8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 6 & 7
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 6 & 7

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 5
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 5

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 3 & 4
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 3 & 4

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 1 & 2
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 1 & 2

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the…

2 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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2 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row.) along with a summary of these companies. Tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new dividend growth stock ideas as dividend increases can…

How the Dividend Income of Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Did During the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
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How the Dividend Income of Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Did During the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis

57%* of dividend-paying firms across the world either cut (43%*) or eliminated their dividend (14%*) during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and “the year after 2008’s global market decline, aggregate dividends fell by 20%.”* *Source: “Global Dividend-Paying Stocks: A Recent History,” A March 2013 DFA study covering 23 developed markets. Pretty scary stuff if you…

Canadian Dividend All-Star List: Best Resource to Find High-Quality Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks
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Canadian Dividend All-Star List: Best Resource to Find High-Quality Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks

57%* of dividend-paying firms across the world either cut (43%*) or eliminated their dividend (14%*) during the financial crisis of 2008-2009. *Source: “Global Dividend-Paying Stocks: A Recent History,” A March 2013 DFA study covering 23 developed markets. Scary stats if you plan to rely on dividend income in retirement, but it doesn’t need to be…

2 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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2 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row.) along with a summary of these companies. Tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new dividend growth stock ideas as dividend increases can…

14 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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14 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row.) along with a summary of these companies. Tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new dividend growth stock ideas as dividend increases can…

3 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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3 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

I missed February and March, but normally each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row.) along with a summary of these companies. Tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new…