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

Metro adds MOI in Ontario

METRO INC., $85.09, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MRU; Shares o/s: 222.7 million; Market cap: $19.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 1.6%; www.metro.ca) has now launched its new MOI rewards program across all of its supermarkets and pharmacies in Ontario. It already offers the program at its… Read More

Use diversity to cap volatility of Financial ETFs

Banks and insurance companies have performed strongly over the past year, easily beating the main market indices. However, banks, in particular, use a lot of debt to boost returns, and are prone to volatility when they encounter problems.
We’ve always said most investors should diversify within… Read More

Here’s a low-cost ETF for exposure to top Canadian stocks

TD CANADIAN EQUITY INDEX ETF $26.59 (Toronto symbol TTP; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $1.9 billion) invests in large and medium-sized publicly listed Canadian companies.
The ETF aims to track the Solactive Canada Broad Market Index.
The fund currently holds 276 stocks; the largest segment weighting is allocated… Read More