The TSX had hit a wall

One of the worst scenario ever happen today. I was getting used to the market upside-down, but a TSX trading under the 14 000 points - I absolutely hate that, as much as I hate the extreme hot weather that we have in Montreal for the past couple days. In result, my non-registered portfolio stop at $121 631.78, margin closed under 13k. Nothing to worry for now.

While the TSX was falling under us, Alexis Tsipras decided is was the time to quit as Prime Minister of a all mess us desperate Greek country. No good news for Greek citizen, as new elections are going to again cost them some money. Tsipras wasn't of a man strong enough to stay there at less 2 years. What a moron. When you take the decision to serve your country, it need to a an in deep serious matter.

From the start, Alexis Tsipras had been acting like a clown. Greek deserved so much better. If they could get organize, Greek could become such a magical vacation place. It should implant itself a major cheap tourist destination. Its what I would do. Make plan in order for Greek to become to next Cuba. Anyway, in Cuba, I heard that the food is totally disgusting and that people can get sick. So nope, I not too excited about going to Cuba this winter with my mom. I don't like too hot weather. I am so not attracted to Cuba, it mean absolutely nothing to me.

I cannot imagine a life without having anything invested of the stock market. but something I find it hard. Days like today, it make it almost too hard. I have better things to do with myself other than worrying about my investments. Being poor is no fun. The stock market was made so for the rats to invest their money in it. But, rewards come a day or another and it could be a could time to invest like let say RY or something like of a blue stock.

New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI): picture of a stock on a sky rocket despite morosity

Like usual, today was another bad day for the TSX, no surprise. My non-registered portfolio closed today session at $125 895.84. Luckily, I still have a $14 000 left on my margin. Generally speaking, the market is going down, but there's still a few stocks in my portfolio that just keep going strong. One of those stocks is New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI).

Just a few days ago, the California Energy Commission announced a grant of $2.1 million to NFI. In exchange, New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI) has to deliver an electric transit bus system. Even before that announcement, NFI was on a good position. It used to stay steady and strong. But now, its only getting better. I had been holing New Flyer in my non-registered portfolio for a very long time now. I haven't been able to find out since when, but you have heard of New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI) in several occasions on this blog.

I had bought stocks during down market at several occasions and it pay off very well. But currently, the TSX, the global economy has no directions. It goes up, after what it goes down, up-down, up-down... down.. and down again. Who want to possibly invest in those conditions? When I invest, its to feel like a shining star. I like it when a stock recently bought bring in quickly good capital gains. But it seem like now, that belong to the past. investing is no longer about being a shining start anyone. Its more resilient. And its about long time goal.

Currently, every flashers seem to point out in direction of a good hard stock market crash. But the when is not being tell no where. Now is not the best or worst time to invest in stocks, its just very difficult to face the market reality. Despite it all, they're great stocks like NFI that are are to provide both capital gain and great dividend distribution. One of those stocks is Exchange Income Corporation (EIF).

Lately, Exchange Income Corporation (EIF) increased its dividend to $0.16 per month. This bring my dividend income to $6 218.84. Not too bad.

From my personal experience, the best way to play the market is with a very very diversify portfolio, with a lot of money, and a lot of diversification. You never know for sure which stock will turn good as gold, you can only play and be a sexy and courageous wild cat. Be strong.

Meet my top investment stock picks: only the best for your portfolio

Do you now understand why I just hate the stock market right now? Yesterday, the TSX was up by more than 100 points and today, its off. Not by 100 points, but still. And in result, my non-registered portfolio closed today session at $126 803.20. Something I really dislike is having my portfolio only standing at $125 000. At close to 127k, things are not so bad, but I am still far from the usual 130k+ value. The TSX goes up and down for no special direction and its disgusting. 

However, those rough time make it the very perfect occasion to evaluate an investment portfolio. Which stock continue growing despite the rough stock market conditions? Which stocks are falling behind with the TSX? Which stocks are cutting their dividend? Which stocks had increased their dividend income?

