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Worried About Falling Stock Prices?
Are you worried about falling stock prices? If you’re thinking about investing, then falling stock prices are great!
The key is to buy quality stocks when they are undervalued. The return on your investment (dividend yield) will also be higher when stock prices are low. Let’s take a look at a real-life example:
ConocoPhillips was founded in 1917, and is an American company which explores for, develops, and produces crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and natural gas liquids…
Want to Increase Your Income, Passively?
I love dividends, and I love them even more when they increase.
Increasing dividends means more money in your pocket.
A solid stream of increasing passive income! Here are some recent dividend increases:
US COMPANIES Am Electric Power (AEP), to $0.53 from $0.50, increase of 6.00%
Barnes Group (B), to $0.12 from $0.11, increase of 9.10%
Brown & Brown (BRO), to $0.11 from $0.10, increase of 10.00%
Cass Info Sys (CASS), to $0.21 from $0.20, increase of 5.00%
Cintas (CTAS), to $0.85 from $0.7…
Has your income gone up by 935%?
Today I'd like to share with you some wisdom from someone who has been a dividend investor for more than 30 years.
In the latest edition of the Connolly Report (August 2014), Tom Connolly had this to say about investing:
"Focus on the growing dividend income, the increasing yields, is my message to you, in a sentence, after researching dividend income common stocks for thirty years. Dividends give stock intrinsic value. Dividend increases build wealth. In 1993, for instance, Royal Bank’s divid…
Building a Portfolio is a Marathon not a Sprint
Building a portfolio is a marathon not a sprint. I know many of you are eager to invest right away and invest everything, so that you can achieve maximum returns. But remember you must buy quality stocks when they are undervalued.
Buy low and sell high, not the other way around. I'm a big fan of Investment Quality Trends (IQT), and I'd like to share with you the latest nugget of wisdom from IQT:
"As long as the Federal Reserve maintains a zero interest rate policy there is no alternative for …
When Harry met Sally he lost $94,378
Re-investing dividends will grow your savings much faster than if you spent your dividends. But how much faster will your savings grow? John Heinzl wrote an article recently at GlobeAdvisor.com looking at a fictional portfolio for Harry and Sally.
"Consider two investors, whom we'll call Harry and Sally (my age is showing, I know). On Dec. 31, 1993, each invests $10,000 in shares of Royal Bank of Canada. They hold their shares for the next 20 years, the only difference being that Harry spends h…
Dividend Mutual Fund Reduces Dividend by 17%. Surprised?
RBC's Canadian Dividend Fund had a dividend of 66¢ in 2009 and 2010. Now this fund's dividend is 55¢. What ever happened to dividend growth? In addition to the high fees, this is another example of why mutual funds should be avoided.
Tom Connolly from DividendGrowth.ca had this to say about it:
"Never having purchased a mutual fund, I was fascinated to learn from Rob's research that RBC's Canadian Dividend Fund had a dividend of 66¢ in 2009 and 2010. Now this fund's dividend is 55¢. Dividends …
More Dividend Increases!
Dividend increases mean more money in your pocket. Your stream of passive income increases each time a company you own increases their dividend. Over time dividend increases can amount to a lot of money, imagine earning $385,024 each year from dividends alone.
Here's a list of recent dividend increases:
Altagas (ALA) 16%
Chevron Corporation (CVX) 7%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 6%
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) 15%
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) 10%
General Dynamics (GD) 11%
General Mills (GIS)…
How I saved 4672% in Fees, and Continue to Make Over 14% Each Year on a Single Stock
Update [July 2021]: The TRP dividend today is $2.81,and my dividend yield based on the purchase price is now 21%.
Today I’m going to share with you one of my success stories. The purpose of my story is to show you that great returns are possible without resorting to expensive mutual funds.
My story begins in 2000 when I decided to buy 185 shares in a company called TransCanada (TRP). After applying the 12 Rules of Simply Investing I decided that TRP would be a great investment. TRP had:
- A str…
Worried About Inflation?
Are you worried that your hard-earned cash will be worth less in future years? Inflation is a valid concern for all investors. Over time your purchasing power is reduced because the cost of goods continue to increase. Your best protection against inflation is: dividends.
“While placing money in a savings account may seem like the safest investment, banks don't pay nearly enough interest these days to compensate investors for inflation. In fact, interest rates are at record low levels, making no…
Want more financial freedom? Start planting seeds today!
Do you want more money, more financial freedom? Then you need to start making the right investments today, and your future self will thank you as you reap the rewards. I’ll give you my personal example of earning over 13% annually on a single stock, and achieving gains of over 390%. In 2000 I purchased 185 shares of TRP at $13.40 each, at the time the annual dividend was $0.80/share. Since then the company has increased their dividend every single year:
2000: $0.80
2001: $0.90
2002: $1.00
2003: …
