Dividend Stocks
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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Below are two stocks that now get most of their revenue from long-term contracts. That steady revenue provides solid support for their high yields.
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P., $41.55, is a buy. The partnership (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 657.9 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.2%; www.bep.brookfield.com) owns about 235 hydroelectric generating stations, 263 wind farms, 323 solar facilities, and 7,552 distributed generation and energy storage sites.
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P., $41.55, is a buy. The partnership (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 657.9 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.2%; www.bep.brookfield.com) owns about 235 hydroelectric generating stations, 263 wind farms, 323 solar facilities, and 7,552 distributed generation and energy storage sites.
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $19.74, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 293.7 million; Market cap: $5.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 173 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development. Its occupancy rate is a high 97.8%. The REIT has terminated the lease for the Toys R Us store at its Lawrence Allen Centre in Toronto after that chain filed for creditor protection. RioCan wants the courts to force the retailer to pay it about $4 million in unpaid rent and other claims. The trust also holds stakes in malls with Toys R Us stores in Orleans, Ontario, and Calgary.
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $9.32, is now a hold. The REIT’s (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units o/s: 128.0 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 7.7%; www.alliedreit.com) debt was $4.68 billion as of December 31, 2025. That’s a high 360% of its market cap. To conserve cash for debt repayments, Allied cut your monthly distribution with the January 2026 payment by 60.0%, to $0.06 a unit from $0.15. The new annual rate of $0.72 a unit yields a high 7.7%.
Until recently, higher interest rates increased demand for bonds and hurt demand for REITs. Now, with rates falling, Choice Properties—Loblaw’s biggest landlord—is especially attractive to income investors. Better still, you can expect the REIT’s units to move even higher.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $15.86, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s: 723.8 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.9%; www.choicereit.ca) owns 699 properties, for a total of 68.5 million square feet of retail, industrial, mixed-use and residential space. Investors also benefit from its high 98.2% occupancy rate. George Weston owns 61.7% of the trust. Loblaw is the principal tenant at 59.4% of its leasable area.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $15.86, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s: 723.8 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.9%; www.choicereit.ca) owns 699 properties, for a total of 68.5 million square feet of retail, industrial, mixed-use and residential space. Investors also benefit from its high 98.2% occupancy rate. George Weston owns 61.7% of the trust. Loblaw is the principal tenant at 59.4% of its leasable area.
NEWELL BRANDS INC. $4.56 (www.newell.com) remains a hold. The company makes a wide range of consumer and household products such as PaperMate pens, Elmer’s glue, Rubbermaid food containers, and Graco baby strollers. Newell increased its selling prices to offset higher tariff-related costs. Even so, its revenue in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, declined 2.7%, to $1.90 billion from $1.95 billion a year earlier. Savings from a restructuring plan increased earnings by 12.5%, to $0.18 a share from $0.16. The $0.28 annual dividend rate still looks secure, and yields a high 6.1%. Newell Brands remains a hold.
Here, we look at two utilities that continue to build new power plants to satisfy rising demand from operators of new AI datacentres. Those new assets will spur their long-term earnings, particularly as they get most of their revenue from rate-regulated businesses. Given its lower reliance on coal, we prefer Alliant for your new buying. ALLIANT ENERGY CORP. $71 is a buy. The utility (Nasdaq symbol LNT; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 257.1 million; Market cap: $18.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.alliantenergy.com) sells power and natural gas to 1.43 million customers in Wisconsin and Iowa.
You Can See Our Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio for March 2026 Here.
You can’t fake a record of dividends. That’s why we place a high value on a sustained history of dividend payments. When you’re looking for income-producing stocks, a high dividend yield should also be one of your most important investment considerations. But that shouldn’t come at the expense of sustainability.
Our exclusive TSI Dividend Sustainability Rating System uses eight factors to determine a company’s ability to maintain its current dividend, and increase the payment over time.
You can’t fake a record of dividends. That’s why we place a high value on a sustained history of dividend payments. When you’re looking for income-producing stocks, a high dividend yield should also be one of your most important investment considerations. But that shouldn’t come at the expense of sustainability.
Our exclusive TSI Dividend Sustainability Rating System uses eight factors to determine a company’s ability to maintain its current dividend, and increase the payment over time.
BCE INC. $35 is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Income-Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 932.5 million; Market cap: $32.6 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. As of December 31, 2025, it had 1.65 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 4.46 million high-speed Internet users and 2.08 million fibre-optic TV subscribers. In addition, the company sells wireless services to 13.81 million users across Canada (including users of other mobile devices like tablets), and it owns TV and radio stations.
In August 2025, BCE paid $3.64 billion U.S. for Ziply Fiber, which offers high-speed Internet access and telephone services through a fibre-optic network to residential and business customers in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
In August 2025, BCE paid $3.64 billion U.S. for Ziply Fiber, which offers high-speed Internet access and telephone services through a fibre-optic network to residential and business customers in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Toromont has jumped over 65% in the past year. That’s mainly due to strong demand for its heavy equipment and support services as governments in Canada increase funding for new infrastructure projects such as roads, mass transit systems and hospitals. The company’s rising earnings will also let it keep raising your dividend.
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $205 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.9 million; Market cap: $16.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) operates through two business segments:
Toromont’s Equipment Group (90% of revenue) is the exclusive dealer of Caterpillar heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, backhoes and excavators, for eastern Canada. The company is also the MaK engine dealer for the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., from Maine to Virginia.
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $205 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.9 million; Market cap: $16.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) operates through two business segments:
Toromont’s Equipment Group (90% of revenue) is the exclusive dealer of Caterpillar heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, backhoes and excavators, for eastern Canada. The company is also the MaK engine dealer for the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., from Maine to Virginia.
GEN DIGITAL INC. $22 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GEN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 605.7 million; Market cap: $13.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.gendigital.com) owns several security-related consumer brands, including Norton, LifeLock and Avast, in addition to Avira, AVG, and CCleaner.
Gen last raised your quarterly dividend by 66.7% in December 2019. The annual rate of $0.50 a share yields 2.3%. It also has $2.29 billion remaining under its $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization.
Gen last raised your quarterly dividend by 66.7% in December 2019. The annual rate of $0.50 a share yields 2.3%. It also has $2.29 billion remaining under its $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization.