Courtney Reilly-Larke on Money Sense talk about the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing plans.
Personally, I would not do this. I use my credit card all the time, but I also fully pay it off each month. I have a reserve fund if I need more money for a particular month. Some dental bills are high and that is generally when I over spend. For big items, like a car, I use my line of credit.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Magna International Inc (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSX-RPI.UN, OTC-RPKIF) ... learn more on Wednesday, December 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 https://spbrunner.com/investblog.html" target="_top">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, December 14, 2021
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Something to Buy December 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 December 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. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.
Eight (36%) 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), High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Keg Royalties Income Fund, (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF), 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). High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Keg Royalties Income Fund, (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF) have been added to this list.
I follow 10 Consumer Staples stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF). Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF) has been added to this list.
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.
Four stocks (80%) are cheap by the historical median dividend yield. The stocks are HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF), Johnson and Johnson (NYSE-JNJ), Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT), and Sienna Senior Living Inc (TSX-SIA, OTC-LWSCF). HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF) has been added to this list.
I follow 9 Energy stocks. One stock (11%) is showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. It is Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) has been added.
There are three stocks (33%) showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ), Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF) and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF) has been added to this list.
I follow 26 Financial stocks under the categories of Banks (8), Financial Services (13), and Insurance (5).
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.
Three stocks (38%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS), CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM) has been added to this list.
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.
Five stocks (38%) are showing as cheap by the historical median dividend yield. These stocks are AGF Management Ltd (TSX-AGF.B, OTC-AGFMF), Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN, OTC-ALARF), Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF), IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF), and Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN, OTC-ALARF), and Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF) has been added to this list.
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 33 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
I have 7 Construction stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF). Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF) has been added to this list.
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). There is no change from last month.
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 stock (14%) is 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 16 Services stocks. One of these stocks (6.25%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF). There is no change from last month.
Four stock (25%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF), Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF), Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF) and Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF). Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF), and Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) has been added to 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.
Three stock (30%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX), 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.
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 7 of the Infrastructure Type utility companies. Inter Pipeline Ltd (TSX-IPL, OTC-IPPLF) has been removed as it has been bought out and removed from the TSX. 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.
Three stocks (33%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. Those stocks are Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN), ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF), and Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF). Fortis Inc (TSX-FTS, OTC-FRTSF) has been removed from this list. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN) has been added to this list.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Stantec Inc (TSX-STN, NYSE-STN) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Methanex Corp (TSX-MX, NASDAQ-MEOH) ... learn more on Friday, December 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.
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 December 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. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.
Eight (36%) 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), High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Keg Royalties Income Fund, (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF), 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). High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Keg Royalties Income Fund, (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF) have been added to this list.
I follow 10 Consumer Staples stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF). Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF) has been added to this list.
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.
Four stocks (80%) are cheap by the historical median dividend yield. The stocks are HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF), Johnson and Johnson (NYSE-JNJ), Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT), and Sienna Senior Living Inc (TSX-SIA, OTC-LWSCF). HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF) has been added to this list.
I follow 9 Energy stocks. One stock (11%) is showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. It is Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) has been added.
There are three stocks (33%) showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ), Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF) and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF) has been added to this list.
I follow 26 Financial stocks under the categories of Banks (8), Financial Services (13), and Insurance (5).
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.
Three stocks (38%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS), CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM) has been added to this list.
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.
Five stocks (38%) are showing as cheap by the historical median dividend yield. These stocks are AGF Management Ltd (TSX-AGF.B, OTC-AGFMF), Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN, OTC-ALARF), Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF), IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF), and Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN, OTC-ALARF), and Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF) has been added to this list.
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 33 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
I have 7 Construction stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF). Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF) has been added to this list.
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). There is no change from last month.
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 stock (14%) is 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 16 Services stocks. One of these stocks (6.25%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF). There is no change from last month.
Four stock (25%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF), Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF), Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF) and Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF). Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF), and Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) has been added to 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.
