Buying More Pfizer – Good Dividend and Good Fundamentals
I have placed a buy order through my CSA account. This will add to my existing position in the company. In addition, I am planning on placing a buy order for a couple more stocks and will report on those shortly. I would like to present my rationale for buying Pfizer. Revenue: Compound growth rate [...]
The Trouble with Home Depot – Buying More for the Dividend?
Man oh man, I received a lot of comments (for my blog) for my post about my shopping experience at Home Depot. Most of the comments reiterated my frustration. I am starting to think that I am on to something here. To further solidify my thoughts, there is now the issue of executive compensation and [...]
Should I Keep a Stock If the Shopping Experience Sux
I am a Home Depot shareholder. I own it for its strong financial performance and growing dividend. However, after my experience last night I am seriously considering unloading my shares. It was probably the worst shopping experience I have ever had. I went in for one particular item that was featured in their weekly flyer. [...]
Requriement: A Stomach Like Iron (or own dividend paying stocks)
Commodity prices tanked yesterday, and reinforced once again, that this game of investing we play is a serious business and it should not be taken lightly. I can only imagine the people out there who have very little experience owning resource and commodity based stocks looking at their portfolios trying to figure out what the [...]
Selling a Stock – BCE
I have been going through a full scale analysis of my dividend paying investments, trying to see where new money should be going, what stocks I need to keep a close eye out for, and what stocks are just not up to snuff. As a result, I have decided to unload one of my holdings [...]
Selecting Stocks to Buy with the Dividend Yield
One method I use, and I know other use as well, to determine when might be a good time to buy a stock is by looking at the historical dividend yield on a company you are interested in purchasing. Each stock that pays a dividend has a historical dividend yield – an average dividend yield [...]
Calculating Future Value Using Excel
I have received a number of questions over the past year or so on the best way to determine what an investment portfolio may be worth in the future. My response always starts with the same thought: it completely depends on your assumptions. The assumptions you make with regards to your annual contributions and your [...]
How to Grow Your Portfolio to $1 Million
There was an article over at the Motley Fool that talked about how to achieve a portfolio of $1 million. It was basically a sell job for one of their newsletters, Hidden Gems. They presented 4 different scenarios where an investor could ultimately amass a portfolio of $1 million depending on when they start. Keep [...]
