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

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“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

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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…

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

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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…

7 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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7 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

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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…