In my opinion the Canadian stock market and the Canadian economy present a unique opportunity. We can build the Canadian stock portfolio by focusing on a few key sectors. Canada is home to many wide moat or oligopoly sectors that includes the Canadian banks, telcos, railways, grocers, pipelines and utilities. For Million Dollar Journey, here’s […]
Around the world and Global Dividends on long weekend reads.
We’ll start with a look at Global Dividends. Those dividends have taken the biggest hit since the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Of course the dividend carnage continued for a few years after 2009. In the recent pandemic stock market correction Global Dividends have fallen by some 22%. Only two countries (stock markets) managed to increase […]
Canada’s best performing dividend ETF. Horizons Canadian Dividend ETF – HAL.
This under-followed ETF might be the Rodney Dangerfield of dividend ETFs. It doesn’t get any respect. Yet Horizons Canadian Dividend ETF HAL is leading the pack of existing Canadian Dividend ETFs. What will be surprising to some is that the fund is actively managed. At the core of the fund is machine learning – AI […]
Checking in on the Canadian Dividend ETFs and the benchmarks.
Many investors seek the comfort of the dividend payments. They like to see that dividend, that cash flow, land in their account. And as I’ve pointed out in past articles, the dividend can also be a divining rod that finds profitability and past business success. It can even find greater total returns over time. That […]
How are the Canadian dividend ETFs holding up?
Many investors will embrace the almighty dividend for many reasons. Most investors simply like to see that dividend, that cash flow, land in their account. The dividend can also be a divining rod that finds profitability and past business success. But certainly, that does not mean that the Canadian dividend ETFs will find more stability […]
The US dividend growth ETFs.
For those who manage their own portfolio of individual stocks, this is likely the most popular style of investing. Investors seek out companies that have grown their dividends over time. That can help find quality and financial strength and profitability. There are many options by way of US dividend growth ETFs. The dividend growth lines […]