text: Your readers should also be made aware that just because a company is paying an initially low yield it should still be considered.  For example, I own both TIH and CNR and RY along with others.  My yield on cost for CNR is 5.9% and for TIH 5.0%. Not as good as RY's yoc at 10% but still not too shabby.  There are usually trade offs with a low yield.  My CNR dividend has increase on average 16% per year and TIH by 11% per year whereas RY has increased by 7%.  Another difference in the capital appreciation,  CNR has increased 262% and TIH by 282% since purchase and RY has increased by 176%.  So like most things in life there are trade offs.