TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +16.79% + MORE

In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) has taken over the #91 spot from Texas Instruments Inc. (NASD: TXN), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating »

 
 
At the beginning of each month, I produce a recap of the dividend yield and ex dividend date for the TSX 60. In addition to this recap, I’ve decided to briefly cover the result of my Best 2013 Dividend Stock Book. This book includes 30 stock analyses (20 US and 10 CDN) for only $2.99…

Billionaire Ken Fisher had a concentration of his portfolio (at the end of 2010) in dividend-paying stocks. We have outlined five of his large-cap, highest-yielding picks below. Fisher founded the multi-billion dollar investment firm Fisher Asset Management in 1979 and utilizes a strategy focused on identifying “information not widely known” or interpreting “widely known information differently

IntroductionFor a lot of reasons, dividend growth investing is becoming more and more popular every day.  The historically low interest rate on fixed income is perhaps one important reason for this trend.  However, an equally important, and perhaps even the most important reason, might just be that investors are better informed on the dividend growth strategy than ever before…

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Dividend investing is a huge part of my investment strategy. As I’ve mentioned in my now monthly passive income updates, receiving dividend income from my both my Ultimate Sustainable Dividend portfolio and my ETF portfolio is a primary driver of how my retirement will be like a few decades from now:)
Today I’m back looking at the top S&P500 dividend stocks…