Comments on Triaging My Way To Financial Success: Dividends in the Rough

I did sell both MFC and HSE Jeremy for tax-loss se...

2010-01-19T22:19:35.969-05:00

I did sell both MFC and HSE Jeremy for tax-loss selling back in December. I don't expect the prices to move much and do plan to buy them back since they are core holdings later this month.

Based on your Disclosure, Did you sell Manulife an...

2010-01-19T20:48:39.089-05:00

Based on your Disclosure, Did you sell Manulife and Husky ???

I'm in love with Fortis so far! Thanks for th...

2010-01-19T00:13:28.229-05:00

I'm in love with Fortis so far!

Thanks for the heads up that they raised their dividends!

Thanks for the reply. I compared the two on my bl...

2010-01-18T18:02:24.321-05:00

Thanks for the reply.

I compared the two on my blog (http://www.thinkdividendsblog.com/2009/11/atco-or-canadian-utilities.html) and while ATCO has historically had better dividend growth, the increases have been similar in recent years. CU's dividend increase last week was actually higher than ATCO's.

I prefer CU, but thanks again for sharing your opinion.

When I buy Atco I get exposure to all it's uni...

2010-01-18T16:43:23.076-05:00

When I buy Atco I get exposure to all it's units including Canadian Utilities (CU). The historical book value growth and dividend growth for Atco has been much better than CU alone and the structure of the company isn't very complicated. Atco is the simple choice between the two (or both), but it's always personal preference.

Great article Brad. I also hold Shaw (one of my l...

2010-01-18T12:12:56.731-05:00

Great article Brad.

I also hold Shaw (one of my largest positions) and I was very pleased with this year's increase.

Just curious as to why you hold ATCO versus CU ?

Cheers