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How Spending Cuts Will Hit Your Portfolio

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    The real threat to our economy is how fast wallets are closing   There is one thing worrying me about the economy these days. It’s not the fact that China is having problems taking a second breath between economic sprints. It’s not Europe and their big fat debt they keep feeding like an overweight cat. Nope, what bothers me about the economy right now is the possibility of seeing all these wallets closing at the same time.   The only thing that can kill …

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The First Step in Stock Valuation

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    This is a guest post written by Dan Mac.  Dan writes about investing in dividend growth stocks at his site Dividend Growth Stock Investing.  Dan recently released his Free Dividend Growth Investing Guide.   I often read investment articles discussing stocks of different companies worthy of investing in.  Usually the author will give an opinion about the current valuation of the company.  Is it over, under or fair valued?  Many times these opinions will be given without …

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The Sector that Will Beat the Market in 2013

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    Which dividend stocks will beat the market in 2013? The answer will shock you…   Over the years the stock market brings its bubbles and they eventually burst. The banking industry was rocking for several years going right along side the oil industry. REITs offered and still offer great dividend payouts year after year. But do you know which sector will outperform the stock market this year?   We could expect to see resources bounce back based on growth …

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TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + How I Beat the Market by 2.74% After 2 Months

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    At the beginning of each month, I recap the dividend yield and ex dividend dates for the TSX 60. In addition to this recap, I decided to cover briefly the results of my Best 2013 Dividend Stock Book. This book includes 30 stock analyses (20 US and 10 CDN) for only $2.99. So far, my results are: 20 US Dividend Stocks: +9.89% (that’s a killer!) 10 CDN Dividend Stocks: + 5.12%   If you want to read more, just continue past the TSX 60 Dividend Yield & …

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Power Corporation POW Dividend Stock Analysis

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  Yesterday, I took a look at one company chosen to be part of my best 2012 dividend stock; IGM Financial. Today, we are taking a look at its big sister, a stock in my Best 2013 dividend stocks; Power Corporation.   Power Corporation (POW) Business Description:   Power Corporation is a holding company. It owns interests in several other companies such as Investors Group (IGM), Great West (GWO) and London Life (Freedom 55 anyone?). Their primary core of business is …

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IGM Financial IGM Dividend Stock Analysis

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  I have sent out a couple of emails about investing strategies through my mailing list lately and it has generated some interesting discussion about certain stocks. Two of them were brought to my attention as they are somewhat similar: IGM Financials (Investors Group) and Power Corporation. Since I have covered IGM in my best 2012 dividend stocks and picked Power Corporation for 2013 (download the book here), I thought of sharing more views about both stocks. Here’s my IGM stock …

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