Two days ago the S&P 500 dropped 800 points – almost 3% (the S&P/TSX Composite Index was “only” down about 2%). The next morning, I found an email in my inbox from David Stanley with this article attached. If anyone […]
Q&A with Tom Connolly from www.dividendgrowth.ca
There is one name that stands out from all the rest in any discussion of DIY dividend investing in Canada, and that is Tom Connolly. Author of the long-running printed “Connolly Report” (retired last year), creator of the dividendgrowth.ca website […]
Does PPL belong in BTSX? (July 2019 BTSX update)
For last month’s BTSX update I started to address the question of whether previous income trusts should be included in our Beating the TSX portfolio by taking a closer look at IPL (Inter Pipeline Ltd). In my opinion, and that […]
Our war with the future
Once upon a long long time ago, a famous military general was returning from war. He couldn’t wait to get home to his family and his palace, but there were numerous challenges along the way and it took him ten […]
The evolution of individual investing – by David Stanley
In Canada, the mechanisms of individual investing have changed a great deal since I bought my first shares in 1995. Here is the way it used to go: Back in the good old days Acting upon usually unsolicited advice from […]
Does IPL belong in BTSX? (June 2019 BTSX Update)
Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL) and Pembina Pipeline Corp (PPL) both sport dividend yields that place them in the top ten of the TSX 60 index. Understandably, I am frequently asked why they are not included in the BTSX portfolio. The […]
Investing with Dividend Funds (by David Stanley)
Here’s another guest post by the original Beating the TSX author, David Stanley. In his last post, he laid out the case for dividend investing in general. Here he offers his thoughts on investing with dividend funds: mutual funds vs. […]
The complete TSX 60 stock list by dividend yield
Sometimes the simplest information is the hardest to find. Investors used to have to wait until the annual Beating the TSX update in The Canadian MoneySaver to have access to the portfolio. Now you can find it here any time. […]
BTSX update May 2019: My mistake(s)
The punchline for May: No dividend cuts No dividend raises Manulife (MFC) drops from the list due to price accumulation (and Shaw [SJR.B] is back in) *Note: we do not recommend that monthly changes in the portfolio should trigger any […]
The case for dividends – by David Stanley
Many of you will already know David Stanley as the original author of the Beating the TSX series in the Canadian Moneysaver. Since agreeing to take on that role myself, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Dave in person and […]