canadian dividend
Ensuring your stock picks have a history of dividend payments and growth are two of the best ways to invest money for conservative investors looking for safer investments
What are mining stocks?
Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.
Mining stocks can be strong performers when commodity prices move up....
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Investors want to find the top dividend-paying stocks with a record of consistency in distributing dividend payments. Dividend yields, however, can be misleading and stocks that have the highest dividend yields may also entail significant risk. That can, in turn, lead to negative consequences and losses.
The best blue chip dividend stocks offer both capital gains growth potential and regular dividend income. The dividend yield is certainly one of the most concrete indicators of a sound investment. It is the percentage you get when you divide the current yearly dividend payment by the share or unit price of the investment.
Rising interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks and fixed-income instruments must increasingly compete for investor interest. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors (see supplement on page 50).
Here are four ETFs that provide exposure to Canadian, U.S....
Here are four ETFs that provide exposure to Canadian, U.S....
The safest dividend stocks consistently provide the “cash payouts” that strong companies give back to their shareholders. They are a major part of the Successful Investor approach to making money in the stock market.
If you want to find the best stocks for dividends to fit into a high-quality stock portfolio, consider their past history of dividend payments, the amount of risk you’re willing to take, and the geographical diversity of your holdings, among other important stock characteristics.
FIRST ASSET ACTIVE CANADIAN DIVIDEND ETF $9.40 (Toronto symbol FDV; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $32.1 million) aims to invest in Canadian dividend payers with the potential for capital gains. Its own dividend yield is a high 4.0%.
The ETF takes an active management approach: it relies on difficult-to-read market trends to pinpoint the economic sectors most likely to see significant growth; it then applies its own evaluative formula to companies in order to decide on the fund’s holdings.
The result is Energy comprises 27% of assets, followed by Financials (19%), Real Estate (15%) and Industrials (10%).
The fund has 46 stocks....
The ETF takes an active management approach: it relies on difficult-to-read market trends to pinpoint the economic sectors most likely to see significant growth; it then applies its own evaluative formula to companies in order to decide on the fund’s holdings.
The result is Energy comprises 27% of assets, followed by Financials (19%), Real Estate (15%) and Industrials (10%).
The fund has 46 stocks....
Penny stocks are rarely the high-yield investments that some aggressive investors think they can be. Instead of putting too much money into penny stocks, investors will benefit the most by seeking shares of high-quality companies with a history of paying a consistent dividend