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Understanding dividend yield and divided sustainability will help you invest in stocks that will give you steady income as well as growth prospects

With the current market troubles, many ETFs focused on emerging markets have dropped more than the overall markets. That’s in large part because a growing U.S. economy and sharply rising interest rates have pushed up the U.S. dollar. This typically results in capital flowing to the U.S....

With a focus on renewable energy, this power generator holds a lot of conceptual appeal for investors. TransAlta Rewewables supports its high dividend by selling its wind and other power under long-term guaranteed contracts. This includes sales to its blue-chip parent, TransAlta Corp....

A: iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF, $23.46, symbol XDIV on Toronto (Units outstanding: 30.4 million; Market cap: $713.2 million; www.blackrock.com/ca), tracks the MSCI Canada High Dividend Yield 10% Security Capped Index.

This index aims to invest in Canadian stocks with above-average dividend yields and steady or increasing dividends....

Investors interested in dividends should only buy the highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks if they meet these criteria.

This month we highlight an ETF from Fidelity that invests in companies involved in the development of the metaverse. That’s in addition to an ETF from Horizons that invests in Canadian utility companies.


FIDELITY TOTAL METAVERSE INDEX ETF $9.42 (Toronto symbol FMTV) invests globally in companies that contribute to the development of the metaverse (new virtual reality platforms).


Companies included in the ETF are involved in various aspects of the metaverse or support the digital economy of the metaverse such as digital payment providers and cryptocurrency enablers.


Just over 50% of the holdings are from the U.S., followed by Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean companies.


The fund’s top holdings include Apple, Alphabet, Tencent, Adobe, Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Dassault Systems and Nintendo....

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High-yielding ETFs have appeal for income-seeking investors. The income they provide can also provide a buffer in declining markets. However, you need to look closely at the strategies that let those ETFs pay their high yields—and whether they are worth the risks.


Below we look at three ETFs that aim to provide investors with high yields....