VANGUARD US DIV APPR IDX ETF (VGG.TO)

Chart shows a nice upward channel. If you own, and it gets outside of either side of the channel, you could think about moving out. However, the stock market is a good place to be for the next 3-5 months.

(A Top Pick Aug 26/16. Up 10%.) This invests in the index of US stocks. Has a history of increasing dividends over the last 10 consecutive years, but excluding real estate investment trusts. The recent decline in the US$ has hampered returns a little. Thinks dividend growers are going to outperform dividend payers. This is a place to be in a tightening monetary environment.

Holds a basket of “dividend growing” names and we are in a rising interest rate environment. Believes there is going to be a shift from money invested in just high dividend paying stocks, and into dividend growers. This hit a brand-new high today. You might want to watch to see where the markets lead in the next few weeks, because we have had a bit of a run and the market is approaching overbought areas.

A simple basket of US names that have a history of increasing their dividends over the last 10 consecutive years. As US interest rates move higher, he thinks dividend growth companies will outperform those with little or no dividend growth. Year-to-date and over the past year, this has outperformed the broader S&P 500.