The Dividend Monk Blog

As you probably have noticed by now my favourite blogs talk mostly about dividend stocks. The Dividend Monk is not any different. His blog has a lot of great information not only for the novice, but for more experienced investors. The main article is called "Dividend Stocks: The Essential Guide". The Dividend Monk talks a lot about US stocks, but there are a lot of Canadians that are interest in US stocks.

Main Article

Dividend stocks are one of the most powerful tools for building long-term wealth.

If you had enough passive income to perpetually support your expenses, and you could direct your creativity and passion to do what you want, how would you spend your time?

What kinds of active passions or active income streams would you build if your necessary expenses were already covered?...continue...

Some Highlights of his Essential Guide

First, there is the Dividend Discount Model Overview.

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is the key valuation technique for dividend paying stocks. The most straightforward form of it is called the Gordon Growth Model. This guide explains how it works and the streamlined way to use it. ...continue...

Next is Dividend Growth Investing 101

Dividend Growth Investing is about purchasing dividend stocks that grow their dividends over time, and then holding onto those investments for quite a while as you receive continually increasing passive income from those companies....continue...

A very interesting article is about "High Dividend Stocks: Finding Safe High Yields". We all like to have high dividend yields, but you must tread carefully.

Investors must be cautious when it comes to investing in high dividend stocks. Companies with high dividend yields can potentially offer very strong returns, but they can also lead to value traps and dividend implosions. ...continue...

If you want to get good information on checking out a company, see 20 Quick Ways to Check a Company.

Investing research can be overwhelming. This is especially true for novice investors; there are just so many metrics to consider, and they all relate to each other in a large and complex whole, so how can one make sense of a set of investments and compare them? ...continue...

His article entitled MLPs: The Essential Guide also serves as a portal to some further articles on MLPs. If you want

MLPs, or Master Limited Partnerships, are an interesting option for income investors that can offer higher yields than most dividend stocks....continue...

He also has on his site an archive of free dividend stock reports, arranged alphabetically. They are all US companies, but if you are interested in a stock report on your favourite US company, you may find it here.

This page is the collection of stock reports on the best dividend stocks for the site. Each week, I publish one or two analysis reports on companies, and the full list of recent analysis reports appears below, organized alphabetically. Each link leads to the full quantitative and qualitative report on that dividend stock....continue...

Canadian Pacific Railway

On my Investment Talk blog I am today writing about Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX-CP). Today, I am discussing the stock. To read about this stock go here....

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