiree’s portfolio. There is a big difference between investing for the future and withdrawing from this investment to live. I put my portfolio on fast forward and took a look at trades I would do to make the switch toward a retire-ready portfolio. I was quite surprised to see how different both portfolios were. The point is that you must think about withdrawing money once you retire. Therefore, you need cash ready to …

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