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Do you have AAAD?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

It’s not a bad thing if you do. It’s actually a great thing. No, not ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) or AAA (American Automobile Association) – although the latter is a great membership to have.…

August Update – working through our 2010 financial goals

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

Hard to believe but there’s only one more long weekend of summer left! I don’t know where the time has gone. Almost depressing to think about for a second, but not any longer. That’s because our summer in Ottawa has…

Dividend horsepower from the Big Compounding Engine (BCE)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

The Big Compounding Engine (BCE) was at it again yesterday. Canada’s largest telecommunications company reported their Q2 results and announced a 5% increase in their annual common share dividend. • BCE’s annual common share dividend will increase to $1.83/share later…

TSX: CM (CIBC) could be a Cash Machine

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

Who doesn’t like a cash machine? I’m talking about the kind that pays you money not the kind that takes it away from you. There are plenty of those. Personally, I have enough of the latter (bills). I pay plenty…

Taking a moment to play the devil’s advocate to DRIPing

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Mark | 2 Comments

After reading some of the negative comments to my Me & My Money article in the Globe and Mail from July 23rd, I thought it would be interesting to play the devil’s advocate to my dividend investing approach. Is there…

Me and My Money – Globe and Mail July 23, 2010

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

A big thank you to Larry MacDonald for running the Me & My Money (M&MM) article this weekend in my favourite newspaper, the Globe & Mail. Although I’m taking a small beating from some of the commenters to the article,…

Managing my LIRA

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mark | 22 Comments

Managing my LIRA I could be writing about Italy’s former national currency before the euro took over and what remains the national currency for Turkey, but that’s another post better served by currency analysts. What I’m writing about today is…

Power generation means powerful dividends: TransAlta

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

Over a hundred years ago, TransAlta (TA) was launched as a small, local power company in Alberta. Today, the company has transformed itself to become Canada’s largest publicly traded generator and marketer of electricity and renewable power. With approximately $3…