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Most actively traded companies on the TSX + MORE Mar 16th
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,478.13, up 77.82 points):
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Up 82 cents, or 10.72 per cent, to $8.47 on 11 million shares.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up 20 cents, or 10.53 per .... More »
Bond Yields Rise, Stocks Dip as Metals Push Higher: Markets Wrap - Yahoo Canada Finance Feb 22nd
Bond Yields Rise, Stocks Dip as Metals Push Higher: Markets Wrap Yahoo Canada FinanceWorld shares sink as bond yields, commodities surge By Reuters Investing.comGlobal Financial Markets Steady Early Monday Amid Rising Global Bond Yields FX EmpireWorld shares sink as .... More »
Canada’s top 35 cities to buy real estate in + MORE Apr 11th
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MoneySense wins award for best media website + MORE Nov 22nd
MoneySense was honoured with a gold for best media website at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards in Toronto on Thursday evening.
The award is presented to the Canadian media website “that best serves its target audience through content, design, navigation and overall reader experience.̶.... More »
Five things to watch in Canadian business this week + MORE Mar 6th
Five things to watch this week in Canadian business:
Mining Meeting:
The four-day PDAC Mining and Investment Conference, held annually in Toronto, begins Monday. This year’s event is expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors and 23,000 attendees from upward of 100 countries.
Women’.... More »
Peter Wallison: The Corker-Warner Housing Reform Won't Work
– online.wsj.com
A new government agency to insure mortgages will ensure the same loose lending that caused the last financial crisis.
5.5 year – 2.70%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-03-14. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Martin Feldstein: The Fed Should Start to 'Taper' Now
– online.wsj.com
There’s little chance that more bond-buying will help the economy. Meanwhile, the financial risks are growing.
Top 100 Dividend Stocks – July 2013 Edition
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
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 looking at the top S&P500 dividend stocks. Why? It remains much easier and less risky to go for bigger cap stocks that have more history.
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In the next few days, I’ll be doing some research on Teco Energy (TE), Pitney Bowes (PBI) and Diamond Offshore Drilling inc (DO) which all performed very well with a reasonable payout ratio which is obviously key. You can find out more by joining our mailing list, it’s 100% free:)
Top Name This Month….
The top name this month in terms of dividend yield is Windstream Corp (WIN) which has been on this list in the past. The dividend yield is high but the actual dividend has not changed in some time as you can see below:
WIN Dividend data by YCharts
So why is the dividend yield rising? Because the stock price is diminishing (thus all things being equal the dividend yield increases)… that’s never a good sign…
The Winklevoss twins, who famously alleged that Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg stole their website idea, have revealed plans for an IPO that will give investors exposure to the value of digital currency Bitcoins.
