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Premarket: Stocks heading higher amid upbeat earnings
– theglobeandmail.com
European manufacturing data also helps to bolster sentiment
4.5 year – 2.45%
– 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.
Classic Dividend Matchup: Coca-Cola ($KO) vs. Pepsi Co. ($PEP)
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
If you have an investment portfolio, it’s very likely that you hold one or both of these names. Not only are they two of the most powerful brands in the world but they’ve also proved to be terrific investments over the years. I did this exercise a few years ago and ended up going for Pepsi while others (including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire) have preferred to own Coca-Cola. I do currently own some PEP stock in the Ultimate Sustainable Dividend Portfolio and it has done well over the years. Just to compare, here are the charts in the past 2-3 years.:
KO data by YCharts
KO has clearly been the best name to hold in the past few years. Time for a change? Let’s take a look using the top 20 things I look at when judging dividend stocks:
Dividend Metrics
KO Dividend data by YCharts
While you could certainly argue that they are almost identical, the truth is that Coca-Cola has been more consistent in growing its dividend making it the logical choice.
Company Metrics
Again, it’s very close between the 2…
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.
Analyst Meredith Whitney warns of ‘staggering’ aftershocks from Detroit bankruptcy
– theglobeandmail.com
Plus, Canadian earnings flood in
