STOCKCHASE

Cdn Dividend ETF. Likes this one but frankly will often use Claymore’s instead because if he is writing covered calls on banks, this one is more bank weighted which would make him overweight on the banks. Nothing wrong with this one.

2011-09-16

BUY

21.380

Includes broader range of financials than XFN. Would suggest balancing off the financials with another ETF.

2011-03-11

BUY

21.460

78-year-old caller is looking for an ETF that has safety and a bit of growth. The 2 that he likes are the S&P/TSX Preferred ETF (CPD-T) and Cdn Dividend ETF (XDV-T). Both are invested in large cap companies.

2011-02-10

BUY

20.820

Cdn Dividend ETF. Very good product. Tends to be heavily financials so would balance that a little bit with Cdn Div & Income ETF (CDZ-T), which is only 15% financials.

2011-01-28

BUY

20.440

A good ETF for a senior’s portfolio for income.

2010-10-19

BUY

19.750

Canadian Dividend ETF. This is a better way to go rather than individual stocks and this is a very good one. You could also look at Cdn Div & Income ETF (CDZ-T).

2010-09-24

Comment

18.880

Dividend ETF. Doesn't like using this as a proxy for income, but if you are a person who wants a conservative equity exposure, especially if you are a retiree or on a fixed income, this is okay.

2010-07-12

Comment

20.150

Cdn Div & Income ETF (CDZ-T) or iUnits Div ETF (XDV-T) for share price growth? They'll both be about the same as they essentially hold the same securities. They buy large-cap stocks in Canada that pay dividends.

2010-04-23

HOLD

19.890

Dividend ETF. Holds a small number because it has some of the oil companies, financials, etc. and is a broadly based dividend play. This is for most of his very conservative, non-registered accounts and retirees.

2010-04-09

BUY

18.870

Likes it. Banks and oils. Very good yield and you get the dividend tax credit. Save and good for the long term.

2010-03-04

TOP PICK

18.870

Linda Shick

Likes the share price. Has been buying it for along time. Good exposure to telecom and utilities. Good diversified play.

2010-03-02

BUY

18.400

iUnits Dividend ETF. This would include all the big banks, telecoms and some of the energy companies.

2010-01-25

Comment

18.490

Dividend ETF. TSX companies that pay higher dividends. Convinced we will have a double dip and there will be a selloff before we go higher. Won't go higher in a hurry but will be a long, slow, grinding recovery.

2009-11-20

Comment

18.160

Dividend ETF. Very heavy in Canadian financials, which are strong. You have to think about how you feel about being that heavily in bank stocks.

2009-11-12

BUY

18.490

Any of the Dividend ETFs are great options because of diversification. 30 or 40 different names so you don’t have to worry about a company cutting their dividend if you hold only a few directly.

2009-10-09

BUY

18.310

Som Seif

IUnits Dividend ETF. Management fee of .6% or less.

2009-10-05

BUY

14.790

Som Seif

Dividend ETF. Pays a nice monthly income of 5%. Also see CDZ-T

2009-04-22

Comment

13.600

(Marked Call Minute.) Dividend (XDV-T) or Financials (XFN-T). Prefers the financials because the XDV is 60% financials anyway.

2009-03-27

BUY

19.980

Norman Levine

Made up of the biggest dividend paying Canadian stocks. Suffered because some of the big dividend players are banks but they won't be down and out forever. Near term you get decent dividend yields. When the market turns around it will be financials that lead the market out.

2008-09-05

Comment

20.660

Som Seif

Focuses on just high yield paying companies.

2008-02-13

BUY

23.240

Have 20 high dividend paying stocks, with a fairly heavy weighting in banks. Came off because the banking sector fall off and was a good opportunity to buy. He still likes this.

2007-08-24

PAST TOP PICK

23.930

(A Top Pick May 18/06. Up 17.9%.) A package of common shares that pay dividends. A good dividend paying fund and low cost to manage it.

2007-05-10

BUY

23.730

ETF basket of shares weighted more to common than preferred. Gives you both dividends and growth.

2007-04-26

PAST TOP PICK

22.490

(A Top Pick May 18/06. Up 10%.) Wanted an instrument to give a decent cash flow while waiting for the market to settle down.

2007-03-15

BUY

21.730

Chyanne Fickes

Not a bad place to put your money. Should be very safe from here until the end of the year.

2006-11-06

PAST TOP PICK

21.050

(A Top Pick May 18/06. Up 3% not including dividends reinvested.) Performance comes from the reinvestment of cash flow. Great place to be for a lot of investors because it tends to have a lot less volatility.

2006-08-30

BUY

19.780

Paul Gardner, CFA

Gives you a well-diversified portfolio of Canadian dividend stocks.

2006-07-07

BUY

19.680

An indexed dividend fund. Has a management expense ratio of about 50 basis points.

2006-07-04

TOP PICK

20.300

With market corrections, interest-rate hikes and a lot of noises in between, longer-term investors need to look at instruments that are going to have decent cash flow while they wait. Don't buy as a growth, but only as a yield play.

2006-05-18

DON'T BUY

20.400

David Driscoll

Suggests getting individual stocks instead of a dividend stock, because if one sector gets hit then the whole portfolio is down.

2006-02-24

TOP PICK

20.130