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3 Free Sources for Dividend Data

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One of the most common questions I receive through this blog is where to find a company's dividend history - payouts and growth of dividends. Although it seems like it should be a very easy question to answer it isn't. Unfortunately I have not found one simple and elegant method to obtain this data. It takes some work - not too much but not usually just a point and click. Oh well, who said makin' a buck was supposed to be easy![ad#tdg-embedded] There are websites and services available …

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The Four Most Important Metrics When Evaluating Dividend Stocks

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(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) As an investor who buys individual dividend stocks, I have developed a pretty robust methodology for evaluating the stocks that I include in my portfolio. I know that I am in no way a perfect investor and my process is far from perfect. In fact, I look to invest in index and pension funds in addition to my dividend stocks as a way to round out my portfolio and balance the risk of buying individual stocks. Individual stocks are riskier than …

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Dividend Stock Analysis: Royal Bank of Canada (RY-TSX)

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This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. In a recent post, I wrote about how the Royal Bank has been one of my strongest holdings to date. However, I have not shown an analysis of the stock on this blog and wanted to do that. In addition, as I do not as of yet have any Canadian stocks on my Watch List, I had to complete the …

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Dividend Stock Monday: Federated Investors (FII-N)

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This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. One thing I have learned about investing is that it is often better to invest in the companies providing investment advice and funds as opposed to investing in those funds themselves. I have been successful as an investor in Investor's Group (IGM.to), who offers investment advice and mutual …

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Top 3 Reasons to Drop a Stock From Your Watch List

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Stocks do not have to stay on your watch list forever. In fact, a large watch list of stocks is a waste of time in my opinion. First of all, it takes time to keep track of all those stocks on your list. If you have a number of stocks you actually hold, then you are already spending a lot of time keeping track of those holdings. Add to those holdings the stocks on your watch list and all of a sudden you investment analysis starts to take a great deal of time. I recently culled my watch list …

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Dividend Stock Wednesday: United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS-N)

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This is an analysis completed by The Dividend Guy. It is not to be used as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any stocks discussed. Please ensure you complete your own analysis. United Parcel Service, Inc. is a company sporting a good dividend yield and one that has seen strong dividend growth in the past few years. I have also been a recent customer of theirs a number of time and have been impressed with their service and delivery. As a result, I thought I might …

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