Everybody will agree that 2018 was an “annus horribilis” on the market. The year-end results haven’t been that bad with the S&P 500 total return of -4.38%, but the Ultra-Bear cult would rather remind us that the S&P 500 lost 19.2% between September 20th and December 24th (bear lovers always have the super power to identify weird dates and ignore dividend payments to prove their point, don’t you think?). On the Canadian market, the TSX shows -11.6% for the year, but if you use the …
Video of the Week: Black Friday Dividend Deals!
As we are moving to a bear market, some companies are down lately. Does it bring some deals for investors? Looking for a few good picks on the market? Here are 5 dividend deals ideas for you to start your Thanksgiving Weekend! Enjoy your time with family and friends! Video If you enjoy the videos format and want more of them, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Verbatim 00:01 Mike Heroux: Hey everyone, this is Mike Heroux from Dividend Stocks Rocks. I hope you're doing well today. I decided …
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Video of the Week: 4 Mistakes Retirees Must Avoid
This week's video is not a regular stock pick. Through my latest webinars and reading through comments I received, I realised that retirees are pretty much left by themselves. There are plenty of content about building your nest egg, but there are very few tips on what to do once you retire. In this video, I go through 4 Mistakes Retirees Must Avoid to be able to live from their investments their entire retiree life. Video If you enjoy the videos format and want more of them, subscribe to my …
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We can’t talk about a market correction yet
I understand that the latest market movements have made several investors quite nervous. You worked so hard to save money, you don’t want to see your nest egg melting away overnight. However, what is currently happening is insignificant. In fact, we really can’t even talk about a market correction yet. By definition, a market correction occurs when major indexes drop by more than 10% from their highest peak. We flirted with meeting this definition over the past couple of weeks, but we didn’t …
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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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This Bank Lost 50% of its Value and Taught Us All a Lesson We Forgot
After so many years investing in a bull market, we tend to forget things can go wrong. Some people are afraid and stay on the sideline, but most of us keep investing. After all, those who have been waiting since 2012-2015 have already lost an opportunity they will never be able to recuperate. As our portfolio goes up, we tend to become greedier. +7% is not enough anymore, we want double-digit growth. This is what pushes many investors to take additional risks and aim for the sky for each …
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