3. The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio: Asset Allocation
Disclaimer: Remember, nothing in this post, or any other post on this blog is to be considered as investment advice. Here we go with post #3 in the series, The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio. In this post I am going to discuss Asset Allocation. Keep in mind that I am not [...]
2. The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio: Getting Started
Welcome to post number two of the series, The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio. In this post we are going to cover a couple of the things I consider important for an investor to know prior to getting started; namely choosing a broker and managing multiple accounts. Disclaimer: Remember, nothing in this [...]
1. The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio: Introduction
Sorry about the delay in getting the second post of this series out…family, friend, and new job stuff that I had to attend to. Thank you for your patience – here we go. We are about to embark on a wonderful journey, you and I. This is the first in a series of articles posted [...]
1. The Dividend Guy’s Guide to Building a Dividend Portfolio: Kickoff
As a result of leaving my current job, I will be provided with the option to roll my current pension savings into my registered investment account. What happens is the pension provider, Manulife Financial, will send me a package within 4-6 weeks that outlines the procedures and includes all the necessary forms to transfer the [...]
Update – New Job and My Dividend Investments
I just spent the last few hours filling out a bunch of forms for my new pension plan and investment accounts that are part of the package at my new job. As discussed in this post, I receive a pension account and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan – which can be either an RSP or [...]
New Job and New Investment Opportunities
I have just accepted a new position with an oil and gas company in Calgary. Career-wise, this is a great move for me. It is even better from an investment perspective. At my ‘old’ job, the employer sponsored investment programs were extremely thin. As you will see in the following table, the company match components [...]
Ideas for Saving Money
It is not a regular posting day to this blog for me, and this post is not at all related to dividend investing, but I thought it was just great. Everybody Loves Your Money has posted some great tips on saving money. Very practical – simple yet effective.
Book Review: Yes, You Can Be a Successful Income Investor!
I am going to initiate a new Book Review ‘feature’ on The Dividend Guy. There will be no pre-set schedule for this – it will only occur when I read a good book about dividend investing. The inaugural book review will be for
