Thursday, September 30, 2021

Dividends Beat Share Price Gains

In this article on Advice for Investors the author talks about how dividends beat share price gains. It has been found that share price gains account for about a third of most investors’ stock returns and share price gains can be fickled. Reinvested dividends accounts for the other two-thirds.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Teck Resources Ltd (TSX-TECK.B, NYSE-TECK) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Logistec Corp (TSX-LGT.B, OTC-LTKBF) ... learn more on Friday, October 1, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Warren Buffett Quotes

Some good advice by Warren Buffet on investing. This is via Money Sense and Financial Post. The points he makes are below, but read the article for details.
  1. Beware of inflation (it’s heating up)
  2. Don’t follow the herd
  3. Prepare your portfolio for anything
  4. Volatility is part of the game
  5. If you want to buy Bitcoin, proceed with caution
  6. Focus on quality and value
  7. Think long-term — even if you have very little to invest
The portfolio I live off of is invested in Dividend Growth Stocks. At the present time, not all are growing their dividends, but I keep the ones I have not lost faith in. My dividends are still growing, but much slower than in the past. My dividends are up only 3.9% year to date. The value of my stock is way up. My total return on my portfolio is 25.6% year to date.

I have built a portfolio to last through hard times and I do not sell in bear markets. My portfolio is built to out last bear markets. I do invest for the long term. I do look for quality and value in the stocks that I buy. I understand that the prices of stock are volatile but dividends are generally not.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Teck Resources Ltd (TSX-TECK.B, NYSE-TECK) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Canadian Stocks for September 2021

Dan Kent on Stock Trades Canada recently talked about the best Canadian Dividend stocks for September 2021. They are shown below. For why he picked these stocks, read his blog entry.

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS)
Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B)
Metro (TSX:MRU)
Canadian Apartment REIT (TSX:CAR.UN)
Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP.UN)

TC Energy (TSX:TRP)
Magna International (TSX:MG)
BCE (TSX:BCE)
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)
Fortis (TSX:FTS)

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about K-Bro Linen Inc (TSX-KBL, OTC-KBRLF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, OTC-DOOO) ... learn more on Friday, September 24, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Money Sense on Debt

This is a great article on how to handle debt by Money Sense. It also has lots of links to explain concepts that is talked about. This is sponsored by CIBC, so there are lots of links to CIBC products, but I am sure if you talked to your bank, they will have similar products.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U) ... learn more. Next, I will write about K-Bro Linen Inc (TSX-KBL, OTC-KBRLF) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Successful Investing

If you want to be successful at investing, buy good stocks and hold them. You will also have to ignore the market a lot of the time. The market goes up and the market goes down. The point is to not panic. If you buy good companies, you will probably have no problems.

However, you will have to realize even when buying good companies, things do happen. Companies can fail and some will. The thing is to do well on most of your stocks. You will not do well on them all. I have had failures in stocks in the past. This happens. I will sell a stock when I lose faith in it.

I buy dividend growth stock. In every bear market I have stocks that cut or suspend their dividends. You usually will not know ahead of time which stocks will have a hard time in a bear market. Every bear market is different and it will affect different sectors differently. But note in every bear market I have also had stocks that increase their dividends. In every bear market I have an overall increase in dividends.

You need to have a diversified portfolio. You need to have different companies in different sectors. The only sectors I do not recommend are the resource sectors. That is oil and gas and mining.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Alcanna Inc (TSX-CLIQ, OTC-LQSIF) ... learn more on on Friday, September 17, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Best Canadian Stocks

Dan Kent on Stock Trades Canada talked recently about the 10 best Canadian stocks to Buy and Hold forever. The stocks he listed are below. Read the article to see why he likes these stocks.
  • Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM)
  • Pollard Banknote (TSE:PBL)
  • Goeasy Ltd (TSE:GSY)
  • TFI International (TSE:TFII)
  • Shopify (TSE:SHOP)
  • Nuvei (TSE:NVEI)
  • Telus (TSE:T)
  • Parkland Fuels (TSE:PKI)
  • Brookfield Renewables (TSE:BEP.UN)
  • Royal Bank (TSE:RY)
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Something to Buy September 2021

There is always something to buy in the stock market. On Tuesday, I put out a list of the stocks that I covered and showed what stock might be a good deal based on dividend yield. Now I am trying to categorize what sorts of stocks may be a good deal based on dividend yield. The dividend yield test in this note is a quick way of finding possible stock buys. See my Spreadsheet .

