A report forecasts the U.S. will lead the way in growing shareholder payouts
Two-thirds of the companies reviewed could eliminate their pension funding deficits in a given year, the CCPA says
Offerings vary among strategic beta ETFs in the Canadian dividend category
The quarterly payment to shareholders will go up by 5.2% to 45.55 cents per common share
But the projected dividend growth rate of 6% is less than half the 14.3% rate recorded in 2018
Investing in elite businesses that pay steady and rising dividends has proven to be a strategy that works
Stronger performance forecast across sectors
The average total income for the top 1% of Canadian tax filers came in at $529,600 in 2015, a 12.2% increase from 2014.
Of the 358 dividend-paying companies listed on the TSX, 179 increased their payouts — some through an extra dividend — in 2014
Despite growth in dividend payments, a late bull market phenomenon is punishing the price of dividend-paying stocks