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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]

U.S. Banks Pass Stress Tests but Fed Limits Dividends and Stops Share Buybacks

June 28, 2020 Chris Thompson

The U.S. Fed released the banking stress test for 2020 and under the various scenarios, most banks remained well capitalized with only some approaching minimum capital levels. However, to insure the stability of the banking sector, the Fed is limiting dividends and suspending share buybacks. [more]

Dividends in Danger as Companies Prepare for the Worst

March 26, 2020 Jay Yi

Corporations are starting to reduce dividends to cut costs as they are severely impacted by the Covid-19 virus after already struggling this past year due to the recent trade war between the U.S. and China, and the fears of the economic cycle turning full circle into a recession. [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]

The Recession-Fighting Power of Growing Dividends

November 13, 2019 Bob Weir

The word recession keeps popping up, and many investors wonder how best to insulate themselves during an economic recession or even just a prolonged financial downturn. One way is to consider investing in the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Find out about this little-known concept here. [more]

Canadian Top Yielding Stocks – Is there Danger in the Dividends?

October 10, 2019 Jay Yi

As income investors in Canada and the U.S. continue to face the challenge of a low interest rate environment, the equity market dividends continue to lure investment dollars. [more]