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A dividend is a cash payout that serves as a way for companies to share the profits they’ve accumulated through their operations. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow paid to the shareholders of the company. Commonly these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may also be paid annually or even monthly as well. A dividend can produce as much as a quarter of your total return over long periods. Some good companies reinvest profits instead of paying a dividend. But fraudulent and failing companies hardly ever pay a dividend. So if you only buy stocks that pay dividends, you’ll automatically stay out of almost all the market’s worst stocks. For a true measure of stability, focus on companies that have maintained or raised their dividends during recessions and stock market downturns. These firms leave themselves enough room to handle periods of earnings volatility. By continually rewarding investors, and retaining enough cash to finance their businesses, they provide an attractive mix of safety, income and growth. Dividends are an important contributor to your long-term gains, and dividend-paying stocks tend to expose you to less risk than non-dividend-payers. That’s why the majority of your stocks should be dividend-payers at all times. As you get older and closer to retirement, you should raise the proportion of dividend-paying stocks in your portfolio, to cut risk and improve the stability of your investment results. To maximize your investment returns with the least risk, follow TSI Network and use our three-part Successful Investor strategy:
- Invest mainly in well-established companies;
- Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
- Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.
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The stock gives you exposure to the world’s largest gold miner following Newmont’s April 2019 acquisition of Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc....
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boat and yacht retailer and superyacht services firm in the U.S.
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ISHARES MSCI MEXICO ETF $55.85 (New York symbol EWW; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.25 billion) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed Mexican companies.
Consumer Defensive stocks account for 29% of its assets, while Financial Services (18%), Communication Services (16%), Industrials (15%), and Basic Materials (12%) are other key segments.
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You can see our Favorite Dividend-Paying Stocks for March 2023 here.
This month we update our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors.
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CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD. $36 (www.canadianutilities.com) is a buy. The company distributes electricity and natural gas in Alberta and Australia....
BCE INC....