How we got started with dividend investing

If you look at our dividend portfolio, you will see that we are currently investing in 50 dividend paying companies. We hold these company stocks in tax-deferred accounts like RRSP and TFSA, as well as …

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Boom Shakalaka

I was just doing the usual mid-month dividend update on my dividend excel sheet and found that we have officially reached our $8,000 annual dividend goal for 2014! BOOM SHAKALAKA!   As of today we have …

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Creating a legacy – dividend portfolio for kid(s)

When I first started investing in dividend paying stocks, I kept coming across statements like the one below to show how powerful dividend reinvesting is. If you invested $5000 in (Insert a stock symbol) in …

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Don’t quibble over eighths and quarters

I have been reading “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” by Philip A. Fisher. This book is considered as one of the must read investment books and Warren Buffett has recommended it. In the book Fisher talked …

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Secrets to a happy and frugal life

As humans, our thinking system governs how we live our lives. To be happy in your life, you need to have a positive thinking system. Having a positive thinking system is an essential way to a happier …

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Power of dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP)

I’ll start the blog post with a quote from one of the smartest men that ever lived. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who …

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