February 15, 2010 · 4 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 [...]
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 [...]
January 23, 2010 · 10 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 [...]
When you think about multinational companies, Canada probably isn’t the first country that comes to mind. Instead, we think of McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Altria (Philip Morris) – the usual suspects riding the scapegoat of globalization. But in fact Canada has its multinationals, too – you might not see them on the average “most wanted” list, but [...]
Regular readers know I’m a big fan of DRIPs (dividend reinvestment plans) for many reasons (see any of the posts in my sidebar, but especially How To Invest Commission-Free). But recently I’ve be rethinking some of my DRIP strategy. In the past I’ve been 100% reinvested, but the recent economic environment has me getting more [...]
I don’t usually treat my blog like a trading diary, and I don’t intend to spit out a bunch of numbers that no one can read or won’t yawn over. But some readers have asked me to share more of my successes, and so in that vein I’ll keep you posted on what I’m buying, [...]
I may not have to worry about a layoff, but I’m still losing money as a result of dividend and distribution cuts. The last two months have made it clear why one doesn’t want to get too attached to any single source of income. So even as I’m making money from these stocks, I need [...]
