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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.
Ultimate Sustainable Dividend Portfolio – June 2013 Update – Still Crushing the S&P500
– IntelligentSpeculator.net
In September 2011, I did some in-depth research to find long term sustainable dividend stocks and have been doing updates on this Ultimate Sustainable dividend portfolio since then in the attempt to show how well such a portfolio can perform over the long term. I would personally say that things have been going very well and will certainly continue to evolve. I do have a few more things planned which I will discuss in the near future.The USDP is obviously a critical part of my now very public quest to replace my job income with passive income. you can see my most recent update here.
The USDP continues to do very well!! Very exciting stuff and I’m thrilled with how things have gone so far. I have done a couple of trades and continue to work on optimizing it, if ever you would like to receive those types of updates, please join, it’s free:
Keep in mind that this portfolio was built by selecting 20 stocks out of thousands. The goal is not to pick the best dividend stocks but rather to pick a diversified, high quality portfolio that will keep dividends increasing over time…
MICs: Make money on debt
– moneysense.ca
Mortgage investment corporations (also pronounced MIC, as in Mick Jagger) are alternative fixed income investments. They’re are becoming more popular because of their sustained double-digit returns. Yes, you read correctly: double-digit returns. According to a report from Greg Shannon, a lawyer with Miller Thomson LLP, “it’s quite normal for MICs in registered plans to achieve rates of return in a range between 9% and 14%, or sometimes a bit more.”
(For more explanation on how a MIC works and the general application of a MIC in a balanced portfolio, please see my column available exclusively in the print and digital editions of MoneySense magazine.)
Of course market veterans are quick to point out that with great reward comes great risk. Considering the stagnant stalwarts of fixed income—GICs and government bonds—are struggling to offer investors a rate of return of at least 1.5%, wouldn’t that put MICs in the great risk category? Not when you consider the underlying assets…
(For more explanation on how a MIC works and the general application of a MIC in a balanced portfolio, please see my column available exclusively in the print and digital editions of MoneySense magazine.)
Of course market veterans are quick to point out that with great reward comes great risk. Considering the stagnant stalwarts of fixed income—GICs and government bonds—are struggling to offer investors a rate of return of at least 1.5%, wouldn’t that put MICs in the great risk category? Not when you consider the underlying assets…
Top 20 U.S. value stocks
– moneysense.ca
Here’s a look at the top 20 U.S. value stocks listed on the S&P500. The group has climbed an average 58.4% since it was created early last year whereas the index only advanced 29.9% over the same period. Sixteen of the top 20 are financial stocks or conglomerates. For more on this list, see the Value Hunter column in Summer 2013 edition of MoneySense magazine.
Ticker
Price*
P/E
P/B
Yield
Leverage
GENWORTH
GNW
$10.44
13.38
0.32
0.00%
6.88
LINCOLN NATIONAL
LNC
$34.86
7.48
0.63
1.38%
14.86
ASSURANT
AIZ
$47.38
8.97
0.71
2.11%
5.62
SUNTRUST BANKS
STI
$30.46
8.02
0.80
1.31%
8.49
UNUM GROUP
UNM
$28.09
8.67
0.88
1.85%
7.21
JPMORGAN CHASE
JPM
$48.96
8.68
0.94
3.10%
12.11
WELLPOINT
WLP
$25.8.89
8.87
0.95
1.98%
2.46
HESS
HES
$69.30
7.97
1.06
0.58%
1.97
REGIONS FINANCIAL
RF
$8.81
10.25.8
0.82
1.36%
7.96
XEROX
XRX
$9.00
9.57
0.96
2.56%
2.59
CAPITAL ONE
COF
$59.51
10.98
0.84
2.02%
7.50
GOLDMAN SACHS
GS
$149.10
9.82
1.00
1.34%
13.50
XL GROUP
XL
$31.93
11.65
0.88
1…
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.
