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It is important to note that some types of investments provide more security than others. Investors seeking safe investment options should look for well-established companies with hidden assets among other key characteristics.
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
Top pick Yum Brands Inc. gives you sales growth, steady EPS growth, and a solid dividend
Nutrien Ltd. offers exposure to potash and nitrogen prices, a stable retail base and strong profitability.
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North West Company Inc. $28.42, symbol NWC on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 48.5 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.northwest.ca), sells food and everyday products and services through 225 stores, mainly in northern communities across Canada and Alaska. It also operates stores in remote regions of Hawaii, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West converted from an income trust to a conventional corporation on January 1, 2011. In 2002, North West and privately held Giant Tiger signed a 30-year agreement that grants North West the exclusive right to open and operate Giant Tiger stores in Western Canada. Ottawa-based Giant Tiger operates over 200 discount stores that sell value-priced clothing, food and seasonal merchandise....
Columbia Sportswear Co., $51.09, symbol COLM on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 70.3 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; www.columbia.com), is a leading maker of outdoor apparel (80% of sales) and footwear (20%). The company’s main brands include Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardware, Montrail, OutDry and Pacific Trail. It sells most of its products through mass retailers. It also operates its own stores and sells goods online. The U.S. accounts for about 57% of its sales, followed by Latin America/Asia Pacific (24%), Europe (12%) and Canada (7%)....
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (ADR), $55.37, symbol GWPH on Nasdaq (ADRs outstanding: 21.9 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.gwpharm.com), is a U.K.-based firm that is developing pharmaceutical drugs derived from cannabis (marijuana). GW started up in 1998. It began trading on the London Stock Exchange in 2001. The company listed its ADRs on Nasdaq in May 2013 with an offering of 3.5 million ADRs at $8.90 each (one American Depositary Receipt is equal to 12 GW common shares). The company’s main product, Sativex, relieves symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis. The drug comes as a peppermint-flavoured mouth spray. Sativex is now available in 28 countries—but not in the U.S....
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