Finding excellent dividend stocks with relatively high yields compared to other assets in the fixed income world is one thing. Finding such companies that pay out yields of, say, 7% while also paying such dividends monthly – that’s a harder ask. Whitecap Resources (TSX:WCP) is one such company with a 7% dividend yield I’m growing…
Finding yields that can beat fixed income securities such as bonds is an adventure many take on. Unfortunately, this can be a very disappointing and unfruitful exercise when investors start looking at the underlying health and fundamentals of the dividend stocks providing bond-crushing returns. That said, Enbridge (TSX:ENB) has been one of the top dividend…
There are many ways to play the energy sector. From a range of dividend stocks providing bond-like income to other companies that are certainly much closer to growth stocks, investors have a range of options to choose from. For Canadian investors looking at the TSX, this fact is perhaps even more true. The Canadian stock…
Finding value in any market is what every investor should be after. Indeed, stocks are on a tear right now, with the Canadian TSX still hovering around all-time highs. Thus, identifying truly undervalued stocks in such an environment may seem more difficult than ever. In some sense, I think this is right. But there continue…
For investors who are thinking about which stocks to buy in this current market environment, know you’re not alone. The TSX in Canada (and many stock indices around the world) are now trading at or near all-time highs. Accordingly, finding the proverbial “needle in the haystack” is much more difficult today than it might have…
Canadian investors looking to build out solid retirement portfolios utilizing a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) certainly have plenty of options. For those looking to build such a portfolio with individual stocks as opposed to ETFs, the good news is that there are plenty of blue-chip dividend stocks to choose from. In this article, I’m…
Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) is actually, on some metrics, the largest gold miner in the world. Thus, for investors who are looking at the sort of defensive growth such companies can provide in this rising gold price environment, Barrick is a company that deserves a place on one’s watch list. That’s my view…
Pembina Pipeline (TSX:PPL) is among the top pipeline stocks I don’t think gets enough love. There are reasons for this, with other prominent players in the energy infrastructure space generally taking up significant mind share for investors, and for good reason. That said, I think Pembina is an intriguing stock trading around 15% below the…
Image source: Getty Images A Canadian utility stock I don’t discuss enough (but probably should), Emera (TSX:EMA) is a stock with a chart that most investors would certainly be okay with owning for a significant period of time. The utility giant has continued to see strong growth, as Emera continues to focus on expanding into…
Investors who have a decent chunk of capital to put to work in the market may certainly have good reason to look at Canadian bank stocks. Most of the top Canadian banks continue to provide robust growth year after year, with solid dividend income to boot. And given the heavily regulated nature of the Canadian…