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Bell Aliant Conversion to a Corporation

December 28, 2010

in 2011, Canadian, Canadian economy, Computershare, DRIPs, TSX, distributions, dividends, income, income trusts, news and updates, telcos, telecom

As of January 1, 2011, Bell Aliant Regional Communication Income Fund Unites (TSX: BA.UN) will complete the conversion from an income trust structure to a corporate structure.
Changes to Canadian taxation rules that come into effect on January 1st entail that Canadian income trusts will now be subject to taxation just as if they were corporations.  [...]

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Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date Explained

February 15, 2010 · 5 comments

in CIBC Mellon, Computershare, DRIPs, brokers, dividends, financial education, investing, special dates, stocks, terminology

So you finally want to figure out the exact difference between the ex-dividend date and the record date?
If you’re a dividend investor, you know that stocks which pay dividends set three important dates around the determination, announcement, and distribution of dividends: the payment date, the record date (or date of record) and the ex-dividend [...]

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What Are Stock Certificates Still Good For?

February 8, 2010 · 9 comments

in CIBC Mellon, Computershare, DRIPs, investing, stocks

Today’s online discount brokerage investor may never have had the experience of seeing or touching an old-school stock certificate like the one in my previous post on canceling your DRIPs.
Ownership of stocks today usually falls in the hands of the broker you buy and sell through.  When the broker holds the stocks for you, it’s [...]

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How Do You Decide Which DRIPs To Get Rid Of?

February 3, 2010 · 4 comments

in Computershare, DRIPs, dividends, financial planning, income trusts, investing, investment tools, money decisions, money management, passive income, portfolio, stock picks, time in the market, wealth transfer

There was a time when I first learned about DRIPs when I had some idea that I would eventually own some shares in every one, or almost every one.  Over the years as I’ve learned more about investing in general, I’ve realized that (1) I don’t need a portfolio that big and (2) not all [...]

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Best Canadian DRIPs For Your First Share

January 23, 2010 · 13 comments

in Canadian, Computershare, DRIPs, S&P/TSX, dividends, financial planning, money decisions, passive income, stock picks, wealthbuilding

Ready to buy your first share in a Canadian DRIP plan?  Deciding which Canadian DRIP stock to invest in first?
These are my top picks for Canadian DRIPs today, in early 2010.  The DRIP landscape is always changing so it pays to keep one eye open and monitor your investments.  That said, DRIPs in general are [...]

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Tips For Dealing With Computershare Canada

August 30, 2008 · 5 comments

in Computershare, DRIPs

Many of these tips will no doubt apply to Computershare US and Australia, etc., too. I’ve been thinking about Computershare again lately as I try to get two more DRIPs up and running (if you don’t know about DRIPs, read about why I think you should be in them or how they’re perfect no [...]

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