To start, here's the list of the stocks that are still on profit in my portfolio:

Agrium Inc. (AGU): +77.51%

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): +17.40%

BCE Inc. (BCE): +20.81%

Canadian National Railway Company (CNR): +103.65%

Canadian Utilities Limited (CU): +17.26%

Cineplex Inc. (CGX): +44.47%

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited (CSW.A): +127.82%

DH Corporation (DH): +199.86%

Emera Incorporated (EMA): +22.51%

Enbridge Inc. (ENB): +57.19%

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. (ENF): +89.48%

Fortis Inc. (FTS): +51.72%

JFT Strategies Fund (JFS.UN): +39.14%

K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL): +140.89%

Lassonde Industries Inc. (LAS.A): +19.84%

Loblaw Companies Limited (L): +57.54%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE): +11.96%

Methanex Corporation (MX): +279.19%

New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI): +58.77%

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL): +143.96%

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH): +97.46%

Saputo Inc. (SAP): +25.08%

Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ): +72.37%

TMX Group Limited (X): +11.96%

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD): +9.10%

TransCanada Corporation (TRP): +18.59%

Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation (WTE): +19.43%

I had been holding all of those stocks for quite sometime - to learn when they were first purchased, you can search them on my blog search engine. As for the stocks that are from my non-registered portfolio but who don't appear on the list, they are stocks that I had lose money on. This mean that their capital value is down.

At first sight, this list could seem without any value - but you are wrong if you think that. You are currently viewing my top investments. I had been investing in stocks for the past 8 years and right now, you are facing the best damn stocks of the Canadian market - nothing else! Watch out closely. I am giving out for FREE what could look like the best PORTFOLIO on EARTH. (OR almost). All that to say that yeah, sometimes, you can be lucky and you just don't know it. 

I could redo the exercise and name all the stocks I had lose money on and their losing percentage. But since I am already having a hard time facing the ups and downs of the stock market, you will excuse me, I am passing on that one. And its about the same reason why I didn't post an update of my portfolio. I only update - most of the time - my portfolio when it had gained in value. And as you know, I didn't update my portfolio in a really long time. At this time, my overall portfolio is not on a growth mode and its been that way for too long now.

I love to invest when the stock market is on the high but generally following an acquisition, it quickly gain in value. But it haven't been that way in a while. And its why that I think that I am facing the what I consider the most difficult time of my life.

Its official, I am now a Quebecker

In less than 3 weeks from now, I will be turning 35. Its certainly not old, but I am no longer that young 20 chick or something like it, but I still fell like that. And believe it or not, in 5 years, I will be 40!!! Nice kids from the 80s are getting nothing else but older. In case you really don't know, my birthday is on August 27, just like MA$E baby.

I am fortunate enough not to look or even feel that 35 of years on my shoulders. 35 ok no drama, but I begin see sign of aging. I had spot in the past a few white hair on my pretty me - that you hair coloration - and I unfortunately have a few brown spot on my pretty face - thank you makeup. THANK YOU. I didn't have any of those problems in my twenties. This is a real life girl bitch! So young and so already done.

LOL.

And guess what, for my birthday, I had become a QUEBECKER. I AM NOW A QUEBECKER.

Nooooooooo. Oh well, I received my driver license, and today I received my Quebec medical card. I had been back in Quebec for 3 years and I didn't bother to have my cards transfer because I only wanted to get out of Quebec province. Unfortunately, I have two choices: I go back to New Brunswick and go kill chickens or I stay right here in Montreal where I have a full-time that pay well.

I had applied to a job in New Brunswick right before going there for my vacation, but the position had been fulled - it wasn't a chicken killer position - I discover that profession however on site and I could see myself killing chickens on a very energic way. :-)

 

Anyway, the TSX gain a few great points today. My non-registered portfolio pop up at the $127 000. I am slowly getting back on my feet. My dividend income, not including RRSP is at a rough $6 200. I am trying not too spend too much money. I am a good girl, I bring my lunch at work. I am on a non makeup and clothes ban. I quickly realize thank you that having just a $1 000 in my banking account wasn't enough. Since my rent is $635, once my rent go - in case I don't have enough cash like it happen this past month - less than a 1k remain... So I decided that I needed a $5 000 in my bank account and work on an emergency fund.

