Dividend Investing in Canada

In advance of our Special Edition on Canadian Dividend Investing, we’d like to give you a short preview of what subscribers can expect to receive this Sunday!

Dividend Terminology:

1. Announcement Date

2. Ex-Dividend Date

3. Record Date

4. Payable Date

We go through each of these terms in detail and make sure you’re clear on when it is you’re entitled to a dividend, and when you are not.

Tax Tips

In which types of accounts should you hold dividend-earning investments? What are the benefits of buying Canadian dividend-paying companies versus foreign companies? Do REIT’s deserve a place in your portfolio? We make sure you know the importance of checking your tax situation because at the end of the day, what matters most is your after-tax return.

Dividend-Paying Companies

Which companies and by extension, which sectors are paying the highest dividends today? If you’re looking for a quick go-to list you can reference time in, time out, you’ll want to see our summarized lists organized by sector, allowing you to compare similar companies in terms of dividend rates, yields, frequencies and their latest announced ex-dividend dates.

Pitfalls & Words of Caution

We discuss payout ratios, free cash flow and other signs a company is not in a position to continue paying a dividend. A suspension of a dividend can be devastating for a company, while unreasonably high payout ratios is a sign management may be making poor decisions by electing to pay out too much of its cash in dividends as opposed to using it to grow the business.

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