Since I have been investing with dividend stocks back in 2009, I have used 5 different discount brokers (not so discounted back in the day though) and it’s a competitive market out there. One year broker A is ahead and the next it is discount broker B. They catch up ...
Read More »One Proven Passive Income Strategy You Can Start Today…
Passive income is sought by many but only a few truly reach real passive income. Do not worry, it’s not out of reach. My passive income is approaching $20K per year and it’s growing at a 17% annual rate. It’s not a side income or a business income, it’s a ...
Read More »Top 5 S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats – November 2018…
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 »Retirement Income – Green Energy Bonds for High Yield Income…
Retirement income is a critical component of retirement. Regardless of how you classify retirement such as reaching financial independence or financial independence retire early (FIRE), you will need income to put food on the table and have shelter. I like to focus on financial independence as the choice of working ...
Read More »Dividend Income – October 2018…
Are you waiting or buying with the markets down in October? My portfolio definitely took a hit but regardless, the dividend income keeps on coming in and I DRIP more shares along the way – purchased at a discount of course. At this time of year, I am usually curious ...
Read More »2018 S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats: 25+ years of dividend incre…
The S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats is the best list for filtering dividend stocks. This should be your starting point to create your core portfolio. Why should it be part of your core portfolio? It’s simple, the companies in the list must have increased their dividends every year for 25 years. Many ...
Read More »Cannabis Stocks on the TSX…
Cannabis stocks are probably years away from paying a dividend back to consumers but if the cigarette sin stocks are any indication, there could be significant dividends for investors. Interestingly enough, the cannabis stocks are not part of the consumer defensive sectors, where the cigarette companies are represented, but part ...
Read More »9 Largest Canadian Dividend Energy Stocks…
Canada is renowned for the abundance of natural resources and the oil sector is definitely one of the primary sector driving the Canadian economy. If you look at the TSX 60, 13 of the 60 stocks are energy stocks ( 21.67%) and the largest representation followed by financials and materials ...
Read More »The Chowder Rule Explained – Easily Estimate Total Returns…
The premise of dividend growth investing is not only finding a stock that can pay growing dividends but also offer stock appreciation for your portfolio over time. Chowder, as identified on Seeking Alpha, defined that approach as double dipping. I very much like the concept of double dipping and it has been ...
Read More »Canadian Insurance Dividend Stocks – Life Insurance or Casualty I…
The Canadian insurance sector has been interesting to watch during these past years with our low-interest rate climate. Not all insurance stocks have benefited from the market growth but is it time to get back in and benefit from the rising interest rates? Some of them offer a juicy dividend ...
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