Which Canadian stocks are dividend kings? If you go by the internet’s definition of a dividend king (50 consecutive years of dividend increases), there aren’t any dividend kings in Canada, but as we wrote here, there can only be one true dividend king. The Dividend King of the United States is Procter & Gamble. Procter & Gamble is the dividend king of the U.S. because it has increased its dividend annually for 65 consecutive years (tied for first with one other company). Who is the Canadian Dividend King? There aren’t any Canadian companies that meet the 50-year dividend king … [Read more...]
Can Netflix Win with Overseas Growth?
In the FT, Alex Barker reports that Netflix is generating rapid subscriber growth outside the U.S. by accepting lower revenue per user in foreign markets. Barker writes: More than a quarter of the California-based company’s revenues were generated in Europe, Middle East and Africa in the first three quarters of 2019, according to the numbers released on Monday. The subscriber base has grown by 25 per cent in the first three quarters of 2019 alone. But the average revenue raised for each of the 47.4m users stood at $10.26, compared with $12.36 in the US and Canada, where Netflix has been … [Read more...]
Is Brexit Good or is Brexit Bad?
The British pound soared yesterday on news that the Conservative Party won a large majority, thereby ensuring the U.K. leaves the European Union. When the U.K. initially voted to leave the European Union in a 2016 referendum, the pound cratered 11% on the news. So is Brexit good or is Brexit bad? It would seem traders may have changed their minds. Warren Buffet is fond of saying that investing is simple, but not easy. When it comes to currency investing, maybe it isn’t so simple either. … [Read more...]
High Dividend Small Cap Stocks: Should You Invest?
High dividend small-cap stocks can be a source of fresh dividend investing ideas, but just as buying the highest dividend paying large stocks can come with significant risk, so too does investing in high dividend small-cap stocks. Below we explain the opportunities and risks of high dividend small-cap stocks and provide a list of some of the highest dividend paying small-cap stocks. Historically small dividend stocks have outperformed large dividend stocks. The chart below compares the performance of small-cap dividend stocks to large cap dividend stocks. From year-end 1948 through … [Read more...]
Is USMCA Ratification Imminent?
James Politi reports in FT that Congress and the President are close to passage of the USMCA deal that would replace NAFTA. He writes: Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, has reached a deal with US president Donald Trump to allow ratification of USMCA — the trade pact replacing Nafta whose fate in Congress had been uncertain until this week. Ms Pelosi’s announcement on Tuesday followed months of wrangling with Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, and parallel talks with officials in Canada and Mexico to secure changes to the original … [Read more...]
RIP Paul Volcker
Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker has passed away at 92. Volcker is best known for his efforts to tame the runaway inflation of the 70s and 80s. Bloomberg's Binyamin Applebaum and Robert D. Hershey Jr. write of Volcker's career: Paul A. Volcker, who helped shape American economic policy for more than six decades, most notably by leading the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late 1970s and early ’80s, died on Sunday in New York. He was 92. The death was confirmed by Janice Zima, his daughter. Mr. Volcker, a towering, taciturn and somewhat rumpled figure, … [Read more...]
Preferred Stock vs. Common Stock: What You Need to Know
What is the difference between preferred stock and common stock? Does preferred mean that preferred stock is better than common stock? We explain some of the differences between preferred stock and common stock below. While most investors are familiar with common stock, many are not familiar with preferred stock and how preferred stock differs from common stock. Preferreds have been around for many years though. Preferred stock got its start with the railroads in the 1800s. Preferred stocks aren’t as popular or issued by as many firms as they once were, but the size of the preferred … [Read more...]
Vanguard GNMA Outlook 2020
What is the Outlook for the Vanguard GNMA Fund in 2020? GNMA bond prices like all bond prices are influenced by the level of interest rates and the outlook for interest rates. GNMA bonds are bonds that are backed by mortgages, so their prices tend to be influenced more by the level of long-term interest rates than by short-term interest rates, but both matter. The Federal Reserve has absolute control over short-term interest rates, but their policies heavily influence the level of long-term interest rates. What Does Interest Rate Policy Mean for Vanguard … [Read more...]
The Biggest Problem for Warren’s Wealth Tax: The Constitution
The biggest problem wealth taxes proposed by candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders may face is the constitution itself. Direct taxes like wealth taxes are specifically banned by the constitution. So was the income tax until the 16th amendment allowed it in 1913. Now, progressives are looking for ways to slip a wealth tax by the Supreme Court. Laura Davison and Ben Steverman report for Bloomberg: Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want to enact a wealth tax to pay for their large government programs. The biggest barrier may not be Congress, but … [Read more...]
Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock: The Only True Dividend King
Dividend Kings like Procter & Gamble (PG) are companies that have increased their dividend for at least 50 consecutive years. By Andrii Yalanskyi @ Shutterstock.com Kings is an unfortunate label for a group of stocks, though. There can only be one true king, and if we are talking U.S. stocks with long records of annual dividend growth, Procter & Gamble stock (PG) is the only true Dividend King. P&G has increased its dividend for 64 consecutive years. That ties Procter & Gamble stock with American States Water (AWR) for a record number of consecutive annual dividend … [Read more...]
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