Three stock (30%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX), 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.
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 7 of the Infrastructure Type utility companies. Inter Pipeline Ltd (TSX-IPL, OTC-IPPLF) has been removed as it has been bought out and removed from the TSX. 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.
Three stocks (33%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. Those stocks are Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN), ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF), and Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF). Fortis Inc (TSX-FTS, OTC-FRTSF) has been removed from this list. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN) has been added to this list.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Stantec Inc (TSX-STN, NYSE-STN) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Methanex Corp (TSX-MX, NASDAQ-MEOH) ... learn more on Friday, December 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, December 7, 2021
Dividend Stocks December 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 December 2021.
On this list,
Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF)
ARC Resources Ltd (TSX-ARX, OTC-AETUF)
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS)
Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ)
Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF)
CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM)
Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX-CVE, NYSE-CVE)
Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF)
Hardwoods Distribution Inc (TSX-HDI, OTC-HDIUF)
High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF)
IA Financial Corp (TSX-IAG, OTC-IDLLF)
Intact Financial Corp. (TSX-IFC, OTC-IFCZF)
Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF)
National Bank of Canada (TSX-NA, OTC-NTIOF)
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX-RY, NYSE-RY)
Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF)
TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF)
Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU)
Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD)
Of the stocks I follow, 0 stock have cut their dividends.
Of the stocks I follow, 0 stocks have suspended or terminated their dividend.
Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) has declared a special dividend of $0.04 per share as well as a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0125 per share. This company is restarting its dividends. See the Press Release.
Of the stocks I follow, the following declined the most in their stock price.
Of the stock that I follow, these stocks gained the most in their stock price.
Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 16 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 10.32% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 8.39% 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 yesterday about Keg Royalties Income Fund (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Stantec Inc (TSX-STN, NYSE-STN) ... learn more on Wednesday, December 08, 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 Instagram with #walktoronto.
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 December 2021.
On this list,
- I have 6 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
- I have 35 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
- I have 57 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
- 59 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 year median dividend yield.
- I have 4 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 49 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
- 44 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 year median dividend yield.
- 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 median dividend yield.
Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF)
ARC Resources Ltd (TSX-ARX, OTC-AETUF)
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS)
Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ)
Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF)
CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM)
Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX-CVE, NYSE-CVE)
Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF)
Hardwoods Distribution Inc (TSX-HDI, OTC-HDIUF)
High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF)
IA Financial Corp (TSX-IAG, OTC-IDLLF)
Intact Financial Corp. (TSX-IFC, OTC-IFCZF)
Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF)
National Bank of Canada (TSX-NA, OTC-NTIOF)
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX-RY, NYSE-RY)
Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF)
TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF)
Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU)
Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD)
Of the stocks I follow, 0 stock have cut their dividends.
Of the stocks I follow, 0 stocks have suspended or terminated their dividend.
Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) has declared a special dividend of $0.04 per share as well as a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0125 per share. This company is restarting its dividends. See the Press Release.
Of the stocks I follow, the following declined the most in their stock price.
| Name | Exch | Sym | Exch | Sym | Chge SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Corp | TSX | FSV | NASDAQ | FSV | -41.71% |
| Great-West Lifeco Inc | TSX | GWO | OTC | GWLIF | -25.46% |
| Titanium Transportation | TSX | TTR | OTC | TTTGF | -24.58% |
| Ballard Power Systems | TSX | BLDP | NASDAQ | BLDP | -24.39% |
| HLS Therapeutics Inc | TSX | HLS | OTC | HLTRF | -22.26% |
| Absolute Software Corp | TSX | ABST | NASDAQ | ABST | -21.80% |
| LifeWorks Inc | TSX | LWRK | OTC | MSIXF | -21.04% |
| Ensign Energy Services | TSX | ESI | OTC | ESVIF | -20.59% |
| Computer Modelling | TSX | CMG | OTC | CMDXF | -20.48% |
| Trigon Metals Inc. | TSXV | TM | OTC | PNTZF | -20.37% |
Of the stock that I follow, these stocks gained the most in their stock price.
