If you are Canadian, you know that the RRSP season is about to start. To be honest, it has already started for some good financial advisors ;-). Since half of my readers here are Canadians, I thought of publishing some RRSP contribution information along with 5 of the best RRSP investment strategies to boost your retirement savings. 2012 RRSP Contribution Limits The RRSP contribution limit for the taxable year of 2012 is $22,970. This does not include …
Emera EMA Dividend Stock Analysis
Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series (including CLX, CL, KMB, PG, JNJ) I published in October, I am starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be cover before Xmas: Emera Inc – …
Transcanada Corp TRP Dividend Stock Analysis
Similar to the consumer staple dividend stock analysis series (including CLX, CL, KMB, PG, JNJ) I published in October, I’m starting a new one on Canadian utilities dividend stocks. Canadian utilities can be quite interesting for both Canadian and US investors as they offer great diversification within their power sources. They show great strengths in both oil (pipelines) and electric power plants. Here’s the list of Canadian companies that will be covered before Xmas: Emera Inc – …
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Weekly Dividend Time
Time to jump into the links once again: 1. Top 100 Dividend Stocks – July 2012 – Return From The Dead? @ IS. 2. LGL Group: Upside with Protected Downside? @ Barel Karsan. 3. Family Finance: Property and Vehicle Insurance @ The Passive Income Earner. 4. When Do You Finally Spend Serious Money on Your Business? @ SFN. 5. A Diversified Approach To International Dividends @ DGS. 6. Novartis: Strong Stock @ Dividend Monk. 7. Market Strength in the Light of Negative News @ The …
Canadian Aristocrats; They Have it Too!!
Last week, I took a shot at Dividend Aristocrats on theUS side. But did you know that Canadians have Dividend Aristocrats too? Mind you, I’m going to temper your hype right away, the minimum requirements are far from the “original” aristocrats lists. Unfortunately, the Canadian stock market is way smaller and less diversified than the US market. It is actually impossible to find a good amount of stocks that have been increasing their dividend for 25 consecutive …
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AFL Aflac Dividend Stock Analysis
After the analysis of MCD last week, there was another stock on my radar that I wanted to check out. To be truly honest, I didn’t know much about this Dividend Aristocrat; Aflac Incorporated. I’ve been trading for several years but I’ve been looking into dividend stocks only since 2008. The fact that Aflac is an insurance company (AFLAC stands for American Family Life Assurance Company) was enough for me to check elsewhere to build my “stock on the radar …