Averaging down might be the most expensive habit in dividend investing, and it always feels like the disciplined choice at the time. Sometimes it is. Buying more of a good business at a lower price is the whole point. Sometimes you are buying more of a business whose numbers get worse every quarter, and a small mistake compounds into a large one. The tell is whether the thing that made you buy in the first place is still true. Telus is the clean example. Growth target trimmed in May 2025. Growth paused in December 2025. Dividend cut 55% in July 2026. Each step was cheaper than the last, and each step was also a worse business than the last. Put together a free report on the rules that separate the two: https://www.dividendstocksrock.com/telus Do you have a written rule that stops you averaging down, or do you decide case by case?
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Sabrina Staceyaaa@Kenneth · 20d
I’m not sure why anyone would buy single stocks. Jack Bogel said for every good pick there is a bad pick, it’s to be to maintain the sum of one, you’re better off buying broad based ETFs with low MER fees, I got rid of most my single stocks and reduced my exposure with the markets being so over priced; but, I’m also orange pilled so what do I know lol
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