Rajiv Nanjapla

2 days ago | fool.ca | Rajiv Nanjapla

Utility companies offer essential services, such as meeting people’s electric, natural gas, and water needs. Due to their highly regulated business and evergreen demand, their financials are less prone to economic cycles. These companies deliver stable and reliable cash flows, thus making their dividend payouts safer. Against this backdrop, let’s look at my three top picks.

3 days ago | fool.ca | Rajiv Nanjapla

Dividend stocks are essential for building long-term wealth. Along with generating stable cash flows, these companies stabilize your portfolios as they are less prone to market volatility. Moreover, investors can also reinvest dividend payouts to earn higher returns. Against this backdrop, let’s look at three top Canadian stocks that offer over 7% dividend yields.

4 days ago | fool.ca | Rajiv Nanjapla

With no regular income, retirees will have less appetite for risk-taking. They would like to invest in fundamentally strong stocks that are less prone to market volatility and deliver a stable passive income. Against this backdrop, let’s look at my three top picks that offer dividends at healthy yields. Enbridge (TSX:ENB) has rewarded its shareholders with consistent dividend payouts and growth, making it ideal for retirees.

6 days ago | fool.ca | Rajiv Nanjapla

After seven consecutive rate cuts, the Bank of Canada paused its rate cuts on Wednesday, keeping its benchmark interest rate at 2.75%. In this low interest rate environment, investors can buy monthly-paying dividend stocks with high yields to earn a stable passive income. Meanwhile, an investment of $25,000 in the following three stocks could generate over $150 monthly. Let’s look at these stocks in detail.

1 week ago | fool.ca | Rajiv Nanjapla

Last week, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced a 90-day delay in imposing reciprocal tariffs except for on China. These announcements appear to have brought some relief, driving the equity markets higher. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 6.9% from last week’s lows. Despite the recent recovery, I expect the equity markets to remain volatile in the near term due to the uncertainty over the impact of the trade war on global economic growth.