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My Investing Pains and How I’ve Solved Them

Investing Strategy

    Investing is not only about making money. In an ideal world, we all hope to pick the right stock at the right time and sell it for a profit. This always gives us a good story to tell and we wish we had the same story for each stock in our portfolio. Unfortunately, investing is a lot more complicated than simply picking strawberries during a warm, sunny day with your family.   I started my investing journey ten years ago and made some great moves and some stupid …

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Can You Manage Your Portfolio Like a Hockey Team?

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  You may not know this yet, but I’m a big hockey fan. Being raised in the tradition of the Montreal Canadiens, I have followed my team religiously since I was 12… that was when they won their last cup…. Hahaha!   Buying stocks is always the fun part when managing a portfolio. You go on the “hunt”, you find an interesting stock, do more research about it and get excited. You buy some shares and feel proud about the catch of the day. But when it comes to managing your …

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Power Corporation POW Dividend Stock Analysis

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  Yesterday, I took a look at one company chosen to be part of my best 2012 dividend stock; IGM Financial. Today, we are taking a look at its big sister, a stock in my Best 2013 dividend stocks; Power Corporation.   Power Corporation (POW) Business Description:   Power Corporation is a holding company. It owns interests in several other companies such as Investors Group (IGM), Great West (GWO) and London Life (Freedom 55 anyone?). Their primary core of business is …

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IGM Financial IGM Dividend Stock Analysis

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  I have sent out a couple of emails about investing strategies through my mailing list lately and it has generated some interesting discussion about certain stocks. Two of them were brought to my attention as they are somewhat similar: IGM Financials (Investors Group) and Power Corporation. Since I have covered IGM in my best 2012 dividend stocks and picked Power Corporation for 2013 (download the book here), I thought of sharing more views about both stocks. Here’s my IGM stock …

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Invest Your Money in 2013 & Make a Profit

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  January is always a good month for me as I receive my year-end bonus! Each year, I use this bonus to fund my retirement account and maximize my savings. Enjoying life today is important, but being able to enjoy it once I’m retired is priceless!   So each beginning of the year comes with the very same question: How Should I Invest My Money?   The question is always the same but the answer differs greatly from one year to another. My portfolio evolves as the market …

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TSX 60 Ex-Dividend Date and Update on 2013 Best Dividend stocks

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    At the beginning of each month, I always publish the TSX60 dividend yield and ex-dividend date. I wanted to add more information to this post so I decided to track my choices of best dividend stocks on a monthly basis as well.   At the beginning of 2013, I picked 30 stocks to be the Best 2013 Dividend Stocks. Last year, I outperformed the XDV by 8% and trailed the VIG by less than 1% (all that because of RadioShack! hahaha). I hope I'll be able to beat both indexes …

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