This is very funny. Before I started to write this introduction, I went back and read the 2020 forecast edition of my top picks for 2020, and here is how it started: “Many readers have written to tell me they are sitting on some cash ready to be invested. Some of you sold a rental

Electric vehicles are coming in strong… A world without car running on fuel? There’s a convenience store that already thought about it! Alimentation Couche-Tard is a Canadian company that operates a network of convenience stores mostly across North America. While its yi

How can Enbridge sustain its dividend payment? Is it safe? This is a question I’ve received many times in the last months from webinar attendees. How were they able to increase their dividend AND offer a high yield? Is there something wrong? Should we fear a dividend cut? Wha

Last but not least of this Utilities Series! Today, I cover my Top 3 US Utilities. Again, one of the great upside of utilities is the fact they’re mostly recession-proof. No matter what’s going on on the market, everybody needs power and water! If you missed them, here

If you feel uncomfortable about the market right now, utilities should not get you worried too much with their strong yield and their decent dividend growth! There are some great utilities on the Canadian side and today I’ll go through my Top 4! Note that this article is part

Surprisingly enough, renewable energy stocks are not part of the energy sector; they are considered as utilities. It is no secret, renewable energy stocks are becoming more popular due to the environmental concerns around the globe. Today, I discuss the four stocks I consider as th

Utilities include a bunch of boring yet essential stocks for any retirement portfolio. But what are they exactly? Why should you hold them? What to look for? Today, I do a complete overview of this sector and its five subsectors. You probably know by now that I am French-Canadian a

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. As we prepare for another

Mike, are you not tired of writing about Canadian banks? Of course not! First, they remain amongst my favorite dividend stocks ever. As a passionate investor, I will never get tired discussing my favorite picks! Second, I will not review their earnings this time. Rather, we will lo

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. Yesterday, I covered two s