National Bank to Buy Wellington West and Raise Dividend
For its Q2 updates, National Bank (NA) is showing a strong financial report (earnings up 13%) along with 2 great news this morning for NA shareholders: National Bank to Buy Wellington West About 2 years ago, National Bank created its Private Wealth Management department: 1859. This team of strong advisors is deemed to take care [...]
Walmart WMT Dividend Increase
Hey! Just a quick update in the world of dividend investing: WMT increased its dividend rate by 21% this week. Annual dividend yield is now at 2.30% ($1.46 per share per year) Another dividend increase on the Canadian market: TD Bank (TD) raises its dividend to $2.44 (2.90%). It is the second bank in Canada [...]
Canadian Banks Results; National Bank Hikes Dividend to $0.66 (+$0.04)
Quick news after the markets close; National Bank of Canada, the first bank to declare its financial results for their Q4 and year end announced they hike their dividend to 0.66$ per share per quarter. Therefore, the dividend rise to $2.64 per year and represents a 3.89% yield. Nationale Bank revenues are up by 19% for [...]
Canadian Banks Expected to Raise Their Dividends
It is no longer a secret to any investor, the best banks in the world are found in Canada. We have only 6 “big banks” and one of them (National Bank; TSE: NA) is established mostly in only one province (therefore really a regional bank). This interesting banking model established a long time ago is [...]
Tracking My Portfolio Income
The best thing about being a dividend growth investor is watching your dividend income grow over time. As I have written about time and time again, the power of a dividend growth portfolio is the compounded growth that an investor receives . As new dividends come into the account from the companies paying dividends, those [...]
Watching My Dividend Payments Grow Year After Year
The most rewarding aspect of being a dividend investor is watching your dividend payments grow year after year as the dividends are plowed into more shares of the company. I have set up an Excel spreadsheet that allows me to keep track of this dividend growth to give me both a visual representation of the [...]
Tracking Dividend Hikes Is Not Easy But it Can Be Done
Dividend hikes happen at different times for different companies and there is really no set schedule for when a company decides to do it. That being said, a company will often increase its dividend during a specific quarter of each year when they announce their quarterly financials (i.e. 3rd quarter financial results). After you have [...]
Looking For Dividend Growth in the Future
Dividend growth is one of the most important metrics for a dividend investor (IMHO). The dividend growth rate that has occurred in the past can tell a great story for the investor who is searching for passive income at some point in the future. Looking at annual reports, an investor can quickly see what the [...]
