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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.
In some ways, stock buyback benefits are better than dividends. In particular, they give you a tax-deferral option that you don’t get with cash dividends.
A reputation for friendlier service, lower fuel costs and 41 consecutive profitable quarters help make WestJet one of our top value stocks.
An improved U.S. housing market helps Canadian growth stock Hardwood Distribution, but we view this stock as a very aggressive investment.
CAMPBELL SOUP CO., $47.94, New York symbol CPB, reported better-than-expected earnings this week, thanks to acquisitions and price increases. In its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter, which ended August 2, 2015, the company’s earnings fell 48.8%, to $0.22 a share from $0.43 a year earlier. Without the cost of a restructuring, including management layoffs and eliminating overlapping functions, Campbell’s earnings per share rose 4.9%, to $0.43 from $0.41. That beat the consensus estimate of $0.42. Sales fell 8.6%, to $1.69 billion from $1.85 billion, but that still matched the consensus forecast. If you adjust for the negative impact of currency rates, acquisitions of new businesses and an extra week in the year-earlier quarter, sales rose 1%. That’s partly because Campbell is giving fewer discounts to retailers....
PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP., $1.58, Toronto symbol PGF, continues to cut costs as low oil and natural gas prices hurt its earnings and cash flow. This week, the company said it would pay its final monthly dividend of $0.02 a share on September 15, 2015. It will then shift to a quarterly payout of $0.01 a share starting in December 2015. The new annual rate of $0.04 a share, down 83.3% from $0.24, yields 2.5%. Pengrowth will also suspend its dividend reinvestment plan with the December 2015 payment. Participants will then receive their dividends in cash until the company reinstates the plan....