Not too long ago, I told you that you should run away from Walmart (WMT) as I did. This transaction left me with a healthy profit and additional cash in my portfolio. This was the perfect time to go hunting! As part of a Dividend Stocks Rock project, I’ve reviewed the 18 Dividend Kings. This gave me a few ideas for potential buy and I decided to use my money to buy 57 shares of LOW. What I Like so Much about Lowe’s Business Model Source: Ycharts LOW is the 2nd largest home-improvement …
After 9 months this year, I’m Beating The Market
Since 2012, I’ve initiated a tradition on this blog. Each year, I make a selection of 20 U.S. dividend growth companies and 10 Canadian ones. The goal is to build two portfolios of strong holdings that will beat the benchmarks. I’ve always used the same benchmark for the past four years: VIG: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF. VIG seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. XDV: iShares Dow Jns Cnd Slct Dvdnd Indx Fnd. XDV seeks to provide long-term …
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20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report
A while ago, I created the Rock Solid Ranking, a dynamic stock ranking list that shows a value for each dividend stock I follow. I’ve worked on calculations that consider several metrics in order to find the best companies among all those on the stock market. This list is particularly useful when the stock market is becoming highly valued (not overvalued yet in my opinion). Each month, I’ll be sharing with you, for free, the top 10 dividend growth stocks for both the US and Canadian markets. …
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13 Companies to build a Dividend Growth Portfolio with 10 years to go
In my latest article, I’ve discussed the metrics I would use to make a selection of dividend paying companies if I had only 10 years to build my portfolio. The idea of using a shorter time horizon was to show how limited you could be if you only select companies that are currently paying an interesting dividend now. When I wrote my first article about metrics to be used, I didn’t pull the stock filter yet. I just did in order to write this post. I’m not surprised, but the choice is very limited …
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If I Had 10 Years to Build a Dividend Portfolio
When we think about dividend growth investing, we often think about a horizon of 20, 30 even 40 years in front of us. The true power of dividend growth investing can only be unleashed after such a long period of time. After all, owning shares of Coca-Cola (KO) with a 3% dividend yield is not that impressive. However, this company had maintained a dividend growth rate of 7% for over a decade now. This means that if you wait 7 years, your dividend yield based on your cost of purchase becomes 6%, …
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4 Consumer Cyclical Poised for Strong Returns
Back in August, I wrote an article about why I think we are entering a new bull market. One of my premises was the fact that the US economy is holding steady and will continue to grow. The unemployment rate remains low, gasoline prices remain relatively low encouraging consumers to buy more and companies are benefiting from very low interest rates. The American Consumer is the key to the U.S. economy and also the key for global growth at the moment. If people have jobs, money in their bank …
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