Investing

What Happened to the Income Trusts?

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This article was published in the September 2011 edition of the Canadian MoneySaver, and is posted here with permission. For more information visit www.canadianmoneysaver.ca January 1st, 2011, was the deadline for Canadian income trusts (other than REITs – Real Estate Investment Trusts) to convert to corporations. I examine the basic changes of income trusts into corporations, and what’s happened to these high-yield dividend payers. Now that almost all income trusts have converted to corporations, which ones are still worth holding? The Cash Cow In Canada, income trusts were created as an alternative to the corporate structure.  The first income trust …

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What Is a Good Dividend Payout Ratio for Investors

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Portions of this article were originally published in the Canadian MoneySaver, and it is posted here with permission. For more information visit www.canadianmoneysaver.ca Many dividend investors go to great lengths to screen dividend stocks. If you stick with the big dividend aristocrats or other big blue chips, you will do just fine. Some of these companies have been paying dividends for over 50 to 100 years! The economic stability of a company like that, which also increases its dividends year after year, is money in the bank. This is what most dividend investors look for, and it is the basis …

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Investing by the Numbers – The Income Statement and Balance Sheet

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The following is a guest post from Henry Le, who blogs about investing at PaperCroc. I was delighted when Henry offered to write a series of posts, explaining the basics of how to analyze balance sheets and financial statements. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Henry offered to write explaining the basics of how to analyze balance sheets and financial statements. In Part  1, Henry analyzed the Income Statement. In Part 2, he continues with the Balance Sheet. Looking at the Income Statement and Balance Sheet Below is the …

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Where to Find Investment Money within Your Household Budget

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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 your money has a variety of benefits, from giving you the opportunity to save for your retirement to building a college fund for your kids. While most investments come with a degree of risk, options such as savings bonds and money market funds can provide you with low-risk opportunities to grow your assets. Learning to control your spending can be the first step in building investment money; however, you may be overlooking cash hidden …

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