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…
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 companies with strong sustainable competitive advantages make good dividend growth investments? To help answer this question, I’ve identified all the Canadian…
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 Canadian wide moat stocks. Results below … Canadian Wide Moat Stocks from Morningstar Analyst Ratings Drum roll, please… Only 6 companies in all of Canada? I was surprised too. I’ll…
“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…
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. I’m playing a bit of catch-up so this article will cover all 11 dividend increases from August 2019. Tracking…
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…
