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Top 3 Canadian REITs for 2020 – And Why RioCan is not Part of It

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Retirement

Most retirees love REITs because their sole purpose is to distribute as much money as possible to their units holder. This sounds like music to the ears of those who are looking for a nice paycheck coming into their bank account every single month (or quarterly). But one must be careful and make sure the REIT chosen will be able to sustain its dividend payment, but also to increase it. This is why I've built this Canadian REITs ranking. This top three should give you the guidelines you need to …

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Canadian Banks Ranking – Which One of The Strongest Bank?

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth

Mike, are you not tired of writing about Canadian banks? Of course not! First, they remain amongst my favorite dividend stocks ever. As a passionate investor, I will never get tired discussing my favorite picks! Second, I will not review their earnings this time. Rather, we will look at how they fit in your portfolio for the next 20 years. Canadian banks are amazing; they have outperformed the Canadian market for the past 5, 10, 15, probably 25 years. Unfortunately, they were not created …

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August Income Report – The Tech Bubble 20 Years Later

Blog, Dividend Income Report

In September of 2017, I received slightly over $100K from my former employer which represented the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag.  I do this to show you it is possible to build a lasting portfolio during an all-time highly valued market. The market will inevitably go down... as it has lately. But I continue to enjoy cashing consistent and growing dividends despite …

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These Two Stocks Should Bounce Back and Offer Good Income for Your Retirement Portfolio

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth, Retirement

Each month, we issue The Mike's Buy List for our DSR members. They get our best ideas for both U.S. and Canadian dividend stocks. The first Friday of each month, they receive our top 10 growth and top 10 retirement (yield over 4%+) investment ideas. Yesterday, I covered two stocks that could boost your return. Today, I'll share with you two picks offering an interesting yield for income investors. While I've been skeptical about AT&T (T) for years, it could finally see its debt level …

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Two Dividend Growth Picks that Could Boost Your Return!

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth

Each month, we issue The Mike's Buy List for our DSR members. They get our best ideas for both U.S. and Canadian dividend stocks. The first Friday of each month, they receive our top 10 growth and top 10 retirement (yield over 4%+) investment ideas. As both markets did well in August, more of our ideas have outperformed the market. I decided to share some of our picks with you. Today, we'll cover two growth stocks that still show some potential return. Starbucks (SBUX) What’s the …

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Classic Banking Doesn’t Pay Off – TD and CIBC Q3 2020 Earnings Review

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Dividend Growth

After reviewing Q3 2020 earnings for BMO and ScotiaBank, and then for National Bank and Royal Bank, it is time to look at what TD and CIBC had for us in their pockets. Oh my, this is definitely not my best picture... but I did it on purpose mostly because TD and CIBC Q3 earnings have not been really exciting to say the least. And this is exactly the kind of goofy faces I do when I'm bored. I'll tell you upfront, TD and CIBC are not my favorites mostly because they are more targeted to …

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