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Frog of Finance: Net Worth Update
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Thursday, July 7, 2011. Assets ($242 779, up 17% from $207 064). Bank Accounts $4 927 (up 28% from 3 837). Emergency Funds $3 922 (up 130% from $1 697). RRSP Accounts $69 641 (up 0.9% from $69 005). Non-Retirement Investments $34 761 (up 2.3% from $33 980). Home $100 530 (up 2.1% from $98 430). Car $28 517 - New! Liabilities $95 892 (up 68% from $56 984). Credit Cards $3 169 (up 70% from $1 868). Mortgage $54 487 (down 1% from $55 017). Line of Credit $0 (stable). Car Loan $38 154 - New!
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Frog of Finance: June 2010
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Thursday, June 10, 2010. Imperial Oil Increases Dividend. Another company from my DRiP portfolio has increased its dividend. Imperial Oil (Toronto: IMO) has boosted its quarterly dividend from $0.10 to $0.11 - a 10% increase. This will have a very small impact on my dividend income, as I own only a very small part of the company (about 10 shares at this point). This is still welcome news. Thursday, June 3, 2010. Assets ($181 591, down 0.1% from $181 711). Bank Accounts $2 981 (down 14% from $3 483).
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Frog of Finance: October 2010
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. Pengrowth Energy to Become a Corporation. Yesterday, Pengrowth Energy Trust (Toronto: PGF.UN) announced that it plans on becoming a corporation. On December 31th, 2010. Basically, nothing much will change. Distributions will become dividends (as so will be taxed less for investors) but remain at $0.07 per month, at least for now. As explained in the announcement, the company has a big tax pool that mean it doesn't expect to pay taxes until 2014. Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
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Frog of Finance: March 2011
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. My Recent Dividend Increases. Since the beginning of the year, I've gotten a series of dividend increases from the companies I hold in my different portfolios. Here's a quick run-down of those. Bank of Nova Scotia (Toronto: BNS) has just announced that after a 2-year freeze of its dividend, it was again on the rise with a 6% increase (from $0.49 to $0.52 per qurter). I own BNS in my TFSA account and in my DRiP portfolio. [Sector: Financials]. Hasbor (NYSE:HAS) played its part with...
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Frog of Finance: September 2010
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Thursday, September 23, 2010. McDonald's Increases Its Dividend. McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) has just declared an increase to its quarterly dividend. From $0.55 to $0.61 (an 11% increase), starting on December 15. Well, it seems people keep gobbling up McFood and drinking McCoffee even during tough times. I know that I do, although I try to keep it to the occasional visit. I want to fatten my wallet, after all, not my waistline! Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Spending Money on the House. So before winter w...
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Frog of Finance: November 2010
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010. RRSP: Bye Bye GE - Hello 3M. So I've sold GE and used the money to purchase shares of 3M Company (NYSE: MMM). The company is also a large conglomerate with diversified income streams, but without the financial division that's been pulling GE down. 3M keeps innovating and developping new products. Current yield is a bit lower at 2.6%, but the company keeps increasing the dividend at a steady pace and its payout ratio is lower. I also own a few shares of 3M in my DRiP portfolio.
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Frog of Finance: Another Dividend Increase (Telus)
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Thursday, May 5, 2011. Another Dividend Increase (Telus). This morning, Telus (Toronto: T, T.A) has announced. That it was boosting its dividend again (that's the second time in the last year), from $0.525 to $0.55 per quarter, a 4.8% increase. I own Telus in my DRiP portfolio. Damn, I wish I owned Telus! Oh well, Ma Bell will have to do for now :). Hope things are well! BTW - my site moved, Ive now got my own real estate on the big world wide web! Please re-subscribe if you havent already done so - OK?
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Frog of Finance: August 2010
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Scotiabank: Higher Earnings, No Dividend Increase. Third quarter earnings are out for Scotiabank. Well, there you have it. I was hoping to get a dividend increase from Scotia, but alas I'll have wait some more. Dividend. Earnings rose to $0.98 per share, with net income over the $1B mark for the third quarter. So this is another good quarter for the bank. Friday, August 27, 2010. Scotiabank, When Will You Give Me a Raise? Another thing to consider is the status of Scotiabank as ...
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Frog of Finance: February 2011
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011. As of February 1st, my net worth was $141 766 (down 0.1% from $141 897). If I exclude house-related assets and liabilities, my net worth was $99 141 (down 0.4% from $99 532). The the last payment for the windows has been made, so this impacted this month's numbers, as expected. Assets ($203 811, down 0.2% from $204 124). Bank Accounts $6 158 (down 25% from $8 132). Emergency Funds $2 877 (up 3.4% from $2 783). RRSP Accounts $64 043 (up 1.4% from $63 134). Home $98 430 (stable).