You Can See Our High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio For May 2024 Here.
You can’t fake a record of dividends. That’s why we place a high value on a sustained history of dividend payments. When you’re looking for income-producing stocks, a high dividend yield should also be… Read More

CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $48 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $196.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.cisco.com) makes hardware and software to link and manage computer networks.
With the April 2024 payment,… Read More

High-yielding utility stocks like Telus have suffered in the past few months as investors shift to bonds. High interest rates are also adding to their debt servicing costs. However, rates will probably come down in the next few months. As well, Telus’s improving cash flow… Read More

TRAVEL + LEISURE CO. $46 is a buy. The company (New York symbol TNL; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 71.0 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.travelandleisureco.com) is now the world’s largest vacation-ownership and exchange company with more than 245 timeshare… Read More

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $111 is a buy. The asset manager (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 223.7 million; Market cap: $24.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.troweprice.com) provides financial advice and products to individuals and institutions worldwide.
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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $168 is a buy. Canada’s largest railway (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 637.6 million; Market cap: $107.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.cn.ca) raised your quarterly dividend by 7.0% with the March 2024 payment. The… Read More

Dividend-seeking investors tend to shy away from small-cap stocks as they feel their payments are less secure than large cap firms. However, these two small caps dominate their niche markets, which offsets your risk.
CALIAN GROUP LTD. $55 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CGY; High-Growth Dividend… Read More

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $163 is a buy. The stock (New York symbol PG; Income-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $391.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.pg.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of household and personal-care goods.
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These two U.S. beverage-related stocks are taking steps to improve their long-term sales. We still like the outlook for both, as these actions should let them keep raising your dividends. However, we feel Starbucks, with its strong customer loyalty and international growth plans, is less… Read More

Accounting rules are forcing these two banks to set aside more funds for potential loan defaults in the current high interest rate environment. While that has hurt their earnings and pushed up their dividend payout ratios, savings from recent cost cuts should improve those ratios… Read More

POWER CORP. OF CANADA $37 is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 652.2 million; Market cap: $24.1 billion; Dividend yield: 6.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) has several primary investments, including controlling stakes in Canadian financial services firms Great-West… Read More

These two REITs focus mainly on retail shopping malls, which adds risk. However, their high-quality properties continue to attract new tenants and help retain existing ones. As a result, both REITs recently raised their distributions.
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol… Read More

AUTOMOTIVE PROPERTIES REIT $10 (Toronto symbol APR.UN; Units outstanding: 39.7 million; Market cap: $397.0 million; Dividend yield: 8.0%; www.automotivereit.ca) is a real estate investment trust that owns 77 commercial properties across cities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. and Quebec.
The REIT’s properties offer 2.9 million square feet… Read More

In May 2018, Choice Properties REIT acquired Canadian REIT (old symbol REF.UN) for $1.85 billion in cash and 182.8 million units. The merger helped diversify its operations with 209 industrial and office properties.
Choice has since sold its office properties to focus on retail stores and… Read More

You Can See Our WSSF Aggressive-Growth Portfolio For May Here.
We designed our TSINetwork Ratings to give you an idea of the investment quality and risk in stocks we recommend, so you can build a portfolio that suits your needs and objectives.
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GEN DIGITAL INC. $21 (www.gendigital.com) is a buy. The company is the parent company for several cybersecurity-related brands including Norton, LifeLock, and Avast. Gen continues to spend a high 8% of its revenue on research. That’s letting it develop new products to spur its long-term growth. For example,… Read More

Medical device maker Baxter will soon spin off its kidney care business as a separate firm. That should help unlock some of its value, in part because the stock market finds it easier to value “pure-play” firms that focus on a single business. Longer-term, the… Read More

NORDSTROM INC. $19 remains a hold. The company (New York symbol JWN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 160.1 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.nordstrom.com) owns and operates 359 department stores in the U.S. Those locations sell… Read More

NEWELL BRANDS INC. $7.04 remains a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 414.3 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a wide range of consumer and household products such as… Read More

FAIR ISAAC CORP. $1,193 remains a buy for highly aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 24.9 million; Market cap: $29.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 19.4; Dividend suspended June 2017; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) spends a high 11% on… Read More