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DRIPs

What Are Stock Certificates Still Good For?

February 8, 2010 · 7 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 · 9 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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Diversify DRIP Cashflow By Withdrawing Shares

August 17, 2009 · 8 comments

in DRIPs, cashflow, diversification, dividends, investing

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 [...]

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How To Get Started in Commission-Free, Fee-Free Investing

April 15, 2009 · 26 comments

in DRIPs, dividends, investing (general)

You can invest as little as $25 whenever you want with DRIPs (dividend reinvestment plans).  Perhaps you have already heard about DRIPs or dividend reinvestment plans. Not all companies offer them, but the ones that do obviously pay dividends and thus will tend to be at least either more stable, less volatile stocks, or at [...]

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Derek Foster Cashes Out of the Stock Market

March 18, 2009 · 3 comments

in DRIPs, Derek Foster, books

In the only video interview I know of with him – aired on CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulous yesterday – Derek Foster revealed that he took all his money off the table at the beginning of February 2008.
Video Interview Available Here: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=1063578735
Four Pillars also has a good post out breaking the development right here, [...]

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Living on 50% of My Income and a Media Fast

March 8, 2009 · 6 comments

in accomplishments, debt

Lately, I spend way too much time sifting through the news and blogs for the latest updates on the economy.  While doing that, I sometimes get distracted by the “most popular news” headlines and who knows what else.  Frankly, it’s getting in the way of my work.  So I’m taking Steve Pavlina’s advice (I know [...]

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