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 …
Top 5%+ Juicy Canadian Dividend Stocks
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?
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
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 …
Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio
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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Three Key Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Purchasing A Dividend Stock
Note this is a guest post from Dan at Stocktrades.ca. Dan is an active Canadian dividend growth investor with whom I share many investing similarities. Hope you enjoy! -Mike Dividend investing isn't exactly the risky business that growth investing is. That being said, a lot of people have the misconception that dividend investing is a bullet-proof route. Although excellent income stocks tend to be resilient during adverse market conditions and often survive the lows of a bear market, you …
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