For dividend investors, the free ride is over
ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFor decades, the dividend investing playbook in Canada was simple. Canadian dividend funds and portfolios all performed more or less the same – that is, consistently beating the broader stock market over the long term.From 2000 to 2020, the S&P/TSX Composite Index generated a total return of 6.3 per cent a year, versus 9.7 per cent for the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index. Can’t argue with that.But the game has changed.
- ▪ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFor decades, the dividend investing playbook in Canada was simple.
- ▪Canadian dividend funds and portfolios all performed more or less the same – that is, consistently beating the broader stock market over the long term.From 2000 to 2020, the S&P/TSX Composite Index generated a total return of 6.3 per cent a
- ▪Can’t argue with that.But the game has changed.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-for-dividend-investors-the-free-ride-is-over/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 |
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFor decades, the dividend investing playbook in Canada was simple. Step one, invest in dividend stocks. Step two, make lots of money. That’s pretty much it. Canadian dividend funds and portfolios all performed more or less the same – that is, consistently beating the broader stock market over the long term.From 2000 to 2020, the S&P/TSX Composite Index generated a total return of 6.3 per cent a year, versus 9.7 per cent for the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index. Can’t argue with that.But the game has changed.
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