Dividends

The secret to dividend investing is buying stocks that consistently increase their dividends. You as the investor then has to have the patience to hold on to those stocks. This rewarding approach to investing requires patience and time.

In 2000, I purchased 185 shares of TransCanada Corporation (TRP) at $13.40 each, for a total investment of $2479. But since then I have received $4606.50 in dividends alone from TRP. Here’s a list of TRP dividends from the last 17 years:

Your salary is the average of the 10 people you surround yourself with. Are you happy with your current income? Do you wish you could earn more money?

Investing in quality dividend stocks can provide you with additional income, without working extra-long hours or taking on a second job (If you are looking for a second job or new job, have a look at Jooble, its a great job search engine). By owning certain stocks, you get paid dividends (money). Dividends are profits the company is sharing with …

The best time to invest was 10 years ago; the second best time is now.

After 17 years as an investment writer for USA Today Matt Krantz is joining a money management firm. Mr. Krantz shares his top lesson for investing:

“If you want to make money on stocks, stop ob­sess­ing about minu­tiae. Get started. In­vest, di­ver­sify and hold on.” Mr. Krantz continues: “It’s easy to fix­ate on de­tails like choos­ing which stock to buy, which in­vest­ment ac­counts to open and fees. But in­vestors get s…

Here’s a story of how to buy stocks for nothing and earn more at the same time.

In 2000 I purchased 185 shares of TransCanada (TRP) for $13.40 each, at the time the dividend was $0.80 per share. This meant that in the first year I earned $148 in dividends.

185 shares x $0.80 = $148

Dividends are a cash payment made to shareholders; you can re-invest the cash payment or spend it as you wish. I decided to keep my dividends. Each year TRP increased their dividend per share.

2000 $0.80
2001 $0.9…

Do you want to increase your income? Could you use a few extra hundred dollars a month? The quickest and easiest way to increase the amount of money coming into your pocket is by collecting dividends.

Think of dividends as rent money coming to you. If you owned an apartment building, you as the landlord would receive rent from your tenants. But you would also have to deal with lousy tenants, and building maintenance.  As a shareholder you receive dividends (money) just for owning a stock, and y…

I’ve always said over diversification is bad for your financial health, and taking more risk does not equal higher returns. I know this goes against conventional wisdom, but it’s still true. The Globe and Mail recently printed a great article (view PDF) on diversification and risk which agrees with what we (value investors) have been saying all along.

You can read the complete article here, but I’d like to share some of the highlights with you. George Athanassakos is a professor of finance and …

Everyone wants to know what's the key to riding out stock market downturns, and thriving in the long-term. Fortune magazine recently published an article tackling this important question.

Fortune writes that Don Kilbride who manages the $24.6 billion Vanguard Dividend Growth portfolio has an answer: "he's now convinced that dividend growth is the key to riding out bad markets and thriving in the long-term."

Fortune magazine continues to write:

"Investors have treasured dividend growers for ag…

I’ve been asked many times what stocks I hold in my portfolio. I have now published the entire list of my holdings on my website (click here to see the list).

As you can see there are a number of stocks in my portfolio that have exceeded 40% in return. But the focus of today’s article is to look at stocks with triple digit returns:

Canadian National Railway (CNR) 164%
Empire Company Limited (EMP.A) 157%
TransCanada Corporation (TRP) 439%
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) 143%

CNR was founded in …

Each time you invest your hard-earned cash in mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, CDs, or GICs, there’s that inner voice saying “what happens if the invest tanks and I lose my money?”. As an investor your mind races with questions like:

• What if the stock market crashes?
• What if corporate executives are stealing money from the business?
• What if the financial results are made up, and the company goes bankrupt?
• What happens if I lose my savings?

These are valid questions, and the solution i…

Would you like to increase the amount of money you currently make? Have you thought about how to increase your income? Getting a raise? Starting a second job? Changing your career? Launching a new business? Investing in real estate? All of these are great ideas but the time and effort involved is huge!

What then is the quickest and easiest way to grow your income? I would suggest investing in quality stocks that pay dividends. Dividends are cash payments made to shareholders, dividends are paid…