The advantages to using dividend yield to judge how cheap or expensive a stock is, is that you are not using estimates or old data (like last reported quarter's data). You are using today's stock price and today's dividend yield. However, this is just a place to start. It is a good idea to check the stock price with other tests, especially the P/S Ratio test. For other testing, like P/E Ratios, P/S Ratios, P/CF Ratios, P/BV Ratios and Price/Graham Price Ratios, you use estimates or data from the last reported financial quarter.

If a stock is showing as a buy using the dividend yield test, I usually like to verify it is a buy by doing a P/S Ratio test. Here you compare the current P/S Ratio to the 10 year median P/S Ratio. If the current P/S Ratio is lower than the 10 year median, then the stock is a buy. I note that Morningstar gives a current P/S Ratio. The 10 year median ratio is shown in my review of a stock. The 10 year median ratio in a review is good for one year from the date of review.

This historical dividend yield test does not work well for old Income Trust companies. These companies had quite high Dividend Yields which will probably never be seen again. So, I started a column called VT (for Valid Test) and this applies to checking stock price using dividend yield. If it is not a valid test, I use N to show this. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 10 year median dividend yield.

However, no system is perfect. But if you are interested in buying a stock a list of stocks cheap or reasonable using dividend yield data might be a good place to start.

Categorizing stocks is not as simple as it might seem. Every site you go to has categorized stocks a bit differently. I try to keep this as simple as possible. See Something to Buy September 2021 Spreadsheet above to see what stocks are showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave), historical median dividend yields (P/Med) or on 5 year median dividend yields (P/5Yr). As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or a number of lines for better viewing.

In the following notes I am only going to list stocks showing as cheap using the historical high dividend yields (P/Hi) and historical median dividend yields (P/Med).

I follow 22 stocks in the Consumer Discretionary category. Le Chateau Inc (TSX-CTU.H) has been removed as it no longer exists. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Six (23%) of Consumer Discretionary are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF), Goodfellow Inc (TSX-GDL, OTC-GFELF), Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF), Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA), Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP) and Stingray Digital Group Inc (TSX-RAY.A). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Consumer Staples stocks. No stocks are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Six stocks (60%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These are Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF), Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF), Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF), Loblaw Companies (TSX-L, OTC-LBLCF), Metro Inc (TSX-MRU, OTC-MTRAF), and Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF). There is no change from last month.

I follow Five Health Care stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Two stocks (40%) are cheap by the historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Johnson and Johnson (NYSE-JNJ), and Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT). HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF) has been removed from this list.

I follow 9 Energy stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

There are three stocks (33%) showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ), Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, OTC-OVV), and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). There is no change from last month.

I follow 26 Financial stocks under the categories of Banks, Financial Services, and Insurance.

I follow 8 Bank stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Two stocks (25%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS), and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). There is no change from last month.

I follow 13 Financial Service stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (23%) are showing as cheap by the historical median dividend yield. These stocks are AGF Management Ltd (TSX-AGF.B, OTC-AGFMF), IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF), and Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 5 Insurance stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (60%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF), IA Financial Corp (TSX-IAG, OTC-IDLLF), and Manulife Financial Corp (TSX-MFC, NYSE-MFC). There is no change from last month.

I follow 32 Industrial stocks. Because I have so many and Industrial is not very descriptive, I have divided my Industrial stocks into 4 separate categories under Industrial. They are Construction, Industrial, Manufacturing and (Business) Services.

I have 7 Construction stocks. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Two stock (29%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF), and Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd (TSX-BDGI, OTC-BADFF). Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd (TSX-BDGI, OTC-BADFF) has been added to this list.

I have 3 stocks I have left with the sub-index of Industrial. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (33%) is showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Finning International Inc. (TSX-FTT, OTC-FINGF). There is no change from last month.

I have 7 Manufacturing stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stocks (14%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSX-XTC, OTC-EXCOF). Hammond Power Solutions Inc (TSX-HPS.A, OTC-HMDPF) has been removed from this list.

