These non-bank stocks offer solid dividends

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While we recommend most income-seeking investors stick with Canada’s big banks like Royal (see page 91), non-bank stocks like these three are a great way to diversify your Finance sector holdings and earn solid dividends. IGM FINANCIAL INC. $36 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 238.0 million; Market cap: $8.6 billion; Dividend yield: 6.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) is Canada’s largest independent asset management provider with $256.6 billion in assets under management and administration as of May 31, 2023. Power Corp. (symbol POW on Toronto) owns 62.1% of the fund provider. The company has two main businesses: Mackenzie Financial sells funds and ETFs through independent brokers, and IG Wealth Management offers mutual funds and other services, such as portfolio management, through its 3,243 advisors. IGM last raised its quarterly dividend by 4.7% with the January 2015 payment. The current annual rate of $2.25 a share yields a high 6.3%. The company recently acquired a 20.5% stake in…