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I recently discussed the reasons I sold some of my stocks in my portfolio. In 2011, I want to turn my investing strategy to combine growth and dividend investing. I kept a few of my previous investments based on potential growth and I am now going forward with dividend stock picking. With the money left in my account, I processed my first 2 trades of the year: Trade #1: 25 Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) My first pick was JNJ. I have discussed this stock a few times already and I …

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    After discussing Canadian REITs this Monday, I thought of building the 2011 Top 10 Canadian REITs List for your viewing pleasure (and trading ideas ;-) ). As I have mentioned before I think this is the right time to buy Canadian REITs. While restructuring my portfolio, I am considering adding one or 2 Canadian REITs.   2011 Top 10 Canadian REITs List     What To Consider When Buying A Canadian REIT   While there are many reasons …

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Before I went on vacation for the Holidays, I mentioned that I was going with dividends all the way in my portfolio. I’m currently reviewing my holdings and trying to sell my other stocks. I have never had any problem with buying stocks as I don’t believe much in market timing. Therefore, when I have liquidity and a stock seems interesting, I just log in and buy it! The real problem comes when I think of selling my stocks… 3 Questions to know if you should sell your stock or …

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When I first started my bachelor's degree in finance 10 years ago, I didn’t know much about dividend investing. In fact, I didn’t know much about the stock market period. In our very first finance class, we learned an important financial principal; why companies pay dividends. But in order to understand why companies pay dividends, you must understand why investors would buy any stocks in the first place. To keep it simple, let's say that there are only 2 things you can invest …

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