Funny enough, I’m not the best guy around to update you on my own portfolio. I really like blogging about dividend investing, but I don’t talk too much about my own stuff. Once in awhile, I think it makes sense to share my portfolio with you (my portfolio page is currently up-to-date, yeah!). Instead of simply telling you how much I received in dividends, I’ll do a complete portfolio review with you. Investment Context An investment strategy is only good for a person if it meets its …
Freedom Cash Flow Update
Back in December, I introduced the notion of building a cash flow generating machine instead of amassing an enormous pile of cash that would generate a similar cash flow. In order to finance my RV project, I needed an effective way to make it happen. I didn’t want to do it the classic way by patiently waiting each month to put money aside and build a pile of cash that would finance the project. This is not only the classic way to fund a project, but also the most secure way to achieve it. Since …
4 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks for your RRSP
When investing for your retirement, be sure of one thing; the investment should allow you to sleep well at night. When you build a retirement portfolio, the very first thing you want is to buy solid companies that will be there for the next 50 years. A classic quote from Warren Buffett was that he always pick shares of a company that he would feel good about even if the stock market had to close for 10 years. In other words; the world’s most successful investor doesn’t pick up the flavor of the …
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3 Words + 3 Tools to Strengthen Your Portfolio for 2016
I wanted to start the New Year off with a solid base. The recent discussions I've had with friends over the Holidays made me realize how sometimes we complicate our lives for nothing. After 13 years of investing for my own portfolio and working in the financial industry, I know that the “flavor of the month” is different each year, but it all comes down to the same problem: We all look for an efficient way to buy and sell our stocks Some will use the buy & hold strategy and others …
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Here’s my Top 4 US Dividend Growth Stocks for 2016
At the end of 2014, I claimed I was bullish for 2015. It has been a tougher year than anticipated, mainly due to the China stock market crisis. Between June 12th and August 25th, the Shanghai 180 lost 43.4%. The North American markets usually don’t follow the Asian ones but this time, the panic wave hit all markets. Fortunately, we all went back to earth with the quarterly earnings in October. The US stock market recuperated all losses and as of the end of November (the time where I wrote …
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Why Do You Think You Can Beat Professional Investors?
Did you know that 95% of portfolio managers don’t beat their index? How can you be better than them? I’ve been bombarded by such assumptions over the past 15 years as an investor. Imagine that professionals surrounded by scores of analysts doing research 7/24/365 and fueled by virtually unlimited amounts of cash to support their work, can’t beat the market most of the time. And us… novice investors reading a few free investing websites and financial reports think we can beat those …
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