To What Point Are You Blind When Looking At Your Dividend Stocks? Have you ever heard of what investors call the “value trap”. A value trap happens when a stock is trading at a very appealing P/E ratio. Investors think they have found the deal of the year and they buy it without thinking further. The problem is that sometimes, the stock is a value trap: it’s worth a lot today, but the economics around the stock will eventually lead the company to be less …
Best Dividend Stock 2012 Q2 Update
At the beginning of the year, I pulled together 32 dividend stocks to pick in 2012. They were named the 2012 Best Dividend Stocks in my free eBook. It’s always fun to throw predictions on the table, but I think it’s even more important to follow them throughout the year. This is what I did after the first quarter (you can read my update here). At that time, I was outperforming both US and Canadian markets with my picks. I had a few top scorers that were making the bulk of my …
11 Surging Dividend Stocks That May Continue Their Ride
In the past 2 weeks, I reviewed the Dividend Aristocrats along with the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats. I wanted to know what they have been up to for the past 5 years. This gave me another idea: what about this year? Which dividend stocks are rocking since the beginning of the year? Back in March, I would have had a long list to go through since we had a booming start of the year. Since then, the market got cold and some best performing stocks went back to …
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How Dividend Aristocrats Have Done Over The Past 5 Years?
When you are about to invest for the first time in dividend stocks, there are 2 things you must do: #1 Download my free dividend investing eBook #2 Look at the Dividend Aristocrats lists to build your “stocks on the radar list” Mind you, besides Dividend Aristocrats, you can also get a copy of my free eBook on the Best Dividend Stocks 2012! While my dividend eBooks are the perfect guides for someone who wants to start investing, …
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2012 Best Dividend Stock Pick Update
At the beginning of the year, I used my Holidays to write The 2012 Best Dividend Stock eBook. I completed 30 analyses of 21US and 9 Canadian stocks. The reason why I had picked these dividend payers and not others was the result of using several filters. While it’s fun to make lists and talk about them, I feel that bloggers and financial journalists often fail to follow-up on their selections. This is why I decided to take a look back at my predictions and see how well (or …
$39K in Dividend The Power of Dividend Growth
A loyal reader, Chereen, asked me the following question via email: “I would like to retire with a yearly income of $39,000. I wonder how much I need to put aside in order to receive this amount in dividends each year”. A blunt answer would be the following: “Assume a 3.5% dividend yield and divide $39,000 by 3.5%. You will get $1,114,285. This is your magic number”. Well, technically, if you invest $1,114,285 today and build a dividend …
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