How to Turn Your Portfolio Into a Safe Money Making Machine

Retiring is like learning how to skate. We all know how to stand and how to walk. Yet, once we put skates on, there is a whole new world of movements (and muscles!) that must work together to make sure you keep standing and, hopefully, moving forward. You’ve spent your entire life

Introducing Milestone Notifications

Your website is a product of your hard work and passion. Therefore, when your site hits a milestone — it shouldn’t go unrecognized. To make it easier for you to keep track of your site’s achievements, we’ll be rolling out a new celebratory notification that will alert you when your &#

[Podcast] DGB 11: Get the Best of Each Sector Series – REITs and Industrials

For the last episode of this series, Mike and his co-host review the REIT and the Industrial sectors. While these two sectors can seem uninteresting, they both include some well-known and solid companies that can be great adding to a dividend growth investor’s portfolio. Get the be

Why You Should Follow Your Stocks Quarterly – March Dividend Income Report

In September of 2017, I received slightly over $100K from my former employer which represented the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag.  I do this to show yo

Two Stocks on My Buy List: Tecsys (TCS.TO) and Atco (ACO.X.TO)

Each month, we issue The Mike’s Buy List for our DSR members. They get our best ideas for both U.S. and Canadian dividend stocks. The first Friday of each month, they receive our top 10 growth and top 10 retirement (yield over 4%+) investment ideas. Today, we’ll discuss

[Podcast] DGB 10: Get the Best of Each Sector Series – Technology and a Guide to Buying Tech Stocks

It’d be hard to imagine today’s life without technology. Many stocks in that sector seem overvalued and many investors fear another tech bubble. In this episode, Mike and his co-host review the whole sector and share a simple guide to buying tech stocks. Get the best of

The Renewable Energy “Bear Market”?

Mark the date of January 6th, 2021 as the infamous day where the U.S. Capitol building was attacked by insurrectionists. That day was the date of Joe Biden’s certification as the new President of the United States. It is also since that date that renewable energy stocks have fallen

[Podcast] DGB 09: Get the Best of Each Sector Series – Healthcare and Utilities

As dividend growth investors, we like essential products as they create a constant demand. The Healthcare and the Utilities sectors fit well in that definition. While their reliable dividends make them attractive for retirees, one should not forget to look at these capital-intensiv

[Podcast] DGB 08: Sector Allocation – How Many Sectors Should You Have in Your Portfolio and Which Ones?

Sector allocation is a key component in a good investment strategy. But how many should an investor hold? And which ones? If you follow Mike’s simple process, you will rapidly build your sector allocation and identify the ideal number of stocks to hold in each. Master this co