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Passionate DivInvestor, Father of 3 & Retired from the corporate world at 35.

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Economic Moats: How Switching Costs and Network Effects Protect Your Dividend

This is the second of two articles on economic moats. The first part covered intangible assets, cost advantages, and scale. We now cover the other two sources, the ones that are hardest to break once they take hold: switching costs and the network effect. Same reminder as before. A moat protects a company’s margins, and […]

Economic Moats: How Brands, Low Costs, and Scale Protect Your Dividend

This is the first of two articles on economic moats. We cover three of the sources that build one: intangible assets, cost advantages, and scale. The next part covers the other two: switching costs and network effects. First, why does this matter to a dividend investor? A moat protects a company’s margins. Healthy margins are […]

How to Find and Analyze Stocks to Buy

Most investors think stock analysis starts with research. It doesn’t. It starts with a decision about how you make decisions. I see buying and selling as two sides of the same coin. The reasons you use to buy a stock should be the same reasons you use to sell it. Get that right and you […]

We have a Valuation Problem – May Dividend Income Report

In 2016, I made a life-changing decision: I took a sabbatical, put my family in a small RV, and we drove all the way to Costa Rica. Upon my return in 2017, I officially quit my job as a private banker at National Bank and started working full-time on my baby: Dividend Stocks Rock. I […]

ENB vs TRP vs PPL: How I Rank Canada’s Three Pipeline Giants

Canadian midstream is a classic dividend investor playground. Long-term contracts, tolls instead of commodity exposure, irreplaceable assets, and dividend growth backed by real cash flow. Three names dominate the space: Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), and Pembina Pipeline (PPL). Same sector, same business model on paper, three different dividend profiles. Here is how I rank […]