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From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 3, 2008 at 8:56 pm ET
For those of us that like to think that we are living below our means, there exists an interesting alternative to net worth in determining your wealth level. Mr.Cheap from Quest for Four Pillars does ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 2, 2008 at 11:16 pm ET
As regular readers know I track our net worth by posting a summary of our current net worth breakdown along with some other personal financial statistics every second month. I'm due for my next ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 30, 2008 at 10:47 pm ET
Those of you that have been following this blog for any time know that I write quite frequently about my non-registered portfolio. Part of the reason I started this blog in April of 2007, was ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 29, 2008 at 6:05 am ET
It is with great pleasure that I, and the collective membership announce the debut of The Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net). the moneygardener is proud to be a charter member of this new investing ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 25, 2008 at 10:15 pm ET
A post by fellow Canadian blogger Million Dollar Journey titled RBS Predicts A Global Market Crash, got me thinking...Let's say you had $100,000 portfolio invested in the stock market and you woke up tomorrow morning ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 24, 2008 at 4:43 pm ET
Earlier this month I wrote about why I really like United Parcel Service (UPS), but the stock never seems to get cheap enough to satisfy my requirements for a purchase. Well, all that seems ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 20, 2008 at 1:15 pm ET
“We view the move to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles as permanent, and we are responding to customer demand,” Ford CEO Alan Mulally said in the statement. “For the long term, we are moving fast to ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 19, 2008 at 9:18 pm ET
If you are a fan of the free stuff like I am you may like this one. My wife has discovered a great blog called 'Smart Canucks, The First Canadian Deals Blog'. This ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 18, 2008 at 4:20 pm ET
I am often asked by friends, family, and associates if I've noticed the recent performance of stocks like Research in Motion (RIM), Potash Corp. (POT), and Encana (ECA). They would like to know if ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 16, 2008 at 10:41 pm ET
U.S. general merchandiser Target (TGT) increased their dividend by $0.02 or 14% from $0.14 to $0.16 per share last week. Target's dividend growth history is impressive. Since 1998 Target's dividend has grown at ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 13, 2008 at 11:27 pm ET
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) raised its quarterly dividend by 17% this week, from $0.36/share to $0.42/share. CAT has impressively doubled their dividend since 2005, however their dividend growth history has not been ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 11, 2008 at 8:51 pm ET
About one year ago I selected 5 stocks that I believed were undervalued at that time. Just for fun, I update the performance of these stocks vs. comparable benchmarks. Here is the 1 ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 10, 2008 at 11:22 am ET
Like any of the stocks that I hold? Want a better entry point than I had? The following dividend stocks, which I happen to currently hold, can be bought cheaper right now than ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 6, 2008 at 9:29 pm ET
Always the value investor, always the contrarian......"Buy stocks when there is blood in the streets", "You want to be buying stocks when everyone else is selling'. Well today was one of those days when ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 4, 2008 at 11:21 pm ET
I'd be willing to bet that at some time in most people's lives they have set out to accomplish one or both of the following:Lose Weight, Eat Better, & Get Healthier (Shrink Yourself)Save More Money ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 3, 2008 at 3:12 pm ET
In my short history following stocks and participating in the stock market, I can't remember a set of dividends that was so anticipated, and so questioned as the upcoming Bank of America (BAC) pay outs. ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 1, 2008 at 12:56 pm ET
Last year I set 4 goals for our non-registered portfolio. Since June is now upon us, which marks about 6 months from the time I posted the goals, I'd like to update our progress ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 31, 2008 at 11:05 am ET
I recently added more General Electric (GE) to my portfolio, and once again GE's CEO Jeff Immelt was thinking along similar lines. Jeff added 115,000 shares at around $30.59-$30.66, he now owns 1.5 Million shares ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 29, 2008 at 4:29 pm ET
Costco Wholesale (COST) announced their latest quarterly earnings today and the surpassed expectations posting a 32% increase in profit. In my "Costco" post back in October of last year I posted about why I ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 28, 2008 at 4:27 pm ET
Are higher gasoline prices starting to mean something more than filler for the 11 o'clock news?Maybe so...Ford cuts North American Gas Guzzler production, the company said it is cutting production of pick up trucks and ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 27, 2008 at 4:21 pm ET
The dividend train continues to roll on at Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), which is a Canadian bank with large Latin America operations. BNS reported a 6% drop in second quarter profit from 2007 ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 24, 2008 at 8:00 am ET
"diaper mayhem" is a series of posts where I describe my experience trying to get the best value for a new fixed cost in our budget....diapers. In diaper mayhem II - an act of treasonI ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2008 at 1:56 pm ET
Today I added some more General Electric (GE) to my non-registered portfolio to reduce my Adjusted Cost Base (ACB). Back in December of 2007 in my GE-past success future potential post I detailed what ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 21, 2008 at 11:45 am ET
the moneygardener is on vacation! 200 posts and a full time job have me needing some hard-earned rest! In case you haven't noticed I don't really follow a strict posting schedule. Usually ... ( more)
From The Moneygardener - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 11:13 pm ET
Results for the 2 Months Ended May 15, 2008Debt/Asset ratio dropped to 0.51% (very close to having 2x more assets than liabilities)Net Worth moved up 11.3% ($15,523) to -- $152,482Total Assets increased 4.7%Total Liabilities decreased ... ( more)
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