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If You Invest in Stocks, You Must Do This Quarterly

Blog, Investing Strategy

One thing I’ve noticed throughout the years is that it is much easier for investors to invest new capital and build a portfolio than to manage it. Our portfolio models at Dividend Stocks Rock are somewhat capped with the number of positions and we don’t invest new capital. This means we deal with what most investors live with: we all have to use portfolio management theories in the real world. To make our life easier, though, we have designed a straightforward process using all the DSR tools …

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How to Compare Two Dividend Stocks [Podcast]

Blog, Investing Strategy, Podcast

As a dividend growth investor, it’s hard to make sure the decision you’re about to take is the best one: you do your research, you find an exciting industry, you identify 3-4 companies that are doing well in that industry, and then what? How to make sure the final stock pick is the right one for your portfolio? Here's a 6-step canvas to compare two stocks! You'll Learn How to play defense or offense in your portfolio. The importance of understanding a company's business model …

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How to Turn Your Portfolio Into a Safe Money Making Machine

Blog, Investing Strategy, Retirement

Retiring is like learning how to skate. We all know how to stand and how to walk. Yet, once we put skates on, there is a whole new world of movements (and muscles!) that must work together to make sure you keep standing and, hopefully, moving forward. You’ve spent your entire life working, saving, investing and now you must learn how to skate. Suddenly, there is no money coming in, but there will surely be money going out. This article won’t touch the tax aspect as each situation is …

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Why You Should Sell Your Losers – Destroy The Breakeven Fairy Tale

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

“The desire to perform all the time is usually a barrier to performing over time.” ~ Robert Olstein Every single stock I purchase in my account is set for a great future… or so I think each time I add another company to my portfolio! The problem comes when after a few months the stock underperforms. A couple of quarters later, I now show a double-digit loss on my investment. The following year, I’m still sitting on this pile of “dead money”. Where is the Source of the Problem? The …

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What Are Utilities and Why You Should Hold Some

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

Utilities include a bunch of boring yet essential stocks for any retirement portfolio. But what are they exactly? Why should you hold them? What to look for? Today, I do a complete overview of this sector and its five subsectors. You probably know by now that I am French-Canadian and my mother tongue is not English. And the first time I heard the word “utilities”, I thought this sounds like "utile" in French. In French, utile means "useful", and it is pretty much a very good definition on …

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Protect Your Dividend, Payout Ratios Explained

Blog, Investing Strategy

What is the best and fastest way to determine the ability of a company to pay dividend? The dividend payout ratio, right? Most investors would agree. However, it's a little more complicated. Today, we're going to review four types of dividend payout ratios along with their pros and cons. 1. The Classic Dividend Payout Ratio What is it? The classic dividend payout ratio is calculated by using the dividend per share divided by earnings per share. This classic method will show you how much …

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