Not exact matches
I have owned and rented, now with some financial assets growing
in a
dividend growth portfolio, I'd rather have the freedom of going anywhere I
want and not have to worry about a broken pipe, all I have to worry about is paying my rent to my landlord, who will have a hard time raising rents, when my credit score is 800 and I am a great tenant who pays on time, He will DO ANYTHING to keep me, ah the power of renting... lol.
I really
wanted to have information available about the Canadian banks, as I feel most Canadian
dividend growth investors have these companies
in their
portfolio.
This addition was considered because a) we
wanted to increase the defensive tilt to the
portfolio beyond the S&P index (lower
portfolio beta), b) we liked the interesting
growth prospects of some well - run, progressive utility companies so they could deliver both future
growth and increasing
dividends and c) we needed to deploy the
dividends flowing
in periodically from the DGI
portfolio.
I know many
dividend growth investors that
want at least 50, or even 100, companies
in their
portfolio.
Most investors
want to have around 50 different
dividend growth stocks
in their
portfolios.
Next I asked how many different stocks
dividend growth investors
want to have
in their
portfolios.
Also, its
dividend growth rate was not quite as robust as what I
want in the
portfolio of a 30 - year old guy with many years of compounding ahead.
We
wanted to cover all stocks
in our
Dividend Growth Portfolios.
In the article, I stated that I was considering buying Southern for my
Dividend Growth Portfolio, and that I
wanted to do so before the stock's ex-
dividend date on May 12.
With nearly 200 stocks
in its
portfolio and an expense ratio that will cost you just $ 9 per year for every $ 10,000 you have invested
in the fund, the Vanguard
Dividend Appreciation ETF will give you the security you need along with the
growth potential you
want.
This addition was considered because a) we
wanted to increase the defensive tilt to the
portfolio beyond the S&P index (lower
portfolio beta), b) we liked the interesting
growth prospects of some well - run, progressive utility companies so they could deliver both future
growth and increasing
dividends and c) we needed to deploy the
dividends flowing
in periodically from the DGI
portfolio.
The fund is also a great option for others
wanting to get started
in dividend growth investing, but do not have the funds yet to build a diversified
portfolio of individual stocks.