Now that the situation in Greece is put back on the oxygen mask for a while, I’ve been reading a lot about the potential contamination problems we could face with regards to Chinese market situation. If you have been following global economic news, you definitely noticed how bad the Chinese market crashed (30% within 2 weeks) after cranking up by 150%. It is fascinating how China manages its finance over the past 10 years. I mean; the country is growing at lightning speed (mind you, its …
20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking Free Report
Last year, 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). Starting this month, I’ll be sharing with you, for free, the top 10 dividend growth stocks for both the US and Canadian …
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My Summer Investment To do List
Summer is the perfect time to NOT take a vacation from your portfolio Investors often tend to leave their portfolio “as is” for the period between May and September. First, there is the old saying about selling in May and going away since summer months are not the most profitable on the market. Second, there isn’t much activity on the stock market in general. Q2 earnings are not that exciting and economic stats are not at their best. Third, most people take vacations, therefore, their mind is …
Best 2015 Dividend stocks Mid-Year Results
As you probably know already, each year I select 20 US and 10 Canadian dividend stocks that will outperform the dividend index (and hopefully the overall stock market). I started this tradition back in 2012 and so far, I’m almost always right. This means that almost all my portfolios have beaten their benchmark year after year. Some folks may think I’m doing this to show off, but that’s not the purpose. I carefully choose these companies based on my 7 dividend investing rules. The purpose of …
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I Prefer the Small Telus over the Giant Verizon
David Vs Goliath Challenge – how a $25B market cap stock can beat a $202B market cap stock? Both Companies show strong customer loyalty, but only one evolves in an Oligopoly One company is trading at a 10% discount, the other at a 10% premium Last week, I wrote a stock analysis for Seeking Alpha on Verizon (VZ), you can read the analysis here. While I was writing this article, I kept comparing this telecom giant vs one of my holdings; Telus Corporation (T.To or TU on the NYSE). …
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Investment Bias 101
As the market is going a bit sideways after a mild earnings season, we are entering the famous “sell in May and go away” period, I thought of revisiting some investment biases we all experience at one point or another. When I did my financial classes, everything seemed so well calculated and rational. Financial theories are so simple, so easy to understand, it’s impossible to mess up the application in the real world, right? Investors are rational individuals making sound decisions based on …
