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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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Tax shelters in Canada aim to reduce or eliminate your tax liability, they are great ways for Canadian investors to cut their tax bills.
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ENBRIDGE INC. $47.87 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 856.7 million; Market cap: $40.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above A v e r a g e ; D i v i d e n d y i e l d : 4 . 4 % ; www.enbridge.com) has agreed to buy two natural gas processing plants and related pipelines in northeastern B.C. from Murphy Oil (New York symbol MUR). These facilities purify raw gas from producers in B.C.'s Montney region. They also have long-term contracts with these clients, which helps cut risk. Enbridge will pay $538 million when it closes the deal by March 31, 2016. To put that in context, it earned $399 million, or $0.47 a share, in its latest quarter....
ENBRIDGE INC. $47.87 (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 856.7 million; Market cap: $40.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above A v e r a g e ; D i v i d e n d y i e l d : 4 . 4 % ; www.enbridge.com) has agreed to buy two natural gas processing plants and related pipelines in northeastern B.C. from Murphy Oil (New York symbol MUR). These facilities purify raw gas from producers in B.C.'s Montney region. They also have long-term contracts with these clients, which helps cut risk. Enbridge will pay $538 million when it closes the deal by March 31, 2016. To put that in context, it earned $399 million, or $0.47 a share, in its latest quarter....
GLOBAL X SILVER MINERS ETF $19.09 (New York symbol SIL; buy or sell through brokers; www.globalxfunds.com) tracks the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index. That index includes 25 international firms that mine, refine or explore for silver. It was developed by Germany-based Structured Solutions AG. Canadian firms make up 58.0% of the fund’s holdings, but it also includes miners in the U.S. (12.3%) and Mexico (11.2%). Its MER is 0.65%....
In 2011, gold shot up to a high of $1,950 U.S. an ounce, and silver reached a peak of $48.48. Gold prices then fell steadily, hitting a low of $1,050 in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. The metal now trades at $1,143. Silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce in December 2015. It now trades at $14.68. Longer term, gold and silver could well regain their 2011 highs. This would simply reflect the vast inflationary expansion in the U.S. money supply since the 2008 financial crisis....