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Recent Sell

Here’s a quick update on a sale in my portfolio. Sales are always hard, especially when times are good and investors are riding the coattails of one of the best performing bull markets in modern times. When things are rosy, we tend to feel that the good times will continue forever. How many times have we heard from various commentators in the media that this market will never go down, or we will…

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Canadian National Dividend Stock Analysis

Canadian National Dividend Stock Analysis

Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO)(CNI) is the second largest publicly traded railroad company in North America. The company commands an impressive 20,000 miles of rail network and the only railroad serving three coasts. The following system map image demonstrates the scale and reach of Canadian National. Canadian National Railway Co System Map   Canadian National is one of the best run…

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Canadian National Railway Dividend Increase

Canadian National Railway Dividend Increase

Canadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO/CNI) announced a 20% increase in its cash dividend. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from C$0.3125 to C$0.375 per share and payable on Mar 31, 2016 to shareholders on record as of Mar 10, 2016. Including today’s announcement, CN has declared annual increases to its dividend 20 consecutive times, averaging 17 per cent per year, since its initial…

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Sector Challenges - Railroads

Sector Challenges – Railroads

Over the course of past few months, I have been featuring the Sector Overview series, where I take a sector (or an industry) and provide some basic/background information about the sector. In addition, I present the major companies in the field and profile at a high level comparing the peers. These articles are supposed to be what the title claims – an overview. It is up to each investor to…

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Canadian National Railway Dividend Stock Analysis 2015

Canadian National Railway Dividend Stock Analysis 2015

Canadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO) (CNI) is the second-largest railroad company in North America. The company operates 20,000 miles of network serving three coasts — Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coast. CN operates in one of the widest moat industries — railroads. The company has a diversified traffic volume including intermodal, petroleum & chemicals, grain & fertilizers, forest products,…

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Recent Buy

The stock market is going through some wild swings. There are plenty of reasons for the overall sentiment to be down for active traders, but that just means a great opportunity for long term investors to pick up some quality companies in the midst of the panic. Whenever I make a purchase, I like to share my buys to document and illustrate how I am building my income stream over the course of…

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Sector Overview - Railroads

Sector Overview – Railroads

Fewer investments garner as much as attention to the pulse of the economy as the railroad sector. The railroads are considered a leading indicator for the overall health of the economy as transportation of goods is critical and gives investors a sense of how companies and consumers are spending their money. If we observe legendary investors such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates – it is clear that…

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Canadian National Dividend Increase

Canadian National Dividend Increase

Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO) (CNI) announced that its board of directors had approved increasing its dividends by 25%. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from $0.25 to $0.3125 per share. Yield going forward based on today’s closing price is 1.47%.

From the earnings release statement:

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 financial highlights

Fourth-quarter 2014 net income was C$844…

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