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We can’t talk about a market correction yet

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Market Frenzy

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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This Bank Lost 50% of its Value and Taught Us All a Lesson We Forgot

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

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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Will the Company Still Pay Its Dividend? A Quick Guide to Avoid Dividend Cuts

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Exactly a year ago, I started investing the sum of $100,000 in the stock market. It took me about three months to complete my portfolio. Today, 100% of this portfolio is invested in dividend paying stocks. I can’t predict what is going to happen on the stock market, but I decided to invest my money anyway. I did it following a complete investing plan, including a methodology to avoid dividend cuts. Any dividend investor’s worst nightmare is a dividend cut. After all, we invest to receive these …

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Can a Robo-Advisor Help You Save for the Future?

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This is a guest post from Tom Drake at MapleMoney. In recent years, robo-advisors have taken the financial world by storm. Can an algorithm really manage your money as effectively as any other financial professional? While the jury might still be out on that subject, the reality is that many people benefit from robo-advisors. I've been hesitant to turn to robo-advisors because it's seemed like I do fine on my own. I'm investing in Canadian dividend stocks as part of the Smith Manoeuvre. …

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The Dividend Cut in Disguise

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy, Principles

Things are not always what they seem -The Internet Today I want to discuss every dividend investors’ worst nightmare: a dividend cut. In most cases, dividend cuts are catastrophic. When you think about it, a company would likely save its shareholders from the pain of seeing their income being slashed. When management comes to the point where it grabs back the money it was supposed to give you; this is because it has not other options left. A dividend cut is a confession of mismanagement. A …

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When is the Right Time to Take Profit?

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This September is quite a special month and it is not because it will be my birthday soon. Nope, in September we are celebrating a great anniversary: it’s the 10th anniversary of the last market crash. For young investors like me (I’m turning 37), this was the only market crash where we lost a few thousand (or more). I was part of the lucky investors who didn’t have much money invested in the stock market back in 2008. I wasn’t smarter than anyone else, I just withdrew most of my money to …

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