Skip to content
  • WORK WITH ME
  • CONTACT
  • SHARECLUBS
  • DISCLAIMER
DividendStrategy.ca
  • Blog
  • My story
  • The Basics
    • What are dividends?
    • Why Dividends?
      • Superior returns
      • Tax efficient income
      • Inflation protection
      • Important details
    • What are stocks?
  • Beating the TSX
    • Current BTSX portfolio
    • BTSX results
    • BTSX Stock selection method
    • Why does BTSX work?
  • TSX 60 stocks
  • Favourites
Menu Close
  • Blog
  • My story
  • The Basics
    • What are dividends?
    • Why Dividends?
      • Superior returns
      • Tax efficient income
      • Inflation protection
      • Important details
    • What are stocks?
  • Beating the TSX
    • Current BTSX portfolio
    • BTSX results
    • BTSX Stock selection method
    • Why does BTSX work?
  • TSX 60 stocks
  • Favourites
  • WORK WITH ME
  • CONTACT
  • SHARECLUBS
  • DISCLAIMER

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…

Continue ReadingOur war with the future
  • Post published:June 22, 2019
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology
  • Post comments:5 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingThe evolution of individual investing – by David Stanley
  • Post published:June 15, 2019
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/Dividend investing
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingDoes IPL belong in BTSX? (June 2019 BTSX Update)
  • Post published:June 1, 2019
  • Post category:Beating the TSX
  • Post comments:13 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingInvesting with Dividend Funds (by David Stanley)
  • Post published:May 11, 2019
  • Post category:Dividend investing/DIY Investing/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:5 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingThe complete TSX 60 stock list by dividend yield
  • Post published:May 2, 2019
  • Post category:Dividend investing
  • Post comments:17 Comments
Read more about the article BTSX update May 2019: My mistake(s)

BTSX update May 2019: My mistake(s)

The punchline for May: No dividend cutsNo dividend raisesManulife (MFC) drops from the list due to price accumulation (and Shaw [SJR.B] is back in) *Note: we do not recommend that…

Continue ReadingBTSX update May 2019: My mistake(s)
  • Post published:May 1, 2019
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/Personal stories
  • Post comments:20 Comments

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,…

Continue ReadingThe case for dividends – by David Stanley
  • Post published:April 19, 2019
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/Dividend investing/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:12 Comments

Planning vs reacting

There is an axiom in medicine:  don't do a test unless it will change your management.  It's tempting to get information just for the sake of having more information, especially…

Continue ReadingPlanning vs reacting
  • Post published:March 31, 2019
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology
  • Post comments:21 Comments

You have to start somewhere

I remember opening my first investment account - an RRSP with CIBC almost twenty years ago.  You could tell I didn't really know what I was doing by the contents…

Continue ReadingYou have to start somewhere
  • Post published:March 22, 2019
  • Post category:Uncategorized
  • Post comments:14 Comments
Read more about the article Beating the TSX 2019: Is it for you?

Beating the TSX 2019: Is it for you?

This article was published in the March 2019 edition of the Canadian Moneysaver magazine If there is one thing the stock market can be counted on to do, it’s this:…

Continue ReadingBeating the TSX 2019: Is it for you?
  • Post published:January 30, 2019
  • Post category:Uncategorized
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

Subscribe for free!

Join 2500+ Subscribers Who Will Never Miss A Blog Post Or BTSX Update.


Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.


.


Looking for help with your situation?

Learn about Money Mentoring

About Me

About Me

Matt

Husband, father, woodworker, DIY investor. I spent eleven years in post-secondary education, fifteen in a profession that was burning me out, and one year traveling around the world with my family. How? Financial independence through dividend investing.

Qtrade is the discount brokerage I've loved for 10+ years.

Sign up now for up to $2000 cashback!

Recent Posts

  • Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
    Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
    January 2, 2023/
    16 Comments
  • Year-end financial check-up
    Year-end financial check-up
    December 26, 2022/
    6 Comments
  • Uncalculated risks
    Uncalculated risks
    December 16, 2022/
    8 Comments
  • The “Perpetual Portfolio”: A potential solution for aging DIY investors
    The “Perpetual Portfolio”: A potential solution for aging DIY investors
    December 3, 2022/
    19 Comments
  • The AQN Problem
    The AQN Problem
    November 19, 2022/
    12 Comments

Recent Comments

  • Matt Poyner on Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
  • DividendsOn on Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
  • Matt Poyner on Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
  • Brett on Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
  • Matt Poyner on Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023

Categories

  • Annual updates
  • Beating the TSX
  • Dividend investing
  • DIY Investing
  • Investing for beginners
  • Investor learning
  • Investor psychology
  • money and family
  • Personal stories
  • Retirement
  • Uncategorized

DISCLAIMER: THIS SITE CONTAINS NO ADVICE OR GUARANTEES OF ACCURACY (ALTHOUGH I DO MY BEST), SIMPLY INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT I HOPE WILL BE HELPFUL IN MAKING YOUR OWN DECISIONS BASED ON YOUR UNIQUE AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.  BEATING THE TSX IS A METHOD THAT I USE AND TRACK, BUT IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE IF IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.  BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER I, NOR DIVIDENDSTRATEGY.CA, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN ANY WAY.

Close Panel