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A MoneySense reader writes:
I’m writing to ask about beneficiaries, successor holders and successor annuitants for TFSAs and RRIFs. What is the difference between these, and how do you choose the right one for each account?
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When you have a registered account, su.... More »
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Making sense of the markets this week: December 14
– moneysense.ca
Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors. What’s coming down the pipeline for Canadian investors?
Canadian pipeline companies move oil and gas around North America. They don’t carry the risk of having to find and extract the oil and gas, and their revenues are based on regulated and very long-term contracts. So, many investors see the pipelines as a lower risk way to play the energy sector, while receiving very generous and growing dividends.
On the subject of those growing dividends, many Enbridge shareholders (myself included) wondered aloud if the company would deliver another 10% dividend increase. There was also speculation that Enbridge would not deliver a dividend increase, and that they might even cut the dividend. After all, the recent dividend yield (if you bought shares this week) was in the area of 8%. That high yield can be a warning sign that the company is stretching the boundaries of its ability to pay that juicy dividend…
