Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated.  These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

Dividends can produce as much as a third of your total return over long periods, and you can even retire on dividends.

There are 4 key stock dividend dates that are involved with dividend payments:

1- The Declaration Date is several weeks in advance of a dividend payment—it’s when company’s board of directors sets the amount and timing of the proposed payment.
2- The Payable Date is the date set by the board on which the dividend will actually be paid out to shareholders.
3- The Record Date is for shareholders who hold the stock before the payable date and receive the dividend payment. That date is set any number of weeks before the payable date.
4-The Ex-Dividend Date is two business days before the record date and it’s when the shares begin to trade without their dividend. If you buy stocks one day or more before their ex-dividend date, you will still get the dividend. That’s when a stock is said to trade cum-dividend. If you buy on the ex-dividend date or later, you won’t get the dividend. The ex-dividend date is in place to allow pending stock trades to settle.

We think very highly of stocks that have been paying dividends for five or more years, at TSI Network. Many of these stocks fit in well with our three-part Successful Investor philosophy:

1- Invest mainly in well-established companies;
2- Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; and Utilities);
3- Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Enjoy a 5.4% yield from RioCan

Enjoy a 5.4% yield from RioCan

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5 top Canadian dividend stocks to invest in

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Enjoy 6.7% yield from TC Energy

Enjoy 6.7% yield from TC Energy

While rising interest rates have spurred income-seeking investors to buy bonds, we still prefer high-quality utilities like TC Energy. This regulated business cuts your risk and delivers lots of cash flow for dividends.

Canadian investors also benefit from the dividend tax credit.

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Get 5.6% from 3M Company

Get 5.6% from 3M Company

A recent split-off transaction will help support 3M Company’s share buyback plan as it looks to restore revenues and cut costs despite weaker demand.

The dividend has just been raised. Meanwhile, the stock trades at just 12.2 times the company’s 2023 earnings forecast.

The Growing Power of Dividends

Learn everything you need to know in '7 Winning Strategies for Dividend Investors' for FREE from The Successful Investor.

The Best Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy: REITS Canada and other Top Canadian Dividend Stocks.


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Get a high 7.7% from TransAlta Renewables

Get a high 7.7% from TransAlta Renewables

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How Do You Find the Best Canadian REITs?

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