Get Canadian Utilities at a discount

ATCO LTD. (Toronto symbols ACO.X [class I non-voting] $48 and ACO.Y [class II voting] $48; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 115.1 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.atco.com) holds 53.2% of Canadian Utilities (see left)… Read More

Special Report on Canadian Dividend Stocks

We still think investors will profit most—and with the least risk—by buying shares of well-established, dividend-paying stocks with strong business prospects.
These are companies that have strong positions in healthy industries. They also have strong management that will make the right moves to remain competitive in… Read More

These four utilities beat bonds

Inflation remains low in Canada. That’s one reason why interest rates remain at today’s historically low levels. However, the long-term outlook is for higher rates, as the expansion of the money supply in the past few years will likely spur inflation.

We continue to advise… Read More

Updating ATCO Ltd., IGM Financial, and CP Rail

ATCO LTD. (Toronto symbols ACO.X [class I non-voting] $55 and ACO.Y [class II voting] $55; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 115.1 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.atco.com) has won a contract to operate a.. Read More