Chowder Number / Chowder Rule – The Perfect Mix of Dividend Yield and Dividend Growth
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Chowder Number / Chowder Rule – The Perfect Mix of Dividend Yield and Dividend Growth

The Chowder Number/ Chowder Rule is all about finding the right mix between dividend yield and dividend growth. In a perfect world, we’d all be investing in high-yield, high-dividend growth stocks. The reality is that many high-yield stocks have lower dividend growth rates than lower-yielding stocks.  So how do you find the right balance between…

Double Your Dividend Income With Dividend Growth & Triple It With Dividend Reinvestment
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Double Your Dividend Income With Dividend Growth & Triple It With Dividend Reinvestment

Want to double your dividend income in 10 years? Invest in dividend growth stocks that average +7% dividend growth per year. Want to triple your dividend income in 10 years? Add in dividend reinvestment with a reasonably high starting dividend yield. A portfolio yielding 5% with +7%/year dividend growth will roughly triple its dividend income…

44 Canadian Wide & Narrow Moat Dividend Growth Stocks
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44 Canadian Wide & Narrow Moat Dividend Growth Stocks

In Canada there are 9 wide moat stocks and 100 narrow moat stocks, but which of these companies with strong sustainable competitive advantages make good dividend growth investments? To answer this question, I did three things: I researched all Canadian wide and narrow moat companies to identify 44 stocks with a 5+ year dividend growth…

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23 International Wide Moat Dividend Growth Stocks

As dividend growth investors, we know that wide moat stocks make a good starting point, but it is just one of many considerations on our hunt for high-quality dividend growth stocks. Which of these international companies with strong sustainable competitive advantages make good dividend growth investments? To help answer this question, I have separate articles…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 8
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 8

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

11 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends
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11 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Increasing Dividends

Each month I update readers of all the dividend increases in the Canadian Dividend All-Star List (Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for 5 or more years in a row.) along with a summary of these companies. I’m playing a bit of catch-up so this article will cover all 11 dividend increases from August 2019. Tracking…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 6 & 7
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 6 & 7

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 5
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lesson 5

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 3 & 4
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 3 & 4

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the next…

8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 1 & 2
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8 Lessons I Learned from One of My Worst Dividend Growth Investments, A 5-Part Series. Lessons 1 & 2

They say the hardest lessons in life are learned through experience. Well let’s just say a 38.6% loss in about a month is a lot of “experience”. On November 6, 2015, and December 1, 2015, I purchased shares of a stock that was yielding 8-9% and was guiding annual dividend growth of 6-10% for the…