44 Canadian Wide & Narrow Moat Dividend Growth Stocks
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44 Canadian Wide & Narrow Moat Dividend Growth Stocks

In Canada there are 9 wide moat stocks and 100 narrow moat stocks, but which of these companies with strong sustainable competitive advantages make good dividend growth investments? To answer this question, I did three things: I researched all Canadian wide and narrow moat companies to identify 44 stocks with a 5+ year dividend growth…

100 Canadian Narrow Moat Stocks
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100 Canadian Narrow Moat Stocks

With only 9 wide moat stocks in Canada, narrow moat stocks are a necessary concession for anyone looking to build a diversified portfolio. Now a narrow moat might not be as good as a wide moat, but narrow moat companies are still expected to maintain their competitive advantages for 10-20 years.  Not as long as…

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23 International Wide Moat Dividend Growth Stocks

As dividend growth investors, we know that wide moat stocks make a good starting point, but it is just one of many considerations on our hunt for high-quality dividend growth stocks. Which of these international companies with strong sustainable competitive advantages make good dividend growth investments? To help answer this question, I have separate articles…

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…

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…

1 Canadian Dividend Growth Stock Increasing Dividends
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1 Canadian Dividend Growth Stock 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. These companies aren’t recommendations, but tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new dividend growth…

12 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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12 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. These companies aren’t recommendations, but tracking recent dividend increases can be a good way to generate new…

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?

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…

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]

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…