Dividend Stocks

Every year comes the RRSP season. Advertisements will be bombarded your way until we reach the RRSP deadline and I wanted to discuss how to maximize your RRSP. Financial institutions will want you to invest with them, or even offer you an RRSP loan but before you pull the trigger ...

Can blue chip stocks be part of your winning investment strategy? A successful long term approach to investing is to pick winning stocks and as you probably know, it’s a lot harder to do for a consistent period of time than you can imagine. Many investors and stock analysts will ...

2018 is in full swing and the dividend keeps on coming. As a Canadian, I hope you have diversified into the US to benefit from the red hot US stock market. Regardless of your investing strategy, you should have exposure to the US market. I was researching industrial stocks and ...

One of the most challenging aspects of starting with dividend investing may be to not know how much money we need to get started. I started investing in mutual funds back in my 20’s and I was focused on growing my RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) and maximizing my contributions. ...

It’s understandable that many investors would be interested in a monthly income investment during this everlasting low-interest rate environment but the investments or products are not without their pitfalls. You need to choose wisely and understand how the income is generated. The low-interest rate is a challenge for retirees who grew up with ...

Comparing dividend stocks by sector is an important step in my stock selection process. As your portfolio grows, you should have more than one dividend stock per sector to limit your exposure. As you get ready to invest more money either from dividends or from new money, which sector do ...

With 2017 behind us, it’s time to reflect and establish your action plan for 2018. The deals were definitely not easy to find but could still be found. Don’t dwell on 2017 and learn from it then figure out your action plan. In some cases, you could simply add to your ...

Every year, like clockwork, we all have to do our taxes. For many like me, we have to report our dividends and pay our taxes on this amazing passive income. The great thing about dividends is that it’s a passive income and it has a preferred tax rate compared to ...

Real Estate Income Trusts, or REITs for short, are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate. They receive special tax considerations and tend to have a higher distribution yield than corporations. Real estate assets can range from shopping malls, to apartment buildings, to office properties, or a mixed of ...

When you start investing, the first investing tax you need to understand the impact of your capital gains or capital loss on your income tax. At its core, the income tax on capital gains is pretty simple but I am not a tax expert and you may want to consult a ...