If you're looking for relatively stable investments with tax benefits and bond-beating yields, take a look at dividend stocks. They're not just for seniors. Which ones should be part of your portfolio? Here's a roundup of some of the Globe's recent coverage of dividend stocks:
August:
- Rising dividends a sign of confidence this summer
- Dividend taxes are about to rise in the U.S., making dividneds less attractive: A taxing outlook for the S&P 500
- Me & My Money find an individual investor who says Dividend stocks are teacher's pets
- Rob Carrick says Don't be distracted by high dividend stocks
- The Saturday Portfolio Strategy feature discusses how With economy in limbo, dividends become key
- Emera is a A dividend stock that powers portfolios
- A Let's Talk Investing video called Finding Fat Dividends in which David Stanley discusses which sectors contain the best dividend stocks
July:
- Me and My Money talks to an individual investors who is Playing the dividend angle
- Let's Talk Investing interviews talks to David Stanley about Why dividends are so special and gets more information about his Beat the TSX strategy
- John Heiznl discusses dividends and DRIPs in his weekly Investor Clinic column: The downside of DRIPs and other dividend stories
- Number Cruncher looks at U.S. stocks and dividends in Dividend payback period: A defensive tool
- John Heinzl discusses with readers What do You do with dividends?
June:
- Rob Carrick writes about why now is a good time to buy stocks and why dividends are the place to focus
- Number Cruncher looks at top yielding stock on the S&P/TSX Canadian dividend aristocrats index
- Number Cruncher looks at Canada's best dividend growth stocks
- A list of companies that have the longest track records for raising dividends: Dividend stocks that stand the test of time
- Number Cruncher sorts through the Most reliable Canadian dividend stocks
- A guest column from a portfolio manager: Wake up and smell the coffee – it’s all about the dividends
- Dividend aristocrats strut their stuff : A look at the stocks with the best track records for increasing dividends
- Fund manager Dan Bastasic says investors can still find juicy yields: Five income picks for the post-trust world
- A new investment beast: the high-yield corporation: The post-income trust world will yield different options
- Defending dividends: Payouts are not a sign of weak growth
- The ABCs of dividend ETFs: How they work
May:
- John Heinzl discusses Canadian dividend blogs and websites in his Investor Clinic video
- Dividend dates explained John Heinzl takes a look in this Investor Clinic video
- The perils of income trust conversions: How it may affect payouts to investors
- Why preferreds are falling but corporate bonds aren't John Heinzl answers your investing questions
- Dialling for dividends at Verizon Analysts see big growth in the wireless giant's cash flow
- Buybacks v. Dividends Think they're more or less the same? Not according to one blogger
- Dividends on the rise David Berman takes a look at the trend of bigger payouts
April:
- John Heinzl in his Investor Clinic explains how to understand dividend dates
- Bissett fund manager Juliette John gives her top five dividend picks
- If you're looking for stable stocks, look at The top 10 Dow dividend stocks
- John Heinzl's Investor Clinic looks at the different types of yield in Yield: Not too hot, not too cold
- Dividend compounding: Behold the eighth wonder of the world. John Heinzl explains in this video
- Three U.S. banks with steady dividends: They offer better-than-average credit quality and steady earnings
March