| Name | Exch | Sym | Exch | Sym | Chge SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Dominion Bank | TSX | TD | NYSE | TD | 6.40% |
| PFB Corp | TSX | PFB | OTC | PFBOF | 6.92% |
| Linamar Corporation | TSX | LNR | OTC | LIMAF | 7.48% |
| Molson Coors Canada | TSX | TPX.B | NYSE | TAP | 7.58% |
| Pason Systems Inc. | TSX | PSI | OTC | PSYTF | 8.80% |
| IBI Group Inc | TSX | IBG | OTC | IBIBF | 8.82% |
| Alimentation Couche | TSX | ATD.B | OTC | ANCUF | 9.42% |
| Pulse Seismic Inc. | TSX | PSD | OTC | PLSDF | 12.87% |
| Ag Growth International | TSX | AFN | OTC | AGGZF | 15.18% |
| Reitmans (Canada) Ltd | TSX | RET.A | OTC | RTMAF | 20.56% |
Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 16 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 10.32% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 8.39% 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 yesterday about Keg Royalties Income Fund (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Stantec Inc (TSX-STN, NYSE-STN) ... learn more on Wednesday, December 08, 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 Instagram with #walktoronto.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
If It Sounds Too Good
I was just reading a CTV News item about two women being scammed out of money via cryptocurrency scams.
In investing as in anything, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is not true. There are always a lot of people out there suggesting that they can get you rich by investing in the stock market by buying through them or buying their newsletter. If you want to get rich in the stock market it takes time.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Wild Brain Ltd (TSX-WILD, OTC-WLDBF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Waterloo Brewing Ltd (TSX-WBR, OTC, BIBLF) ... learn more on Friday, December 03, 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.
In investing as in anything, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is not true. There are always a lot of people out there suggesting that they can get you rich by investing in the stock market by buying through them or buying their newsletter. If you want to get rich in the stock market it takes time.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Wild Brain Ltd (TSX-WILD, OTC-WLDBF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Waterloo Brewing Ltd (TSX-WBR, OTC, BIBLF) ... learn more on Friday, December 03, 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, November 30, 2021
Top Canadian Blogs
Anuj Agarwal of Feedspot emailed me to tell me I was on his Top 30 Canadian Stock Blogs and Websites and asked me to write about this. I have been meaning to look at the all, but have not had a chance yet, but I will.
What surprised me about the list this year is that the top Blogs are Questrade Blog; Stockhouse; The Motley Fool Canada; and TD Asset Management Inc. He then gets into what I consider to be real blogs like Stocktrades and Dividend Earner. He then goes on to 5i Research and Stockchase. I must admit that I have gotten real value out of some personal blogs in the past.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Stella-Jones Inc (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Wild Brain Ltd (TSX-WILD, OTC-WLDBF) ... learn more on Wednesday, December 01, 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.
What surprised me about the list this year is that the top Blogs are Questrade Blog; Stockhouse; The Motley Fool Canada; and TD Asset Management Inc. He then gets into what I consider to be real blogs like Stocktrades and Dividend Earner. He then goes on to 5i Research and Stockchase. I must admit that I have gotten real value out of some personal blogs in the past.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Stella-Jones Inc (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Wild Brain Ltd (TSX-WILD, OTC-WLDBF) ... learn more on Wednesday, December 01, 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, November 25, 2021
My Investing Adventure
I tried all sorts of stuff when I was first investing. I did not know what I was doing. My first purchase was a mutual fund in 1971. But I sold it in 1972 as I changed roommates and needed some furniture. In 1974 I bought a GIC with 12% interest. I had been reading that the maximum people tend to earn in the stock market was 8% to 10% per year, but GICs were higher. My GICs were in my RRSP account as this was being pushed at that time.
