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WALMART INC. $127 is a buy. The world’s largest retailer (New York symbol WMT; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.8 billion; Market cap: $355.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.walmart.com) raised your quarterly dividend by 1.8% with the April 2022 payment, to $0.56 a share from $0.55....

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Dividend Stocks

Use these key updates to build your returns

J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $115 is a buy. The U.S. banking giant (New York symbol JPM; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.0 billion; Market cap: $345.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.jpmorganchase.com) raised your quarterly dividend with the October 2021 payment by 11.1%, to $1.00 a share from $0.90....

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Dividend Stocks

New facilities cut Metro’s costs

METRO INC. $71 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MRU; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding 240.0 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.metro.ca) operates 960 grocery stores and 650 drugstores, in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick.

With the March 2022 payment, Metro raised your quarterly dividend by 10.0%, to $0.275 a share instead of $0.25....

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Dividend Stocks

These two are less risky than they appear

These two small-cap firms entail higher risk than larger companies such as banks and utilities. However, strong positions in their niche markets support their current high dividends.

NORTH WEST COMPANY $34 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NWC; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 47.9 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.northwest.ca) sells food and everyday products and services at 216 stores....

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Dividend Stocks

Expect more dividends despite rate hike

The Bank of Canada recently raised its benchmark lending rate by 1.0% to 2.5%. More hikes are likely as Canada’s inflation rate recently topped 8%. Higher interest rates will slow demand for new mortgages and other loans. However, loan writeoffs at these two leading banks should remain manageable....

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Dividend Stocks

T. Rowe diversifies revenue stream

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $120 is a buy. The seller of mutual funds (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 227.3 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.troweprice.com) last raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1% with the March 2022 payment....

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Dividend Stocks

Count on these U.S. food stocks for income

These two food producers are doing a good job passing along higher ingredient costs to their customers. That’s letting them raise your dividends. However, Archer Daniels is in a stronger position to profit from rising food ingredient prices.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO....

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Dividend Stocks

Rate base supports higher dividend

FORTIS INC. $61 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTS; Income-Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 477.1 million; Market cap: $29.1 billion; Dividend yield 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.fortisinc.com) is the main supplier of electrical power in Newfoundland and PEI....

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Dividend Stocks

International projects enhance their appeal

Innergex and Brookfield recently announced new projects outside of Canada. These investments will help them tap rising global demand for renewable energy and helo support their solid payouts.

INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. $19 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol INE; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 204.1 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.innergex.com) lets you tap 40 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and 8 solar fields.

With the April 2020 payment, the company increased its quarterly dividend by 2.9%, to $0.18 a share from $0.175....

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Dividend Stocks

The ins and outs of ... stock buybacks vs. dividends

It’s odd that while investors crave cash dividends, they rarely get excited about stock buybacks. But in some ways, buybacks (or share repurchases) are almost as good as dividends.

Stock buybacks have three major advantages: First, stock buybacks raise earnings per share....

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