As you know already, I publish a monthly update of my pension plan portfolio. The idea is to show you, month after month, how I manage my own money using my investing strategy. A long-time reader sent me an email asking me to project my portfolio in the future. Here’s the what if he proposes: After 2-3 years, of your 11 U.S. stocks, what if 2 stocks were up 80%-100% (or more), 7 were up/down anywhere from +/- 0% to +/- 10%, and the remaining 2 stocks were down 15%, 20%, or more. What would you …
5 Bullet Proof Metrics to Follow for All Investors
About a year ago, I was about to receive a big fat check of $108K from my former employer’s pension plan. I decided to manage this money and build my own retirement portfolio following my dividend growth investing strategy. A lot of investors on this blog were sceptic about my decision. Why would you invest all your money at the top of the market? They said. I even went a little further. Since I saw lots of interest from you guys, I decided to publish my portfolio and update it month after …
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As an Investor, You Control These Six Factors – Nothing Else
Many investors are obsessed with the timing of their investments. They think they can predict what will happen with the stock market and will find the magic loophole that will make their investment profitable. I find this premise interesting because if there is one thing we don’t control as investors, it’s how the market reacts. Sometimes, there is great news that doesn’t affect the market at all and other times, missing analysts expectations could kill your stock even if the numbers were good. …
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3 Reason to Keep a 100% Equity Portfolio Until You Die
Last week, I shared my latest dividend income update. I used to be highly against tracking down my dividend income because I’m more interested in my total return than anything else. However, I thought it would be a great idea to show investors that you can invest at the “top” of a bull market and build a dividend growth portfolio. I want to show that the “top of the market” is always relative. Frankly, it doesn’t really matter what time period you invest your money. I received an interesting …
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My 5 Canadian Favorite Dividend Growth Stocks
Last Tuesday, I published my top 5 US dividend growth stocks. Today, I'm coming back with my Canadian picks. Believe it or not, there is more than banks and telecoms on the market for income seeking investors! As a long term dividend blogger, I'm often asked what are my favorite dividend growth stocks. It's hard to make a short list as there are so many great companies out there. Based on my 7 investing principles, I've selected 5 I really like right now. ANDREW PELLER (ADW.A.TO) Business …
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REITs – Tempting, but not Perfect
You are about to retire or simply search to generate higher income from your portfolio? Chances are you will be looking for companies paying yield over 4-5%. Such higher yields usually come with higher risk. You don’t really want that if you are looking for a stable income. Good news; a few sectors come with higher yield without the higher risk. Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) could be a good solution for income seeking investors. As REITs must distribute 90% of their taxable …