While we know that the stock market will grow over time, on a day-to-day or even month-to-month basis, the stock market is always changing value due to the daily fluctuation of all the stocks. The opportunities will vary every month and that’s why it’s important to have a systematic approach to ...
Read More »Dividend Income – June 2017…
Six months have now passed, and my dividend income so far is $7,497. More importantly, my current annual rate of return (ROR) is 13.72%. Using the rule of 72, I can double my portfolio in 5 years and 3 months. In 5 years, my portfolio could be worth $1 million. ...
Read More »2017 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats…
Updated June 16, 2017. Looking for the best of the best dividend stocks? The Canadian Dividend Aristocrats list is the perfect place to start. To be included in the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats list, a Canadian company must match the following criteria. The company’s security is a common stock or income ...
Read More »TransCanada Corp – A strong investment for income seekers…
Energy is a necessity. Our need for energy will not go away anytime soon. In fact, we now strive to use cleaner energy whenever possible and many of the energy companies are upping their game towards generating and providing cleaner energy where possible as well as providing safer transportation. TRP ...
Read More »Canadian Dividend Achievers…
Updated June 17, 2017 Dividend Achievers are dividend growth stocks with at least 10 years of dividend growth behind them. It’s the first step in building your master stock list and finding a solid dividend growth stocks. On the US stock market, there are 3 groups distinctly tracked: Dividend Kings ...
Read More »StockChase – A DIY Investor’s Best Friend…
StockChase (www.stockchase.com) is a great tool for DIY investors. The individual(s) behind it reports on what the expert money managers and investors have to say about companies both Canadian and Americans on a daily segment of BNN (Business News Network). Depending on the expertise of the expert, you get to ...
Read More »Metro – Sustained Growth Amidst Intense Competition…
The grocery business is amazing. With Amazon stepping into the grocery business with the purchase of Whole Food, you can just expect the competition to intensify, and all the grocery store operators will need to bring their ‘A’ game. In a time when location and ease of access is the ...
Read More »The DANGER of the 4 percent withdrawal rule…
The 4% withdrawal rule was established as a safe way to withdraw money from your retirement account and avoid running out of it. If you have read retirement articles or books, you must be familiar with the rule by now. To understand the danger of the 4% withdrawal rule, you ...
Read More »An RRSP is not a Retirement Plan…
There is a pre-conceived idea that a RRSP account is your retirement plan. That all your hard earned savings should go towards it. The financial institutions surely advertise it that way. For many, it may be the only retirement account they will have but for anyone wanting to take control of ...
Read More »Dividend Income – March 2017…
Are you interested in how Warren Buffett invest? I took a look at his diversification and found it interesting how limited his diversification actually is. When we think diversification, we often think of breaking the sectors evenly but the reality is that sectors are not even in the real world and ...
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