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From Cash to Dividend Stocks: Building a Retirement Portfolio Step by Step

Warning; this article is massive and contains lots of great info ???? A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from one of my readers. He was in a delicate situation: he was 100% cash and wondered where to start in order to build his retirement portfolio. We exchanged a few emails a
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New Purchase CNR

Earlier this week, I announced that I sold my position in Black Diamond. While their dividend wasn’t at risk, management decided to cut it by 38% to improve the company’s cash flow for the future. While I can appreciate why management took this decision, it goes against my 7 investing
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Rupture

Sometimes, expectations just don’t cut it It is with great disappointment to admit I’ve been cheated on. I put confidence and trust and this is how I get rewarded; broken promises. This is how it feels when a company lets you down and announces a dividend cut!   Selling Black Dia
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SPY Vs Dividend Growth Portfolio

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you why you think you can beat professionals? This led to an interesting conversation about the difference between beating the market and reaching your goals. I think the most important thing is to reach your financial goals. It’s like registering for a
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Recap on the Best 2015 Dividend Stocks

As you probably know already, each year I select 20 US and 10 Canadian dividend stocks that will outperform the dividend index (and hopefully the overall stock market). I started this tradition back in 2012 and so far, I’m almost always right. This means that almost all my portfolios
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