Next, in 1978 I got into Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) outside my RRSP because interest rates were just going higher. My highest CSB was for 19.5% interest. In the 1970’s all people talked about the market was that it had been doing nothing all through the last decade.
At the end of the 1970’s the market rose. I made my first stock purchase of Bell in 1982 and the market fell, but not for long. In 1983 I made my second purchase of stock and it was the Bank of Montreal. I started to buy CSB on a monthly plan, cash them in in November and to buy stock. November turned out to be a great month to buy stocks, but I had no idea of that at the time.
For Bell, I have made a total return of 10.25% per year since 1982. This includes the spin offs which I sold when I could. For the Bank of Montreal, I have made a total return of 15.48% per year since 1983.
I went on to buy more stocks, bonds, mutual funds (of Canadian and international stocks and bonds and mortgages) and US and international stocks. I made money on the Canadian stocks and bonds funds, but not the international stocks funds. The US and international stocks were a mixed bag of results. I had two US companies go bankrupt. They were doing well and then just dropped out of the news and then it shows up on my statements that they no longer existed. It was a complete surprise to me.
My last bond was a 30 year CIBC bond for 10%, which I sold early (2007) because it was worth a lot more than the face amount, but the amount started to go down as it was winding its way to maturity.
It’s not that I did not make money on some of my investment adventures, but I did the best on Canadian Dividend Growth stocks. I had started to read an early blogger, Mike Higgs. He was recommending Canadian Dividend Growth stocks and he was right about them. I was doing the best on Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks.
I had read that the best way to buy small caps was to buy a basket of them and if you win on 2 of 5, you win. This is because you can only lose the money you invested; the sky is the limit on what you can make. I did well for a few years on this and then 2000 came along and my small caps tanked. I have one left, but it has restructured, reorganized, repositioned and now I am the proud owner of 6 shares of Trigon Metals, a mining company doing business in Africa worth in total for me $2.73.
I know some people say that it is just as easy to make money on capital gains as it is on dividends and that the taxes are lower. I tried that out. I must admit I make a fair bit on RIM, now Blackberry, as I sold before it tanked, but it is not easy making capital gains. You have to pay a lot more attention to the market, and it is a lot more work. But sitting back and let the dividends roll in is more fun.
In my US$ account at present I only have a Dow Index fund. I have not been interested in finding anything else to invest in the US or Internationally at the moment. My last international stock was Barclay’s Bank which I sold in 2017. My last US stock was WorldCom Inc. which I got rid of in 2004 at $0.
My last Mutual Funds were Templeton Emerging Markets and Templeton International Stocks. I sold these in 1999. I made some money on the latter, but the former did not do very well.
I stopped working at my job in 1999 because my net income of dividends, was equal to my net income from my job. This was because of my Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks.
But, being involved in the market is also fun. I have been buying small caps again, but ones with dividends. Not making a lot of money, but it is fun. I do this with my TFSA money. My latest purchase is Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR). I must admit some of my dividend paying small caps have stopped paying dividends because it has been a long slow recovery from the 2008 bear.
My investment portfolio at the present is mostly in Canadian Dividend Growth stocks and that is where I make money. This includes my Canadian Trading Account and my RRSP accounts. My TFSA is my fooling around money, which I can afford to lose. It seems that for me, Dividend Growth Stocks are the way to go. At present I plan to keep investing in these. I also plan to continue to fool around with my TFSA account money.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about FirstService Corp (TSX-FSV, NASDAQ-FSV) ... learn more. Next, I will write about First Capital REIT (TSX-FCR.UN, OTC- FCXXF) ... learn more on Friday, November 26, 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.
Next, in 1978 I got into Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) outside my RRSP because interest rates were just going higher. My highest CSB was for 19.5% interest. In the 1970’s all people talked about the market was that it had been doing nothing all through the last decade.
