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The market’s top dividend heavyweights probably won’t command jaw-dropping yields forever once the Bank of Canada finally decides to move forward with rate cuts. Undoubtedly, the broader basket of dividend plays has had to compete with more bountiful fixed-income securities. As rates fall, though, the battle for yield could get a tad tougher, and those bountiful 6% yields on high-quality Canadian blue chips may be fewer and farther between.
In this piece, we’ll look at two of the most intriguing dividend plays in the country in telecom top dog BCE (TSX:BCE) and well-run regional telecom firm Quebecor (TSX:QBR.B). Let’s check in with the two names to see if they’re worthy bets for passive-income investors seeking to give themselves some sort of raise.
BCE
At around $50 per share, BCE stock is pretty much back to the depths not seen since the worst days of the 2020 stock…
