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Stocks for Beginners

TD vs. Royal Bank: Which Dividend Stock Would I Buy With $10,000?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

TD offers slightly more current income, while Royal Bank's broader earnings mix earns my preference for a patient holding.

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Stocks for Beginners

What $10,000 in Freehold Royalties Could Add to Your Income Over a Year

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Freehold could produce about $634 in annual income from a $10,000 budget, with commodity prices still influencing the payment.

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Energy Stocks

GIC or Dividend Stock? The Better Fit for Money You Won’t Need for 10 Years

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

A 10-year horizon gives a dividend stock room to grow, while a GIC remains the better fit for a fixed…

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Dividend Stocks

How I’d Build a $250-a-Month Income Plan Without Chasing the Biggest Yields

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

A roughly $75,000 portfolio can supply $250 a month on average without relying on unusually high yields.

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Energy Stocks

Fortis Just Raised Its Dividend: Is the Stock Worth Buying for Income?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Fortis's new dividend increase comes with a larger spending plan, offering steady income growth at a modest starting yield.

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Tech Stocks

Your TFSA Doesn’t Need Another Speculative Stock: Here’s the Growth Case for CGI

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

CGI offers a growth case built on paying clients, rising per-share earnings, and a shrinking share count.

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Dividend Stocks

Manulife vs. Sun Life: Which Stock Makes More Sense for a Retirement TFSA?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Sun Life offers slightly more starting income, while both insurers bring growth opportunities and market-sensitive risks.

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Dividend Stocks

Starting With $25,000: How I’d Build Towards $500 a Month in Dividends

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

A $25,000 starting portfolio can become a useful income engine, with contributions doing more of the work than a giant…

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Dividend Stocks

Higher Rates Are Back: Can Brookfield Infrastructure Keep Growing Its Payout?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Brookfield Infrastructure's growing cash earnings support its payout, with financing costs setting the pace of the next increase.

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Dividend Stocks

Telus vs. BCE: Which Dividend Looks Better After the Cuts?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Telus and BCE now offer similar starting yields, making payout coverage and recovery demands the more useful comparison.

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Dividend Stocks

What $20,000 in CT REIT Could Pay You Without Selling a Single Unit

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

CT REIT could turn a $20,000 investment into roughly $93 a month, with rent and payout coverage doing the supporting…

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Retirement

RRSP vs TFSA for Retirement? Why Most Canadians Should Be Using Both

| Robin Brown

Canadians should use both the RRSP and the TFSA in their retirement wealth process. These are the best type of…

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Stocks for Beginners

Royal Bank Stock: What I’d Pay for a Dividend I Plan to Hold for Years

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Royal Bank's dividend has room behind it, but I'd want a better starting yield before making a large income purchase.

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Energy Stocks

Enbridge vs. Canadian Natural: Where I’d Invest $15,000 for Income and Growth

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Enbridge pays more today, while Canadian Natural offers a different route to growth when oil markets cooperate.

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Dividend Stocks

How Much Would You Need in a TFSA to Collect $300 a Month?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

A $300 monthly TFSA payment is within reach of a substantial balance, with a reliable payout more useful than a…

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Energy Stocks

Ottawa’s Budget Lands Thursday: This 5.6% Dividend Stock Reports the Next Day

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Enbridge's dividend has a clearer foundation than any single budget announcement, with earnings arriving November 6.

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Energy Stocks

Fortis Raises Its Dividend 4% and Pledges More Growth Through 2031

| Demetris Afxentiou

Fortis raised its dividend by 4% and extends its growth outlook through 2031. Here's what investors need to watch.

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Dividend Stocks

A Deeper Canada-EU Alliance Will Need Private Capital: This Canadian Asset Manager Could Follow the Money

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Brookfield Asset Management can earn from managing the capital behind investments, with its existing fundraising providing the stronger evidence.

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Energy Stocks

This Stock Reports Tuesday Morning: Its New 5-Year Spending Plan Is the Real Story

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Fortis's next spending plan could explain more about tomorrow's dividends than Tuesday's earnings headline.

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Energy Stocks

Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Could Reshape Canadian Steel: This Producer is Spending to Get Cleaner

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Northland already sells European power, with new projects offering growth and existing cash demands keeping the investment measured.

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Stocks for Beginners

European Financing Is Coming for Canadian Resources: This Copper Stock Has the Scale to Benefit

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Teck offers producing mines and a development pipeline, while new European financing still needs approved borrowers.

