These dividend ETFs offer steady income

Dividend-paying companies have done well over the longer term, although the recent performance of this group lagged the main market indexes. That’s because higher interest rates on fixed-income investments made their dividends less attractive to income investors. Still, high-quality dividend-paying companies—given their prospects for capital… Read More

These dividend ETFs offer you regular income

Higher interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks must increasingly compete with fixed-income investments for investor interest. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors.
Meanwhile, dividend-focused ETFs often follow strategies that can set investors up for maximum long-term gains with the least… Read More

Pembina lifts its profit forecast

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP. $45 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 550.3 million; Market cap: $24.8 billion; Dividend yield: 5.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s… Read More

Q: Pat, would you have any information on Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure? I believe it’s in the business of transporting and storing natural gas liquids, etc. I’m looking for a stock I can stick in my sock drawer and maybe make money after a few years. Thanks.

A: Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., $1.32, symbol TWM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 339.1 million; Market cap: $457.9 million; www.tidewatermidstream.com), purchases, sells and transports natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) throughout North America and to overseas markets.

Tidewater is also engaged in the acquisition and… Read More