You Are Poorer Than You Think + MORE

When investors think of dividend payers with the longest streaks of consecutive annual dividend increases, their minds may jump towards the Coca Colas and Procter and Gambles of the world, but some of the slightly more volatile diverse engineering companies have among the most consistent dividend histories…

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Liberty Global Inc (NASD: LBTYA) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating »

I have a few days of vacation ahead and its going to be a family camping in my one and a half apartment. So you won’t hear from me for a little while. I haven’t been that much active around here. Its quite busy at work.Yesterday, Just Energy came up with a press release regarding their finances and also regarding their dividend…

Looking for good dividend paying stocks to add to your retirement portfolio?  You might want to try trusting analysts’ estimates to aid in your selection process.
Putting Analysts’ Estimates Into PerspectiveI believe that estimating future earnings growth is a major key to successful long-term stock investing…

 
 
If you live in Canada, you probably heard about ScotiaBank’s catchy line you are richer than you think. They imply that they can improve your financial situation so you can have a stronger balance sheet. If I was a competitor, I would come up with the opposite line: You Are Poorer Than You Think…

On my 16-year old scooter!

Yours truly was recently part of an article that Matt Krantz over at USA Today put together on people trying to achieve financial independence/retirement at an extremely early age and some of the methods/strategies we use to attain such lofty goals.

It was a great experience and I’m really proud of what I’ve been able to achieve in the last three years…

You’ve probably seen some of the headlines in recent months. Clearly, after mobile, the next big trend seems to be in wearable devices. It’s certainly early too call who will end up winning but it might not be too early to start investing into players that do seem to be off to a good start., Here is what I was able to find so far:

-Fitbit (private company currently valued at $300M): Certainly one of the leaders, Fitbit sells a few different wearable devices that gather data about steps made, floors, sleep quality, your weight, to which you can also add information about food you eat, activities, etc…

Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/SAIC+%28SAI%29+Declares+%241.00+Special+Dividend%3B+7.8%25+Yield/8213052.html for the full story.

Benjamin Graham’s chapter titled “The Defensive Investor” in his classic work “The Intelligent Investor” provides much food for thought on conservative portfolio construction. Graham built his reputation by focusing on the “margin of safety” concept, and he flushed it out when he explained his four rules that should guide the investor’s selection of common stocks…