Characteristics of the best stocks with dividends typically include long dividend track record, along with market prominence
Stock prices rise and fall. However, the best stocks with dividends like to ratchet their dividends upward over time—holding them steady in a bad year, and raising them in… Read More

What are the key differences between dividend and index investing?
Dividend investing focuses on stocks that pay regular cash distributions to shareholders, while index investing aims to replicate the performance of a broad market index by holding a diversified portfolio of securities.

One big advantage of index… Read More

Will using the ex-dividend date and record date get more dividend returns?
Knowing your ex-dividend date, and record date, will help you get full value from your dividends, but trying to make a quick buck buying and selling around key dividend dates is not worth the… Read More

Investors interested in dividends should only buy the highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks if they meet certain criteria—and don’t have these risk factors
Dividend yield is the percentage you get when you divide a company’s current yearly payment by its share price.
The best of the highest-yielding Canadian… Read More

Investors like high-paying dividend stocks because they can be a reliable source of income. But, they should avoid the temptation of seeking out stocks with the highest yields—simply because they have above-average yields. Here’s why.
With our Successful Investor approach, we advise investors to look for… Read More

Are stocks with high dividend yields the most prized finds or bad investments in disguise?
Stocks with a high dividend yield, or high dividend paying stocks, are a key part of a successful portfolio—but at the same time, they can give investors a false sense of… Read More

Dividend vs growth investing: Smart investing should include both strategies for maximum gains.

Growth investing tries to identify and buy rising stocks when they have further growth ahead. Often these stocks forgo paying dividends in favour of investing all their cash flow in growth. Dividend investing,… Read More

How are dividends taxed in Canada?
In short, taxpayers who hold Canadian income-producing stocks as part of their dividend stocks strategy can be eligible for the dividend tax credit in Canada. This means that dividend income will be taxed at a lower dividend tax rate than… Read More

Your search for top Canadian stocks should focus on blue chips that pay sustainable dividends and meet our Successful Investor criteria
We continue to think investors will profit most—and with the least risk—by buying shares of well-established companies that have strong business prospects and strong positions… Read More

Use these key tips to learn how to do dividend investing successfully to pick the best investments with the least amount of risk
Top-quality stocks tend to lose less of their value in market setbacks. They also tend to bounce back nicely when conditions improve. These… Read More