Three more pipelines for steady income

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In addition to TransCanada (see page 51), we like these three pipeline operators’ prospects. All of them are investing in projects that will spur their cash flows—and dividends—for years to come. ENBRIDGE INC. $61 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 855.0 million; Market cap: $52.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) gets 90% of its revenue from pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to Eastern Canada and the U.S. The remaining 10% mainly comes from distributing gas to 2.1 million consumers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. The company plans to spend $44 billion on new pipelines and expansions between 2014 and 2018. It completed $9.8 billion worth of that total in 2014 and expects to finish another $8.7 billion worth this year. Enbridge has already secured shipping contracts for $34 billion worth of these projects, which cuts its risk. These outlays exclude the…