Added 3 New Canadian Dividend Stocks to My Portfolio
I am Canadian. I wear touques, say exuse me to everything and thank people for thanking me. I also buy Canadian dividend stocks. Granted, there are not as many Canadian dividend growth stocks as there are in the U.S. but they are out there.
Why I Own Canadian Dividend Stock
As I said, [...]
Buying Assets from a Hotel in the Canary Islands
As I write this in February I am sitting in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa enjoying some sun. Ten minutes ago I grabbed a few minutes away from the family and was logged onto the hotel WiFi which was pretty much no better than dial-up. During this brief period I [...]
Rounded Out My Portfolio with Some New ETFs
My primary objective is to conserve investment capital through the selection of a sound and diversified portfolio. The underlying message here is that I strive to balance risk to achieve maximum reward by selecting a wide variety of different assets. In addition to my individual dividend stock holdings I use a variety of [...]
Why 2008 Was An Awesome Year for Dividend Investors
As I reflect back on 2008, I am caught by the overwhelming feeling that the year was actually a very good thing for dividend investors. It is easy to think that it was a terrible year for our kind! Both Bank of America and Citigroup – long standing dividend payers with wonderful dividend [...]
The Implications of A Down Market on My Asset Allocation
In late 2008, I did some reshuffling of my portfolio to take advantage of the down markets. My area of focus was primarily in the international asset classes as these had seen huge declines in values and I really wanted to take advantage of this. As a long-term investor, I strongly believe that [...]
Bit the Bullet and Actually Bought a Stock – How Absurd!
I know, I must be crazy. When the world seemed like it was ending last Thursday I actually entered a buy order to add to one of my current holdings. This particular stock was actually trading below the buy zone I generate as part of my watch list. I had been looking [...]
Did Some Buying in The Dividend Guy Portfolio
In my ever persistent pursuit to ensure that my asset allocation is in line with my targets, I have completed a trade to further dollar-cost average into a particular index fund I hold. This down market has taken many industries, sectors, and global regions down with it and I wanted to take advantage of [...]
Should a Long-Term Investor Worry About Short-Term Market Trends?
I was going though my personal collection of finance and investing books the other day and picked up William J. O’Neil’s book, The Successful Investor. In this book O’Neil devotes an entire chapter to teaching the skills required to read the market as a basis for entry and exits. In the end what [...]