I follow 15 Services stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month. I have moved TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF) to the Tech section.

One stock (7%) is showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF). Canadian National Railway (TSX-CNR, NYSE-CNI), Pason Systems Inc (TSX-PSI, OTC- PSYTF) and Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF) have been removed from this list.

I follow 10 Material stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX-KL, NYSE-KL). There is no change from last month.

Four stock (40%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX), Chemtrade Logistics Inc. Fund (TSX-CHE.UN, OTC-CGIFF), Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX-KL, NYSE-KL), and Stella-Jones (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Real Estate stocks. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Two stocks (20%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Melcor Developments Inc. (TSX-MRD, OTC-MODVF), and SmartCentres REIT (TSX-SRU.UN, OTC-CWYUF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 3 of the Telecom Service stocks. None of the stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (100%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are BCE (TSX-BCE, NYSE-BCE), Shaw Communications Inc (TSX-SJR.B, NYSE-SJR) and Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Tech stocks. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month. I have moved TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF) to this Tech section.

Three stock (33%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Computer Modelling Group Ltd (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF), Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET, OTC-EVTZF), and Sylogist Ltd (TSXV-SYZ, OTC-SYZLF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 8 of the Infrastructure Type utility companies. None of the stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (38%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Enbridge Inc. (TSX-ENB, NYSE-ENB), Keyera Corp (TSX-KEY, OTC-KEYUF), and TC Energy Corp (TSX-TRP, NYSE-TRP). There is no change from last month.

I follow 9 of the Power Type utility companies. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. It is ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF). There is no change from last month.

Two stocks (20%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. Those stocks are ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF), Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF). There is no change from last month.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF) ... learn more on Friday, September 10, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Dividend Stocks September 2021

First, I want to point out that not all of the stocks I follow are great investments. I follow a diverse selection of stocks. There are some that I would never invest in personally.

I follow a number of resource stocks even though I personally have little invested in this area. I follow what I find interesting and with resource stocks, I think it is important for Canadians to know what is happening in the resource area. On the other hand, I do follow of good number of great dividend growth stocks. You might want to get the free weekly newsletter from Canadian Stock Channel which says what might be the best Canadian Dividend Stocks to buy at the present time.

The theory is that you should use the dividend yield to see if a dividend stock is selling at a stock price that is relatively cheap. A stock price is considered cheap if it is selling at a dividend yield higher than the historical high yield or higher than the historical average yield or historical median yield. Some use the 10 year average or median yield rather than the historical ones. I use median yields, always. See my spreadsheet at dividend growth stocks that I just updated for September 2021.

On this list,
  • I have 2 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 32 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 47 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 43 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list last list in August 2021,
  • I have 2 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 31 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 51 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 43 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list in January 2014,
  • I had 9 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I had 45 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
  • 39 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
If you had one share of each stock, total dividends last month would be $172.24. This month dividends would be $173.09. It can vary as because some stocks are paid in US$ and so this figure is affected by currency exchange. Of the stock that I follow 8 stocks has raised their dividends since last month.

ARC Resources Ltd (TSX-ARX, OTC-AETUF)
Capital Power Corp. (TSX-CPX, OTC-CPRHF)
Finning International Inc (TSX-FTT, OTC-FINGF)
Intertape Polymer Group Inc (TSX-ITP, OTC-ITPOF)
Logistec Corp (TSX-LGT.B, OTC-LTKBF)

Melcor Developments Inc (TSX-MRD, OTC-MODVF)
Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp (TSX-PZA, OTC-PZRIF)
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc (TSX-RBA, NYSE-RBA)

Of the stocks I follow, 0 stock have cut their dividends.

Of the stocks I follow, 0 stocks have suspended or terminated their dividend.

Of the stocks I follow, the following declined the most in their stock price.

Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Chge SP
PFB Corp TSX PFB OTC PFBOF -16.96%
Element Fleet Mge TSX EFN OTC ELEEF -16.55%
Sylogist Ltd TSXV SYZ OTC SYZLF -15.68%
Dorel Industries TSX DII.B OTC DIIBF -13.48%
Just Energy Group Inc TSX JE NYSE JE -12.59%
Maxar Technologies Ltd TSX MAXR NYSE MAXR -11.27%
Ag Growth International TSX AFN OTC AGGZF -9.52%
Keyera Corp TSX KEY OTC KEYUF -8.95%
Absolute Software TSX ABST NASDAQ ABST -8.47%
K-Bro Linen Inc TSX KBL OTC KBRLF -8.39%

Of the stock that I follow, these stocks gained the most in their stock price.

Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Chge SP
Thomson Reuters Corp TSX TRI NYSE TRI 12.56%
Methanex Corp TSX MX NASDAQ MEOH 12.94%
Enghouse Systems Ltd TSX ENGH OTC EGHSF 12.96%
McCoy Global Inc TSX MCB OTC MCCRF 14.67%
Hammond Power Sol. TSX HPS.A OTC HMDPF 17.28%
Canadian National TSX CNR NYSE CNI 17.30%
Goeasy Ltd. TSX GSY OTC EHMEF 17.60%
Bird Construction Inc TSX BDT OTC BIRDF 18.85%
BRP Inc TSX DOO NASDAQ DOOO 20.15%
Bombardier Inc. TSX BBD.B OTC BDRBF 29.53%

Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 17 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 11.04% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 9.09% of the stocks I follow have suspended their dividends. The three stocks that never paid dividends are Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX-BLD, NASDAQ-BLDP), Blackberry Ltd. (TSX-BB, NASDAQ-BBRY) and Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-TM, OTC-PNTZF).

I am showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave), historical median dividend yields (P/Med) or on 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Y). See these fields on the right side of the file. You can highlight a particular stock using your cursor to highlight the appropriate line.

There are always some stocks to buy because they are priced reasonably. There are always stocks to currently avoid because they are overpriced. Looking at dividend growth stocks that are selling at stock prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical median dividend yield are probably the best bet.

The stocks that are selling at prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical high yield could be good stocks to buy. However, these stocks may be selling so cheap because of current troubles, especially financial troubles and should be treated with caution. Do not forget that I have all the stocks I follow on this spreadsheet and some are much better investments than others.

You should always investigate a stock before you buy. Sometimes different stocks in certain sectors are just out of favour or the stock market is just in one of its declines. However, a stock may be relatively cheap because it has problems. That is why you should always investigate a stock before buying.

Looking at stock this way is equivalent to a stock filter. A main problem I know of is for the old income trusts. These companies have generally lowered their dividend yields forever and they will probably never get back to the old dividend yield highs they made as an income trust company. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 5 year median dividend yield. I also started a column called VT (for Valid Test) and this applies to checking stock price using dividend yield. If it is not a valid test, I use N to show this.

Also, on some stocks I have a lot more information years in my spreadsheets than for other stocks. So, finding a stock on the list as "cheap" is only the first step in finding a stock to buy. This is the same with any other sort of stock filters that you can use.

The last thing to remember is that I have entering figures into a spreadsheet. I could put them in incorrectly, I can transpose figures and I can misread figures. This is another great reason why you should check a stock out before investing. As this is just a filter, it works better on some stocks than on others.

See my entry on my methodology in establishing the historical dividend yield highs and lows for the stocks that I cover. I have an entry on my introduction to Dividend Growth. You might want to look at my original entry on Dividend Growth Stocks. I have also written about why I like Dividend Growth companies.

On my other blog I wrote today about Accord Financial Corp (TSX-ACD, OTC-ACCFF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Canadian REITs

Tyler Kirkpatrick on Stock Trades Canada site list what he considers to be the 7 top Canadian REITs for July 2021. The article is here. There is a short article on each REIT. The REITS he considers the best are listed below. Read the article to find out why he thinks these are the best.

What are the best Canadian REITs?

SmartCentres REIT (TSE:SRU.UN)
H&R REIT (TSE:HR.UN)
Automotive Properties REIT (TSE:APR.UN)
Dream Industrial REIT (TSE:DIR.UN)

Plaza REIT (TSE:PLZ.UN)
Artis REIT (TSE:AX.UN)
Dream Office REIT (TSE:D.UN)

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about SmartCentres REIT (TSX-SRU.UN, OTC-CWYUF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Just Energy Group Inc (TSX-JE, NYSE-JE) ... learn more on Friday, September 3, 2021 around 5 pm

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

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