Why You Should Use Dividend Yield As A Valuation Tool For Stocks
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Why You Should Use Dividend Yield As A Valuation Tool For Stocks

“The concept of identifying undervalued and overvalued stock prices according to historic patterns of dividend yield can be applied to any stock with a reasonably long dividend history. However, investors who make the decision to include only high-quality, blue-chip stocks in their considerations will probably never regret it.” Source: Dividends Don’t Lie – Geraldine Weiss/Janet…

Yield + Dividend Growth: A Simple Formula To Estimate Future Total Returns
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Yield + Dividend Growth: A Simple Formula To Estimate Future Total Returns

“Dividend Yield + Dividend Growth = Prospective Return” Josh Peters, The Ultimate Dividend Playbook Yield + Dividend Growth = Total Return Estimate. Such a simple formula, but you’ll see from US and Canadian examples that it’s also been surprisingly accurate. That said, it has some pitfalls to be aware of too. Yield + Dividend Growth Estimate…

Chowder Number / Chowder Rule – The Perfect Mix of Dividend Yield and Dividend Growth
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Chowder Number / Chowder Rule – The Perfect Mix of Dividend Yield and Dividend Growth

The Chowder Number/ Chowder Rule is all about finding the right mix between dividend yield and dividend growth. In a perfect world, we’d all be investing in high-yield, high-dividend growth stocks. The reality is that many high-yield stocks have lower dividend growth rates than lower-yielding stocks.  So how do you find the right balance between…

Double Your Dividend Income With Dividend Growth & Triple It With Dividend Reinvestment
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Double Your Dividend Income With Dividend Growth & Triple It With Dividend Reinvestment

Want to double your dividend income in 10 years? Invest in dividend growth stocks that average +7% dividend growth per year. Want to triple your dividend income in 10 years? Add in dividend reinvestment with a reasonably high starting dividend yield. A portfolio yielding 5% with +7%/year dividend growth will roughly triple its dividend income…

3 Reasons to Invest in Stocks with 10+ Year Dividend Growth Streaks
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3 Reasons to Invest in Stocks with 10+ Year Dividend Growth Streaks

During the Global Financial Crisis, no Canadian stock with a 10+ year dividend growth streak cut its dividend. Looking for peace of mind high-quality investments that can weather recessions and continue to pay dividends you can rely on in retirement? Well, start by investing in companies with at least 10 years of consecutive dividend increases….

Why Invest in Wide Moat Stocks?
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Why Invest in Wide Moat Stocks?

“The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company and, above all, the durability of that advantage. The products and services that have wide, sustainable moats around them are the ones that…

3 Ways to Find Wide Moat Stocks
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3 Ways to Find Wide Moat Stocks

A good investment strategy requires a long-term mindset => a long-term mindset needs high-quality companies => high-quality companies are wide moat stocks. How do you find wide moat stocks? Wide moat stocks are high-quality companies that can maintain competitive advantages for decades. If you are looking for a first-rate company to invest in, wide moat…

Every Wide Moat Stock in the USA
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Every Wide Moat Stock in the USA

Wide moat companies are a natural starting point for investors looking for high-quality stocks. To help with this search, I used Morningstar to find all US wide moat stocks. This article is the 3rd in a series of wide moat articles:  What is a Moat? With 5 Canadian Wide Moat Examples Why Invest in Wide…

What is a Moat? With 5 Canadian Wide Moat Examples
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What is a Moat? With 5 Canadian Wide Moat Examples

“In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable ‘moats’.” Warren Buffett A key component of dividend growth investing is finding high-quality companies that can pay increasing dividends over long periods of time. The search for high-quality starts with wide-moat stocks. That is why it’s important to understand what a moat is, and what…

How Sure Dividend Calculates Expected Stock Returns
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How Sure Dividend Calculates Expected Stock Returns

This is a guest post by Bob Ciura, Senior Vice President of Sure Dividend. He oversees all content for Sure Dividend and its partner sites. Prior to joining Sure Dividend, Bob was an independent equity analyst. Bob received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from DePaul University and an MBA with a concentration in Investments from…