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Technology Sector: Expertise, Size and Reputation are Its Best Assets!

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We would separate tech stocks into two different categories: #1 Companies with disruptive technology entering various fields such as retail (Amazon), Television (Netflix), Financials (Robinhood) or accommodation (Airbnb). Those companies are fighting for market share and they are rapidly growing. They are not interested in paying dividends. #2 Companies that were once growing rapidly through technology breakthroughs but have now grown-up. These are “adult” tech stocks that are well …

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Communication Services Sector: There is More than Just the Wireless!

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When you think of the communications services sector, you may automatically think of AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), BCE (BCE.TO) (BCE), or Telus (T.TO) (TU). Those companies are praised by income seeking investors as they pay high yields and have shown consistent dividend growth. While their dividend increases are sometimes modest, those companies’ dividend growth typically matches inflation and thereby protects their payout from being eroded by inflation. All Types of Content But there is …

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Top Canadian Dividend Stocks for 2021

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Last year hasn't been quite what we expected. And let's admit it, while 2021 brings some hope, a number on a calendar is not magic. If there is one single piece of wisdom you must remember from 2020 it is this: stay invested. If you stayed invested over the past 6 years, you went through much consternation, but also much growth and success. 2015: The market was going nowhere and CNBC said that 2015 was the hardest year to make money in 78 years. 2016: Brexit was on the rise, and stocks …

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What Should a Dividend Growth Investor Buy in 2021?

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This is very funny. Before I started to write this introduction, I went back and read the 2020 forecast edition of my top picks for 2020, and here is how it started: “Many readers have written to tell me they are sitting on some cash ready to be invested. Some of you sold a rental property or quit their job and received their pension plan value and decided to manage that pile of money on their own. Some others choose to keep their powder dry in order to capture market inefficiencies.” Fast …

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Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B.TO): Invest In Electric Vehicles Growth Without Picking An EV Constructor!

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Electric vehicles are coming in strong... A world without car running on fuel? There's a convenience store that already thought about it! Alimentation Couche-Tard is a Canadian company that operates a network of convenience stores mostly across North America. While its yield is very low, it is an interesting addition to any kind of portfolio, even retirees'. With its stock price appreciation potential, its proven recession-resiliency business model, its growth by acquisition strategy and its …

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I Didn’t Like RioCan (REI.UN.TO) Before It Cut Its Dividend; What About Now?

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At the beginning of December, RioCan (REI.UN.TO) dropped a bomb for retirees: They slashed their dividend by 33%. "As RioCan continues to navigate through the uncertain retail landscape created by the COVID-19 pandemic and faces an unknown length and breadth of closures, the Board has taken the prudent action of reducing our distribution. A more conservative payout ratio is important in this undeniably challenging environment despite our well positioned portfolio, solid base of tenants and deep …

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