Happy new year. Today we’ll take a look at the most popular post (on Cut The Crap Investing) for 2021. Readers are the final judge. I’ll simply look at the readership numbers that are tracked by WordPress. The most popular posts of 2021 must also demonstrate the type of information that reader seek. As a […]
The U.S. dividend achievers and aristocrats are ready for the Jerome Powell show.
This week’s headlines were dominated by the U.S. Federal Reserve and their Chairman, Jerome Powell. U.S. inflation is more than running hot. The main weapon for a central bank (with the goal to cool demand and inflation) is to raise rates. On Wednesday, Powell announced that they will double the pace of bond purchase tapering, […]
It’s omicron vs the big Canadian bank dividends.
Omicron, the new variant of great concern dominated the headlines this week. There are reasonable fears that omicron could become the dominant strain within a few months. That said, we do not know enough about the dangers of this new and prolific variant. In this post, I’ll offer the latest reports on omicron. And we’ll […]
The Canadian banks are looking to pay you more on the Sunday Reads.
The big Canadian banks and other financials finally got the go-ahead from OSFI. They are now allowed to increase dividends and buy back shares. Those are two major moves that return value to shareholders. Of course, paying down debt and investing in future growth projects are in the mix when companies have free cashflow. The […]
The Beat The TSX Portfolio is also beating Vanguard’s High Dividend ETF VDY.
Yesterday we had a look at the Canadian high dividend approach that has returned to its market-beating ways. An interesting and popular approach for investors who build their own stock portfolio is the BTSX index. That ‘index’ suggests that you buy the top ten highest yielding stocks that you’ll find in the TSX 60. Keep […]
Big Canadian dividends are having their way.
Many Canadian self-directed investors love dividend stocks. And they mostly love their Canadian dividend stocks that pay big juicy dividends. And those big dividend payers have a very nice history of increasing dividends as well. That dividend growth can be in the area of 8% or more. Who doesn’t like an 8% annual raise? Add […]