Jan 6 2010

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Dividend Stocks

“After a meal there’s nothing like a good cigar”
– Blondie from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Wikiquote

Ok, so that quote has nothing to do with investing, but you can just picture Eastwood saying it.  Like everything in life, there are good things, bad things, and ugly things.  The same can be [...]

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Oct 28 2009

A Dividend Yield Screen with High Growth

I like to use my copy of the Stock Investor Pro from AAII to identify potential dividend investments. Recently I was using the software to screen for dividend stocks with a relatively high yield while providing strong growth at the same time. This can often be an investment-oxymoron as higher dividend stocks tend [...]

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Apr 22 2009

My 5 Steps to Choosing the Right ETF

As an investor who uses index funds as the core of my portfolio (supplemented with dividend growth stocks), I came to the realization a long time ago that not all ETFs are created equal and some were more appropriate for my portfolios than others were. Although originally I never went into the process of [...]

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Jul 9 2008

Stock Screens are not Buy Screens

Unless you are a purely mechanical investor, a la the Magic Formula, then stock screens should not be used as buy screens. Recently I was sent an email by an individual who asked what screen I used to buy my stocks. With his permission, here is the main part of that email:

…As a [...]

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Jun 11 2008

The Harry Domash Stock Analysis Process

I have recently been reading a book called, “Fire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own” as I am always looking to improve my own stock analysis process. This book offers a clear process to stock analysis that I thought I would outline here on The Dividend Guy. In fact, Domash provides two [...]

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Apr 5 2008

Returns of Growth Versus Value Stocks

In a recent post I did on my updated asset allocation, I showed that I added some value asset targets. I currently have both growth and value stocks in my dividend portfolio, however I felt that I needed to have a target that would provide the best diversification and something that I could track. [...]

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Mar 31 2008

Dual Class Shares Suck

If you hold any companies that have a dual-class share structure, prepare yourself for mediocracy. In the Winter 2007 edition of the Canadian Investment Review, which is periodical aimed at fund managers and pension plan administrators, they highlight just how bad these stocks typically performs. Before I get into the specifics, let’s talk [...]

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Mar 24 2008

The Tweedy, Browne Worldwide High Dividend Yield Value Fund and It’s Holdings

There are a lot of different funds out there that focus on high yield dividend stocks. Not all of them are good and a lot of them charge very high management fees for the “privilege” of investing in them. One fund that doesn’t charge a super high expense ratio is the Tweedy, Browne [...]

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