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Dividend Stocks

Canada Is Joining Europe’s Supercomputing Network: Is Celestica Stock the Best Way to Invest?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Celestica sells the infrastructure behind heavy computing demand, with an earnings case that reaches beyond one European programme.

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Dividend Stocks

A Canadian Company Just Won a $44 Million European Defence Contract: This TSX Aerospace Stock Could Be Next

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Galvion’s Latvia order shows Canadian suppliers can win European work, while Bombardier has a separate defence opportunity.

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Energy Stocks

Europe Wants More Canadian LNG: This Natural Gas Stock Can Benefit Before a New Terminal Opens

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Tourmaline already has international gas-pricing exposure, giving its LNG opportunity a head start on proposed terminals.

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Stocks for Beginners

Europe Wants Canada’s Critical Minerals: This TSX Stock Already Makes the Finished Product

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Neo has started shipping the magnets Europe needs, giving investors something tangible behind the summit headlines.

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Dividend Stocks

A 5.6% Dividend Stock I’d Make the Core of My 2026 TFSA Contributions

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Enbridge could turn a $7,000 TFSA contribution into about $390 annually, and its cash-flow outlook supports a substantial TFSA income…

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Dividend Stocks

Mortgage Rates May Rise Again, and so Could This Apartment REIT

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

CAPREIT offers rental exposure, although higher borrowing costs and softer occupancy make the opportunity more nuanced.

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Stocks for Beginners

What Is an RRIF, and When Do You Need One?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

An RRIF can keep your investments working, but its required withdrawals need a cash plan that goes beyond dividend income.

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Energy Stocks

Oil Just Dropped More Than 6%: This Pipeline Stock’s Cash Flow Was Built for Volatility

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Enbridge earns from moving and delivering energy, giving its dividend a different foundation from an oil producer’s payout.

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Stocks for Beginners

Canadian Banks Now Dominate the TSX: Is Your “Diversified” ETF Taking Too Much Risk?

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

A Canadian index fund can own plenty of companies while still leaving your savings exposed to similar risks.

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Dividend Stocks

Can a $200-a-Month Investment Grow Into Real Income? I Ran the Numbers

| Demetris Afxentiou

Can investing $200 a month build into a real dividend income stream? Here’s a look at how it can happen…

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Dividend Stocks

4 of the Best Canadian Stocks to Buy and Hold in a TFSA

| Demetris Afxentiou

Explore the four Canadian stocks to buy and hold in a TFSA that can offer investors recurring dividend income and…

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Dividend Stocks

Ottawa’s Budget Is Coming: This Infrastructure Stock Could Benefit Big Time

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

WSP gives investors several routes into infrastructure spending, supported by work already on its books.

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Tech Stocks

AI Spending Faces a Reality Check: This Canadian Tech Stock Gets Paid to Cut Costs

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

CGI offers a practical AI investment case built around clients getting useful work done for less.

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Stocks for Beginners

Gold May Be Pulling Back From Record Highs, but I’d Still Buy This Royalty Stock

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Franco-Nevada offers precious-metal exposure without taking on every expense of running a mine.

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Dividend Stocks

I Found the Ideal Retirement TFSA Stock Paying 5.7%

| Christopher Liew, CFA

An ideal retirement TFSA stock not only pays a high yield but must also have secure cash flows from a…

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Energy Stocks

Enbridge: A Safe High-Yield Stock for Steady Retirement Income

| Kay Ng

Enbridge is a relatively safe high-yield stock for retirement income, as a part of a diversified portfolio, especially at a…

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Dividend Stocks

What Will Your CPP Pay? How to Check Before You Retire

| Puja Tayal

Planning your retirement? Discover how CPP benefits impact your retirement savings and maximize your income with informed decisions.

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Stocks for Beginners

Gold is Back Above US$4,000: This Streamer Down 15% in a Month Could be a Steal

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

Wheaton's falling share price offers a fresh look at a business that earns from precious metals without operating the mines.

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The RRSP (Canadian Registered Retirement Savings Plan) is a smart way to save and invest for the future
Dividend Stocks

RRSP Withdrawals Are Taxed: Here’s How to Plan for That Early

| Amy Legate-Wolfe

RRSP withholding is not your final tax bill, and calculating the gross withdrawal early prevents surprises when retirement expenses arrive.

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