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While the stock market has recorded an incredible rally in 2023, topping all expectations, its journey in the second half has been rough.

Fixed income investors looking beyond safe haven U.S. government Treasury notes for more yield may want to try options overseas. FlexShares has three funds investors may want to consider.

Allocating to international dividend ETFs is one way that investors are boosting the yield in equities. FlexShares offers three international income-generating strategies: the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (IQDE), the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (IQDY), and the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF).

After a two-year hiatus on raising dividends, Canada's top six banks — Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and National Bank of Canada — are set to resume the practice this week. Even with the two-year moratorium brought about in March 2020 at the outset [.

Investors willing to venture abroad can extract more yield from the international debt markets. Nevertheless, a focus on quality with FlexShares ETFs can help give yield-seekers more peace of mind.

Global dividends are poised to increase this year. Investors can tap into that positive trend with some quality exposure via the FlexShares International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEArca: IQDE).

Retirees should consider these ETFs for their investment portfolio to deliver dividends and stability.

My -23.4% March performance was the worst of my life (and lagged the -12.4% of the S&P 500). However, my Mar dividends were up 44% from last year. My dividend y