An Introduction to the Great Canadian Banking Series (Part 1 of 10)
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An Introduction to the Great Canadian Banking Series (Part 1 of 10)

Lone Primate / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA In this series I’m going to take a look at the Canadian Banking Sector. If you talk to most Canadian dividend growth investors I think you will find that Canadian banks make up a significant portion of their portfolio. Canadian banks have reasonably high dividend yields, have performed…

Wide Moat Stocks In The US Dividend Champions List
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Wide Moat Stocks In The US Dividend Champions List

antonychammond / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA I like to invest in undervalued dividend growth stocks that have a sustainable competitive advantage. Today I’m going to talk about the second part of this phrase as I’ve already written quite a bit about how I determine target prices and how to identify undervalued dividend growth stocks. Warren…

Overcome Dividend Yield Valuation Flaws and Find Reasonable Target Prices Fast
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Overcome Dividend Yield Valuation Flaws and Find Reasonable Target Prices Fast

Suncor Energy / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Last week I went over how you can compare the current dividend yield to historical averages to see if a stock is undervalued. The idea being that if the dividend is sustainable and the current yield is higher than the 3, 5, and 10 year high yield averages…

Deciding Which Stocks To Buy: Dividend Growth Investing Criteria
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Deciding Which Stocks To Buy: Dividend Growth Investing Criteria

hang_in_there / Foter.com / CC BY A question I often get asked is how do I decide what stocks to buy? The answer isn’t a simple one, but I’ll do my best to break it down. My process involves reviewing various companies and setting target prices. My dividend growth investing criteria is broken into two parts….

Can Past Dividend Growth Rates Be Relied Upon To Predict Future Rates?
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Can Past Dividend Growth Rates Be Relied Upon To Predict Future Rates?

seanmcgrath / People Photos / CC BY If you look at my retirement goals you’ll see that I want to have a growing stream of dividend income to support me in retirement. In order to meet my goals I’m looking for a dividend growth rate (DGR) of 8%. This is an ambitious rate in my…