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I always disliked blogger who write about emergency funds and I am now just one of the other f.

Unwarm Canadian stock market with no excitement = shitty Dividend Girl

These days, I am receiving multiple credit offers. For once, any of them is tempting me. Again, CIBC Visa is offering me a 0% interest rate credit card balance transfer - but a one time 1% fee apply. BMO MasterCard is offering to increase my credit. 

These days, my life investment is like nothing. I don't like to invest in those stock market conditions. My non-registered portfolio just worth a bit more than $126k and its deeply depressing. For a while now, my non-registered portfolio had been at the 125k - which is unusual - I am usually in the 130k+ range. It doesn't even feel like its a good time to invest because the markets keep closing without direction or by going down. I am not getting the feeling that it will get back on track anytime soon and I just have a very annoy feeling regarding investments right now.

Now could be the good time for me to just pay off debt because like the market, I have no direction and it is extremely boring. Its like I don't find it very satisfying to invest anymore. Bull market is killing it all, its painfully hard. And boooring. Being normal, I would used my credit money to invest. At least, I am out of danger now. No investment = no money lost.

Cannot even enjoy the end of summer peacefully without hearing elections shit! Just for that, I want Stephen Harper to be long way gone.

I just hope my market excitement will come back soon because I feel completely lost. Life is getting boring.

Secret pictures of New Brunswick Prime Minister Brian Gallant

I was away in New Brunswick for a few vacation days, living the life I should always have. During that time, it seem I didn't miss anything spectacular on the market, because barely nothing new happen. I had heard way before now Puerto Rico financial problem. I was expecting a dead low market. In result of all this, my non-registered portfolio closed today session at $127 303. 

Now that the good summer days are almost gone, I am trying to set myself back to my old, very old saving habits. I just paid a $1 104 balance on my BMO MasterCard. I guess I have no needs to say that I am going to be very careful with my money for what it is left of 2015. I will try to save a $7 000. Its possible, but only if I cut off my spending. And this mean no more cool manicures and pedicures. I also need to save money for a trip my mom want to make this winter. 

Changing my habits a bit won't hurt. I didn't invest in quite sometime and its because I don't have anything much left after paying everything. I had been a very bad girl.

Now, the moment you all waited for. New Brunswick Prime Minister Brian Gallant came to town while I was there, and of course, I took some pictures. TADAM. Brian Gallant secret pictures reveal.

Ahhhh! TOO CUTE. Viva Liberal.

I also got my very own picture with me, but sorry folks, you won't see that one here. Because I am secret.

Hello again New Brunswick?

For some reasons, I now had become a Quebecker. I had switched my New Brunswick medical card and driver license to a Quebec one. While living in Quebec province, its just a matter of formality, but I had to do the switch. Strangely, now that I did, my mom find a job posting for something in my area. Cool, but I will have to move again, and buy a car... And the job is located in a very small place, close to nothing. So I just wonder what to do in the present time, but the answer quietly present by itself. 

My Montreal job is not a fun one. I don't get any kind of recognition, I am not very much respected there. So yeah baby, if I have a chance to leave Quebec behind trust me, I will do so. I hate Quebeckers from the bottom of my heart. I hate Quebec province, but I like Montreal. But only the city.

Going through some very rough stock market conditions - while a lot of volatility is in the air and everything seem to dominated by stress and bad news - that make it the very perfect time to check out my investment portfolio very closely. Greece is on good track to resolve their problems, but its not at all anytime soon that the problem with fade away. Greece Prime Minister seems to be a bit too much revolutionary for my taste and unconscious, but it seem like he's doing what the international authorities are expected from his country.

This past Friday, when I saw that the TSX had lost closed to 100 points, I was desperate, I didn't want to face a non-registered portfolio down under $130 000. But nope, surprise, my non-registered portfolio closed to $131 266.03. I am slowly getting back on track. And I can afford to move in the middle of no where and I can afford to buy a car. F Quebec.

