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

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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
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100 Canadian Narrow Moat Stocks

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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…

8 Canadian Wide Moat Dividend Growth Stocks
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8 Canadian Wide Moat Dividend Growth Stocks

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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…

Each & Every Wide Moat Stock in Canada
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Each & Every Wide Moat Stock in Canada

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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…

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

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“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 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…

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]

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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…