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The Dividend Triangle – The Equation to Successful Dividend Growth Investing

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

Several investors spend years working on their investing model. They are somewhat convinced they will find the magic formula nobody did before. I sometimes have the feeling that investors are just looking everywhere but right in front of them. I’ve always managed my portfolio having the word “efficiency” in mind. When you think about it, dividend growth investing foundation is linked to only 3 pillars I call the “Dividend Triangle”. First, the company must make revenue. Without revenues, …

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Which other investing strategy do you follow?

Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

I still remember the first year of my investing journey. I started investing at the age of 24. This was back in 2003 – one of the most perfect times to invest and make a lot of money. It was after the techno bubble, when I could barely keep up in my university classes because  was too busy playing Tetrinet!, and before the catastrophic 2008 market collapse. With a strong financial background which was acquired through my bachelor’s degree and two summers working in an office of a derivatives …

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My 2016 Dividend Growth Report – Or How a Low Yield Portfolio is a Good Thing

Dividend Growth, Personal Update, Retirement

As is the case each year, I make a few transactions in my portfolio. As you may already know, I do very little tracking of my investing performance throughout the year. I’ve already discussed why I see little interest in reporting my dividend income and I prefer to measure my performance against the stock market in general or dividend focused ETFs such as VIG and XDV. However, I still look at my portfolio recap provided by my broker at the end of each year. Surprisingly, I found that my …

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16 Stocks to Buy each with their Respective Investment Thesis

Best Dividend stocks, Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building

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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The Sequel of the Shocking Truth about Dividend Growth Investing

Blog, Dividend Growth

Last week, I wrote an article in reaction to some fascinating email correspondence with Ron, my reader focusing more on dividend yield than dividend growth. He even provided very solid point throughout our discussion. When I wrote my latest article, I modified his charts as I believe it was incorrect. The chart that was supposed to be seen in the previous post was even more shocking: You see it right, in the original story, Crazy Cal with its small $6,000 generates more income from its …

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The Shocking Truth about Dividend Growth

Blog, Dividend Growth

A while ago, I wrote an article about the key metrics to find strong dividend growth stocks. This article opened a discussion with one of my readers, Ron, as he preferred higher dividend yield companies.  He agreed to share with us the result of a very interesting calculation he made. He also wrote a quick article to explain what he found. The Shocking Truth About Dividend Growth Today, I was reading another dividend investing book and some statements by the author got me to thinking. What is …

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