Chatter Around the World is a curated weekly update of articles related to economics, investing, dividends and personal finance. In these weekly updates, I also capture my blog updates and news related to my portfolio holdings.
Let’s dive into the links that caught my attention this week.
Updates from My Portfolio Holdings
- [AAPL] Apple reportedly expected to cut iPhone 6S/6S+ orders
- [AAPL] Apple Seen Teaming With Tesla, Google With Ford
- [AAPL] Apple Dives Deeper Into Artificial Intelligence By Acquiring Emotient
- [BCE] Cogeco sells Metromedia division to Bell Media for undisclosed price
- [BNS] Scotia in talks to sell part of commercial financing portfolio
- [CGX.TO] Cineplex Inc Receives Outperform Rating from RBC Capital; Price target $51
- [CU.TO] Canadian Utilities raises dividend 10%
- [MAIN] Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment
- [MG.TO/MGA] Magna Announces Closing of GETRAG Acquisition
- [MG.TO/MGA] Magna International Cut to Sell
- [QCOM] Qualcomm unleashes barrage of product announcement ahead of CES
- [T] AT&T Renews Multi-Year Exclusive Connected Car Agreement
- [T] AT&T Deal Puts 4G in 10 Million New Fords by 2020
- [T] AT&T Going Big on Smart Cities
Interesting Reads
- Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) vs Canadian Western Bank (CWB) by Dividend Beginner
- Canada pension fund to buy U.S. student housing portfolio for $1.4 billion from BNN
- Global ETF Portfolios: 2015 Returns for Canadian Investors by Ted Carmichael Global Macro
- U.S. Bread Basket Shifts Thanks to Climate Change from Scientific American
- The 2016 State of Self-Driving Automotive Innovation from Thomson Reuters
- The Greatest Money Manager Alive Attributes The Majority His Success To Just This One Thing by The Felder Report
- What did you do in the currency war, Daddy? by Ben Bernanke
- What’s Your Cost Per Unit of Fun? by Carl Richards
Dividend Reads
- Dividend Growth Stock Overview: The J. M. Smucker Company by Harvesting Dividends
- Dividends: A Review of Historical Returns from Heartland Advisors
- My Top 3 Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks for 2016 by The Dividend Guy
- The Top Water Utility Stocks For Growth And Income by Eric Landis via SA
- UK Dividend Champions January 2016 Update by Dividend Life
Dividend Stock Analysis
- [BDX] Becton Dickinson: A Healthcare Dividend Aristocrat With Consistent Double-Digit Dividend Growth by Simply Safe Dividends
- [DEO] Diageo: A Safe 3.2% Dividend Yield in the Alcoholic Beverage Market by Simply Safe Dividends
- [HD] Home Depot Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Value Builder
- [PEP] Pepsico Inc Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Stocks
- [SYY] Sysco: A Dependable Dividend Aristocrat for Retirement Income by Simply Safe Dividends
- [TGT] Target Corporation Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Stocks
- [TRI] Thomson Reuters: 22 Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth and a Safe 3.6% Yield by Simply Safe Dividends
- [VTR] Ventas Can Drive For Show And Putt For Dough by Brad Thomas via SA
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Such a maps are great. They remind me to stay diversified in all I do investing wise
Yup. It beautifully illustrates why diversification is important when it comes to investing.
R2R
Thank you for including my Home Depot Dividend Stock Analysis in Chatter Around the World!
You are welcome, Ken.
Have a good one
R2R
Hey R2R,
Thanks for including my BNS vs CWB post! I really appreciate it.
Best regards,
DB
You are welcome, DB.
cheers
R2R
Love the map. Wow, looks like AT&T and Ford are partnering up. Last week I was listening on the radio how gm and ford wants to amp up the techno inside the car to improve driver experience. I own both, so like how they don’t want to be left behind with less P&D
Yes, the car companies have been extremely slow in integrating tech into their products. Now, with upstarts like TSLA, they have realized that its something they cannot ignore anymore. Ford has done better over the last few years than GM, and the partnership with GOOGL will be great for them. Initial reports/reactions from within Ford are good regarding their new partnership.
My investment thesis still stands – I dont care who fights and wins this battle. My holdings will win business no matter who comes out on top 🙂 Car OEM manufacturer Magna International (major parts of the car manufactured by them via contracts) and Qualcomm (for communication chipsets & licensing technology).
R2R
Hi R2R,
Thank you for including my article in your awesome weekly roundup!
Best wishes,
-DL
You are welcome, DL.
Hope things are well on your end and 2015 treated you well.
R2R