The value of the Portfolio on June 25 was $522,977, up 1.2% from the $516,655 value recorded two weeks ago, and up 4.6% since its inception on June 1. For comparative purposes, the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.5% in the last two weeks and 2.5% since inception. [more]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
The focus on high dividend-paying stocks has been a key component of investment strategy in 2019. The near-term performance of the Canadian bond market could be key in determining the future direction of dividend-paying stocks. [more]
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]
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