Canada’s Oil Discount: Opportunity and Risk

The following post is written by Roger Conrad. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Sometime early in the next decade the US will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s most prolific producer of oil. That’s according to the US Energy Information Administration. The key is new technology that’s unlocked vast reservoirs of oil and natural gas heretofore trapped under shale. And it’s spurred a production boom in Canada as well from previously untapped areas such as the Cardium Formation, the Duvernay Shale and the Montney Shale. The …

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Paying Off Debt Versus Investing

The following is a guest post. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. This is an investment blog, so you’re obviously interested in investing. If you’re also in debt, you’re probably struggling with the proper balance of paying off that debt and investing. Why It’s A Difficult Choice Let’s face it, investing is sexy. You start with some money and, pretty much through magic, you get MORE money. You feel like a rock star and a millionaire all at once. Compare that to paying off debt. One day, …

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Real Estate As Dividend Income

The following is a guest post. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Investing in dividend stocks is an awesome way to generate ongoing income.  I chose real estate as my vehicle and today we’ll talk a bit about the pros and cons of going this route. While many areas in the U.S. are still recovering from the devastating crash, here in Canada things are much more stable.  Although there’s the constant talk of an adjustment, we’d be looking at probably a 20% correction at most. I love …

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Find Investment Success with a Business Point of View

The following is a guest post written by Dan Mac of Dividend Growth Stock Investing. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Do you have trouble taking the long-term view with your investment portfolio?  Do you find yourself frequently reacting to short-term market swings and fluctuations?  If so then it may be time to change your point of view.  One way I have found to help me focus more on the long term with my investing portfolio is by viewing my investment portfolio as a business.  In business …

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