At the end of the 1970’s the market rose. I made my first stock purchase of Bell in 1982 and the market fell, but not for long. In 1983 I made my second purchase of stock and it was the Bank of Montreal. I started to buy CSB on a monthly plan, cash them in in November and to buy stock. November turned out to be a great month to buy stocks, but I had no idea of that at the time.
For Bell, I have made a total return of 10.25% per year since 1982. This includes the spin offs which I sold when I could. For the Bank of Montreal, I have made a total return of 15.48% per year since 1983.
I went on to buy more stocks, bonds, mutual funds (of Canadian and international stocks and bonds and mortgages) and US and international stocks. I made money on the Canadian stocks and bonds funds, but not the international stocks funds. The US and international stocks were a mixed bag of results. I had two US companies go bankrupt. They were doing well and then just dropped out of the news and then it shows up on my statements that they no longer existed. It was a complete surprise to me.
My last bond was a 30 year CIBC bond for 10%, which I sold early (2007) because it was worth a lot more than the face amount, but the amount started to go down as it was winding its way to maturity.
It’s not that I did not make money on some of my investment adventures, but I did the best on Canadian Dividend Growth stocks. I had started to read an early blogger, Mike Higgs. He was recommending Canadian Dividend Growth stocks and he was right about them. I was doing the best on Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks.
I had read that the best way to buy small caps was to buy a basket of them and if you win on 2 of 5, you win. This is because you can only lose the money you invested; the sky is the limit on what you can make. I did well for a few years on this and then 2000 came along and my small caps tanked. I have one left, but it has restructured, reorganized, repositioned and now I am the proud owner of 6 shares of Trigon Metals, a mining company doing business in Africa worth in total for me $2.73.
I know some people say that it is just as easy to make money on capital gains as it is on dividends and that the taxes are lower. I tried that out. I must admit I make a fair bit on RIM, now Blackberry, as I sold before it tanked, but it is not easy making capital gains. You have to pay a lot more attention to the market, and it is a lot more work. But sitting back and let the dividends roll in is more fun.
In my US$ account at present I only have a Dow Index fund. I have not been interested in finding anything else to invest in the US or Internationally at the moment. My last international stock was Barclay’s Bank which I sold in 2017. My last US stock was WorldCom Inc. which I got rid of in 2004 at $0.
My last Mutual Funds were Templeton Emerging Markets and Templeton International Stocks. I sold these in 1999. I made some money on the latter, but the former did not do very well.
I stopped working at my job in 1999 because my net income of dividends, was equal to my net income from my job. This was because of my Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks.
But, being involved in the market is also fun. I have been buying small caps again, but ones with dividends. Not making a lot of money, but it is fun. I do this with my TFSA money. My latest purchase is Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR). I must admit some of my dividend paying small caps have stopped paying dividends because it has been a long slow recovery from the 2008 bear.
My investment portfolio at the present is mostly in Canadian Dividend Growth stocks and that is where I make money. This includes my Canadian Trading Account and my RRSP accounts. My TFSA is my fooling around money, which I can afford to lose. It seems that for me, Dividend Growth Stocks are the way to go. At present I plan to keep investing in these. I also plan to continue to fool around with my TFSA account money.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about FirstService Corp (TSX-FSV, NASDAQ-FSV) ... learn more. Next, I will write about First Capital REIT (TSX-FCR.UN, OTC- FCXXF) ... learn more on Friday, November 26, 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, November 23, 2021
Rule of 30
Jonathan Chevreau on Money Sense writes about a new book called The Rule of 30: A Better Way to Save for Retirement by Fred Vettese, a retired actuary.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Northland Power Inc (TSX-NPI, OTC-NPIFF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about FirstService Corp (TSX-FSV, NASDAQ-FSV) ... learn more on Wednesday, November 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.
On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Northland Power Inc (TSX-NPI, OTC-NPIFF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about FirstService Corp (TSX-FSV, NASDAQ-FSV) ... learn more on Wednesday, November 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.
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