The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) helps Canadians save and invest throughout their lifetimes. To many users, the TFSA is the champion of compounding interest. Because interest, capital gains, and dividends earned inside the account are tax-free, you can expect exponential money growth.
For instance, if you fully utilize your $7,000 TFSA limit in 2025, the investment can grow to $50,000 over time. The repetitive process of reinvesting the dividends or buying additional shares instead of taking the cash leads to continuous money growth.
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Dividend titan
Diversified Royalty Corporation (TSX: DIV) is a compelling option for income-focused investors. The small-cap stock is a dividend titan. At $3.53 per share, current investors have so far realized a 29.29% year-to-date gain, on top of a 7.23% dividend yield. An added attraction is the monthly payout frequency, which means you can reinvest dividends 12 times a year, not just four.
Assuming you invest today, your $7,000 TFSA contribution will compound to $50,214.60 in 27 years. The period could be shortened to 12 years if the investment amount is three times higher, which would be $21,000. The example demonstrates how powerful the TFSA is despite the annual contribution limits.
Business overview
The $641.3 million royalty company owns the trademarks of several businesses and collects royalties from companies in its royalty pool. In Canada, its royalty partners include Mr. Lube, Air Miles, Sutton, Mr. Mikes, Oxford Learning Centre, Nurse Next Door, and BarBurrito. American franchisors Stratus Building Solutions and Cheba Hut complete the roster.
Diversified Royalty has been around for 33 years. Its primary objective hasn’t changed – acquiring predictable, growing royalty streams from a diverse group of multi-location businesses and franchisors.
Best revenue quarter
Diversified Royalty achieved its best revenue quarter in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025. In the three months ending June 30, 2025, the top line increased 6% to $19.2 million compared to Q2 2024. Notably, net income in the first half of the year rose 8.2% year over year to $17 million.
According to Sean Morrison, CEO of Diversified, most of the royalty partners delivered strong results in the second quarter. He said adding Cheba Hut as the ninth royalty partner in June broadened the company’s U.S. exposure and further diversified the portfolio. Stratus, a franchisor in commercial cleaning and building maintenance, is a growth catalyst in both the U.S. and Canada.
Dividend history
While Diversified Royalty’s growth prospects are promising, no investment is immune to market downturns and a potential recession. During the global COVID‑19 pandemic in 2020, many companies slashed or suspended dividend payments. Diversified Royalty maintained monthly cash dividends, with only a modest reduction. This dividend titan hadn’t missed a monthly payment since November 2014.
Tax-free withdrawals
Another advantage of holding income-producing assets inside a TFSA is that you pay zero taxes on withdrawals, including dividend income. You can open multiple TFSAs, but your contribution limit applies across all of them combined. Don’t worry about not maximizing yearly limits. Unused TFSA contribution rooms carry forward to the following year.
With Diversified Royalty, you’d receive tax-free passive income every month.
