Yield + Dividend Growth = Total Return. 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 or 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…

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

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…

Canadian Dividend All-Star List: Best Resource to Find High-Quality Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks
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Canadian Dividend All-Star List: Best Resource to Find High-Quality Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks

57%* of dividend-paying firms across the world either cut (43%*) or eliminated their dividend (14%*) during the financial crisis of 2008-2009. *Source: “Global Dividend-Paying Stocks: A Recent History,” A March 2013 DFA study covering 23 developed markets. Scary stats if you plan to rely on dividend income in retirement, but it doesn’t need to be…

7 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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7 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…

How to get free online access to the Value Line Investment Survey in Canada [+ list of Canadian stocks covered by Value Line]
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How to get free online access to the Value Line Investment Survey in Canada [+ list of Canadian stocks covered by Value Line]

The Value Line Investment Survey is an extremely valuable investment research resource that I use all the time when researching dividend growth stocks. They have a paper and online version of the same content, that will normally cost about $600 USD/year or more, but I’m going to show you how to access Value Line online…