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Constituents of S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats

26 November 2007

Back on October 16th, I first talked about the new S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats index that was started by Standard and Poors.
Back then, they only showed 10 of the members in that index. But now, all the constituents are available.
Here is the full list:
1,AGF.B, AGF Management Ltd B Nvtg
2,ACO.X, Atco Ltd I […]

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S&P Dividend Aristocrats now in Canada

16 October 2007

I read in the Globe and Mail that Standard & Poor’s has launched a new index to track Canada’s most consistent dividend raisers.
The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index is composed of Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Canadian companies that have increased dividends annually for at least seven years. The index consists of 35 stocks, with each stock […]

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Market Disconnect

2 October 2007

How is this for a market disconnect.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) announces that its quarterly earnings will PLUNGE 60% on $5.9 billion in losses and write-downs from subprime and leveraged loan difficulties.
And what does the market do? They drive the stock up 2.25%! In fact, the Dow’s surge was led by the financial sector.
Meanwhile, Walgreen […]

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