What Canadian sectors and industries have dividend paying and dividend growth stocks, and what are these specific stocks?
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What Canadian sectors and industries have dividend paying and dividend growth stocks, and what are these specific stocks?

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What Canadian sectors and industries have dividend paying and dividend growth stocks, and what are these specific stocks?  I’ll be answering this question by first looking at the Canadian market as a whole and then drilling down deeper into the 11 sectors, the 69 industries, and 158 sub-industries, and then finally listing off all of…

1 Canadian Dividend Growth Company Increasing Dividends
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1 Canadian Dividend Growth Company Increasing Dividends

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“Dividends may not be the only path for an individual investor’s success, but if there’s a better one, I have yet to find it” Josh Peters – The Ultimate Dividend Playbook: Income, Insight and Independence for Today’s Investor Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian…

Retiree Interview #2: Doug the Retired Government Research Scientist – “Life expectancy of retirees was reduced by a year for every year retirement was delayed after age 55”
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Retiree Interview #2: Doug the Retired Government Research Scientist – “Life expectancy of retirees was reduced by a year for every year retirement was delayed after age 55”

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This is the second in a series of interviews with retirees from all walks of life. The goal of the series is to hear from a broad range of retirees about their mistakes and successes to help better prepare mentally and financially for retirement. “It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn…

Retiree Interview #1: Angela the Retired Flight Attendant – “I have to say, my childhood shaped me for my adult life…”
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Retiree Interview #1: Angela the Retired Flight Attendant – “I have to say, my childhood shaped me for my adult life…”

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This is the first in what I hope to be a series of interviews with retirees from all walks of life. The goal of the series is to hear from a broad range of retirees to help better prepare mentally and financially for retirement. You can see from this survey of pre-retiree Ontarians aged 45+…

3 Canadian Dividend Growth Companies Increasing Dividends
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3 Canadian Dividend Growth Companies Increasing Dividends

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“Dividends may not be the only path for an individual investor’s success, but if there’s a better one, I have yet to find it” Josh Peters – The Ultimate Dividend Playbook: Income, Insight and Independence for Today’s Investor Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian…

15 Dividend Increases in the May 2018 Canadian Dividend All-Star List
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15 Dividend Increases in the May 2018 Canadian Dividend All-Star List

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“Dividends may not be the only path for an individual investor’s success, but if there’s a better one, I have yet to find it” Josh Peters – The Ultimate Dividend Playbook: Income, Insight and Independence for Today’s Investor Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List along…

These 3 sectors have the longest dividend streaks, but which offers the best dividend growth?
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These 3 sectors have the longest dividend streaks, but which offers the best dividend growth?

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The investment landscape can be broken down into 11 different sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples (Also known as Consumer Defensive), Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Real Estate, Telecommunication Services, and Utilities Wouldn’t it be nice to know which of these sectors offer the best mix of dividend growth and a long history…

Screening the Canadian Market for the #1 Dividend Growth Utility Stock [Spreadsheet included]
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Screening the Canadian Market for the #1 Dividend Growth Utility Stock [Spreadsheet included]

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In this article, we’ll review all utilities in Canada that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row and apply a dividend growth screen to try and find the best high-quality utility companies for further consideration. Turns out there was only one company that passed all of the criteria, but there…

The Number One Reason to be a Dividend Growth Investor (And it’s not what you were expecting)
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The Number One Reason to be a Dividend Growth Investor (And it’s not what you were expecting)

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Estimated reading time: 11 minutes. Yes, this is a long article, but it is a critical read if you want to become a successful long-term investor. “The single greatest edge an investor can have is a long-term orientation.”  Seth Klarman The number one reason to be a dividend growth investor is that it is a strategy…

Screening the Canadian Market for Dividend Growth Consumer Staples [Spreadsheet included]
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Screening the Canadian Market for Dividend Growth Consumer Staples [Spreadsheet included]

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  With only 1% of my portfolio in the consumer staples (AKA consumer defensive) sector through some broad market index ETFs, I’ve been on the hunt for some individual stocks to add. Ideally, I’d like consumer staple stocks to make up about 15-20% of the portfolio. As you can see I’ve got some work to do,…