2022 RRSP Deadline: 2 Top Dividend Stock to Buy Now and Hold for 20 Years

These two top TSX dividend stocks have made some long-term RRSP investors quite rich.

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Canadian savers are putting together a list of top TSX dividend stocks to buy ahead of the 2022 RSSP deadline on March 1. This is the last day investors can make RRSP contributions to reduce their 2021 income.

TD Bank

TD (TSX:TD)(NYSE:TD) is Canada’s second-largest bank by market capitalization. Investors are primarily familiar with TD’s Canadian retail banking operations, but the company is also a major player in the United States. In fact, TD has more branches south of the border than it does at home.

The American business gives investors good exposure to economic expansion in the U.S. through a top Canadian company.

TD reported strong fiscal 2021 results, and 2022 should be another solid year. The Canadian housing market remains robust, provisions for credit losses due to the pandemic should continue to reverse, and higher interest rates could provide a nice boost to net interest margins.

TD raised the dividend by 13% for the start of 2022. Another generous increase could be on the way by the end of the year, and TD is buying back stock. Investors might also see an acquisition occur in the next couple of years, as TD looks to deploy the large cash hoard it built up to ride out the pandemic. The stock has had a nice run in the past few months, but more gains should be on the way.

The new dividend provides a yield of 3.6%.

A 10,000 investment in TD stock 20 years ago would be worth nearly $100,000 today with the dividends reinvested.

Fortis

Fortis (TSX:FTS)(NYSE:FTS) is a Canadian utility company with $57 billion in assets located in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.

The company has a great track record of driving growth through a combination of strategic acquisitions and development projects. Fortis hasn’t done a big deal for several years, but the hiring in 2021 of a merger and acquisition specialist to the executive ranks might mean the company is on the hunt for a new purchase.

Fortis also has $20 billion in capital projects on the go that will raise the rate base by an average of 6% per year through 2026. This will boost cash flow to support planned dividend hikes in the same range. The company is evaluating other projects that could get added to the capital program and would likely boost the size of the dividend increases.

Fortis has raised its payout for 48 consecutive years. Investors who buy Fortis stock now can get a 3.5% yield.

Long-term investors have done well with this stock. A $10,000 investment in Fortis 20 years ago would be worth about $105,000 today with the dividends reinvested.

The bottom line on top dividend stocks to buy before the 2022 RRSP deadline

TD and Fortis are two of Canada’s top dividend-growth stocks that have provided buy-and-hold investors with attractive total returns over the past two decades. If you have some cash to put to work in your RRSP before the 2022 deadline on March 1, these stocks deserve to be on your radar.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

The Motley Fool recommends FORTIS INC. Fool contributor Andrew Walker owns shares of TD Bank and Fortis.

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