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Top-Ten Dividend Yield Portfolio – June 11 2021

June 11, 2021 Bob Weir

The Top-Ten Dividend Yield Portfolio is designed with a longer-term perspective. As such, we will update it every two weeks, using Friday’s closing prices. Essentially, it will be a Buy-and-Hold portfolio, with minimal trading involved. The Portfolio will be appropriately invested but, if circumstances warrant, there could be a sizable cash component. The Portfolio was initiated on June 1, 2021 with a full complement of ten stocks. The initial investment, at inception, was $500,000. [more]

Dividends “March” Higher Despite Volatile 2020

March 3, 2021 Michael Lacasse

Major Canadian and U.S. firms, including Xcel Energy, Home Depots, Magna, RBC, Thomson Reuters, and Walmart, announce dividend increases after strong fourth-quarter results. [more]

Dividend-Income Portfolio Continues To Perform

February 21, 2020 Bob Weir

The value of our Dividend-Income Portfolio stumbled on Friday after reaching an all-time high on Thursday. Nevertheless, our chosen dividend-paying stocks continue to perform well. [more]

Dividend-Income Portfolio Struggles Slightly

February 9, 2020 Bob Weir

The market indexes stumbled on Friday after reaching all-time highs on Thursday. Nevertheless, within this context, dividend-paying stocks continue to perform well. [more]

Dividend-Income Portfolio Continues Strong Performance

January 26, 2020 Bob Weir

Amidst global geopolitical turmoil, crude oil price declines, coronavirus fears, impeachment proceedings, and higher stock prices, dividend-bearing stocks have equally performed very well, including the Dividend-Income Portfolio. [more]

Dividend-Income Portfolio Performs Strongly

January 10, 2020 Bob Weir

Our Dividend-Income Portfolio continues to perform well. Since our last report at year-end, the Portfolio rose 2.6% compared to the gain of 1.3% for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Since inception at the beginning of December, the Portfolio is ahead by 6.1% while the Composite Index is up only 1.4%. [more]

Dividend-Income Portfolio Off To A Roaring Start

December 31, 2019 Bob Weir

Our Dividend-Income Portfolio got off to a good start after its inception on December 1. By year-end, the Portfolio was up 3.5% while the S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 0.4% for the month. [more]

Recently-Launched Dividend-Income Portfolio

December 7, 2019 Bob Weir

Our Dividend-Income Portfolio got off to a good start this week, ending up in the Black, compared to the ETF comparables and the S&P/TSX Composite Index, all of which ended up in the Red. [more]

Dividend Portfolio – New Portfolio from eResearch

December 1, 2019 Bob Weir

The Dividend-Income Portfolio has a long-term perspective. It comprises essentially a Buy-and-Hold strategy, with minimal trading. The initial investment will be a total of $500,000. It is intended that each of the stocks in the Portfolio will have an equal weighting. [more]