Guest Post: Why Sure Dividend Recommends Value and Dividend Investing

While there are several thousand stocks that investors could purchase, in general all stocks tend to fall into one of three groups—growth stocks, value stocks, and dividend stocks. As the name suggests, growth stocks typically offer potential for outsized capital gains due to their high levels of growth. But growth stocks also usually have extremely high stock valuations, and most do not pay dividends to shareholders. As a result, growth stocks can be very risky, particularly during recessions.

The ETF DaddyJune 18, 2020Value Investing, Dividend Investing, Bank of Nova Scotia, BNS, SureDividend, Bob CiuraComment

Canadian Dividend Report - February, 2020 Update

Dividend investing is a great way to add an income component to your portfolio. Many investors eye a stock and then when the dividend yield is above a certain value - say, in the 75th percentile of its historical yield - they buy. It’s kind of an indirect value play, as yields and share prices move inversely with each other, all else being equal. As long as the fundamentals of the company remain strong and you aren’t going to get burned on the other end by taking a large capital loss, it’s a solid strategy. Click here for the full report!

Covered Calls To Boost Yield? Watch Out

Some investors are being encouraged to implement covered call strategies to boost their dividend yields. While this does work for some, an investor implementing this strategy should be aware of the substantial risks this strategy comes with - namely, virtually unlimited potential losses and limited potential gains. Read on to see how this strategy works and why you may want to take a pass on it in the future.

The Dividend Investors Report

Did you know that subscribers to this website have free access to our monthly Dividend Investors Report, a simplified document organized by sector so that investors can see all the relevant dividend information for the stocks and income trusts they hold and their competitors. Click here to see a sample of this report, and subscribe to receive the dividend details on all S&P/TSX Composite Index stocks!

Like High Dividend Stocks? Check This Out

Many investors are attracted to high dividend-yielding companies. Assuming the company’s dividend is safe, it’s a good way to add regular income to your portfolio and possibly reinvest it as you see fit. Here are the top dividend-yielding companies for each major sector on the S&P/TSX Composite Index, as well as the sector’s average yield. But investors would be wise to pay attention to the other risks these investments have. Read on to find out more!

S&P/TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index

In Part 2 of our analysis of Canadian Dividend Index ETF’s, we take a look at the S&P/TSX Dividend Aristocrats Index and compare it with the S&P/TSX High Dividend Index. While both Indexes sound attractive to dividend investors, their methodologies are extremely different. We’ll compare and contrast the two, and take a look at their medium and long-term historical risk and return metrics to pick the winner.

Canadian High Dividend Index

Dividend investors believe that investing based on yields will deliver superior performance than just investing in a broad, market-weighted basket of stocks. But does this strategy make sense? Today I will begin part one of a two part series on dividend investing by looking at the popular S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index. I’ll give an overview of its methodology and take a look at its historical risk and return metrics and contrast them with its natural competitors: the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Large Cap Index. After seeing the facts, you can be the judge!

Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIP)

The ETF DaddyAugust 6, 2019Dividend Reinvestment Plans, DRIP, Canadian Investing, Dividend Investing, Dividend Yields, S&P/TSX Composite Index, DIY Investing, Fractional SharesComment