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Top Canadian stocks to buy and hold – forever

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Mark | 50 Comments

Top Canadian stocks to buy and hold – forever Warren Buffett once said, “Our favorite holding period is forever.” Well, another famous person also once sang, forever is a mighty long time… Inspired by various articles over the years, and…

March 2021 Dividend Income Update

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Mark | 61 Comments

March 2021 Dividend Income Update “I look forward to sharing March dividend income updates and beyond with you – good, bad or indifferent!” I wrote that a year ago. My, how pandemic time flies! Welcome to my March 2021 dividend…

Weekend Reading – Dividend raises, cost of living, #RRSP myths, market bubbles and more!

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Mark | 16 Comments

Weekend Reading – Dividend raises, cost of living, #RRSP myths, market bubbles and more! Hey Folks! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition, highlighting some of my favourite (and sometimes entertaining) articles from the week that was across the personal…

August 2020 Dividend Income Update

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Mark | 20 Comments

August 2020 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2020. You can find my previous update here. Regular readers of this site will know we continue to take a two-pronged (hybrid) approach to investing: Approach #1…

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…

Hello my Telco!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

As you might be aware, to diversify my investments, I’ve been thinking about our big-3 telecommunications companies (Bell, Rogers or Telus) and what I should invest in. Nothing against you Shaw, but I gotta start somewhere…and I prefer the others!…

Buying a Telco?

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Mark | 2 Comments

To diversify my investments, I’ve been thinking about adding a telecommunications company (telco) to my portfolio, namely, one or more of the “big three”. Most personal finance and investing gurus have advocated this in some shape or form since holding…