Your spending habits may ruined your investing dreams - or maybe not

How? Well, its pretty easy to understand. The more your spend, the less you have available to invest. And I am currently experiencing something similar to that, for several reasons.

From what I had experienced so far, the more I earn money, the less easier it is to actually save money. But shouldn't be exactly the opposite? Not in my case. I do not work at several jobs like I used to do. I make a similar salary than before by holding on - or trying to - one job + my dividend + my sometimes online income. But other than that, I don't have many sources of income, I work less, but I spend more. Why is that?

I have more free time. And having more free time on hands mean that I have more time to spend money. I don't do extravagant things, I go the movies, I usually go to all of the Montreal festivals you could imagine, I go out a lot, I drink a lot, I eat a lot outside, I shop, I buy clothes, jewellery, makeup, diet pills... yeah, but read it right, DIET PILLS. lol.

Generally speaking, I do spend more than what I used to. Now that I hold more or less 100k in net worth, I got very lazy, but I would say that I invest on a regular basis anyway and I am still good on shooting out good investments. Not including my RRSP money, my dividend income is at $6 200+. I expect to hit on the $12 000 income in the next 4-5 year or so. The overall picture is not that grey despite my current spending little nature.

Among my spending habits, ones are daily spending and other are what I name as generic spending if not over drive spending. I guess you never heard of that type of spending flare. Like you stop by a drugstore and buy a new lipstick but you really don't need a new one - see what I mean?

And comes the more or less daily expenses that I could live without, or maybe not. I cannot live without my daily coffee, a $2.60 in the morning, and an Americano in the afternoon, $3. And I really often buy 2 coffees per day. I discovered a new pleasure in life - be ready reader - aha - manicures and pedicures. Both cost $55 every 3 weeks. I have thin curly hair, but a lot of hair - and I need a hair cut every 8-6 weeks as the roots get dry and messy. That's a $28 right there. I also do my coloration at home, $14 a box - every 6 weeks or so because I had been coloring my hair since my mid twenties and I look better that way. And I start having white hair one or 2 years ago. I sometime wake up late to get to work - I take a taxi, its $10 to $14 the ride depending of the traffic. If I don't organize my lunch week during the weekend, forget about it, I will have to buy something to eat. I also really often finish work after 5 pm, what to you thing happen when I do so? I go get something to eat.

Not to turn into a wild beast, I go visit New Brunswick at least 4-5 times a year. Ticket is $175 + other expenses. I spend money on my folks for Christmas, Easter, birthdays. And I am very generous. Its $500 that do for Christmas. Certainly a $100 on Easter. And $100 on birthdays in not a bit more. My rent had been increased of $10 recently, its now $635 - but I am closed to everything including work, no need for a metro pass that might be close to $90 a month now...

Despite all of this dramatic degeneration, I had a bill of $985 on my credit card last month. Its not too bad knowing that it included my Internet and cell phone bills. I like putting everything on my credit card because it help me managing my expenses. For last month, my expenses were about $1 700, but I still had left $800 in free cash for savings - and that does not included the money earn in dividend. So life is all good. Why should I say no to manicures and pedicures???

Meet my new favorite stock: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP.UN)

I knew that my non-registered portfolio wasn't going to look good, but I was curious. I found a disastrous tiny little $126 454.80. It doesn't look good at all, but I am thinking of it as temporary situation. In those very rough time, better to invest in stocks that can stand without falling. By this I mean, its better to invest in stock that haven't lose in value much instead of running over some bargain stock. Its not like we are going to get out of this mess anytime soon. A recession had been announced and our Financial Minister is just too stuck up to see clearly what's going up.

CNR could be a good bet, but I have a new favorite, its Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP.UN). I had been holding into BIP.UN inside my TFSA for the past couple months, and it already gain 7% in value! This is quite spectacular knowing how bad are the stocks market right now. BIP.UN almost pay 5% in dividend distribution, which is very great.

My idea is to stop buying clothes and makeup and to invest another 1 to 2 thousands in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP.UN). I think I had found my new gold mine.