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Knowing how dividends are taxed in Canada can save you money
A history of paying dividends is one of the strongest endorsements a stock can have, but don’t rely on dividend stock investing to always lead to profits.
Knowing your stock dividend dates will help you get full value from your dividends, but trying to make a quick buck with them is not worth the risk.
Every company that pays a dividend has a “record” date. This prompts two questions we hear often from investors.
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Investing in high quality stocks rewards you when you have the discipline to keep only the stocks in which you have the most confidence.
Wise investors value dividends, but many investors don’t realize that company share buyback programs can be just as valuable as dividends, and in some cases, more so.
You enjoy certain advantages with Dividend Reinvestment Plans, but don’t overrate them—they shouldn’t be the sole reason you invest in a stock.
When you look to buy Canadian dividend stocks, dividend yield is an important consideration but in some cases the yield can be misleading.
Capstone Infrastructure Corp., $3.10, symbol CSE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 93.7 million; Market cap: $302.2 million; www.capstoneinfrastructure.com), is an electricity producer with 449 megawatts of capacity. It operates gas, wind, hydro, biomass and solar facilities and is developing a total of 79 megawatts of wind projects. Capstone also invests in utilities, including a 33.3% stake in a municipal-heating business in Sweden and 50% of a regulated water utility in the U.K. The company plans to keep looking for acquisitions to boost its cash flow. But that adds risk, especially since it has previously added a wide range of operations, including solar and biomass, and made acquisitions in foreign markets like Sweden....
Long-term contracts support these high-yielding power firms that we like as two of the fastest growing stocks for conservative investors.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP., $26.11, symbol MENT on Nasdaq, makes technology for improving the design of electronic products and speeding up their development. For example, Mentor’s software lets automakers use less wiring in a car, identify potential safety issues and minimize electromagnetic effects on sensitive components. In the three months ended April 30, 2015, the company’s revenue rose 7.9%, to $272.1 million from $252.2 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share jumped sharply, to $0.28 from $0.11, far exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.18. Sales to the auto industry were very strong, and the company continues to cut costs....