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TRISURA GROUP LTD. $27 (Toronto symbol TSU; Finance Sector; Shares outstanding: 6.6 million; Market cap: $178.2 million; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.trisura.com) offers insurance in three areas: Risk Solutions provides warranties for manufactured products; Surety Insurance guarantees that specific tasks are completed; and Corporate Insurance and Reinsurance offers policies to professionals to cover malpractice and defamation.
Brookfield Asset Management (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off Trisura in June 2017....
Brookfield Asset Management (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off Trisura in June 2017....
CN’s shares have jumped 75% in the past five years, mainly due to the company’s strong focus on efficiency and heavy spending on new locomotives and tracks. Those investments have helped the company handle rising freight volumes of grain, fertilizer and forest products....
The acquisition of a B.C. winery gives Niagara-based Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits a national profile as it aims to boost international sales with initiatives in China.
Many countries are beginning to roll out 5G (fifth generation) wireless communication networks. These new systems could be as much as 100 times faster than current 4G (or LTE) networks. That speed will allow much faster video and data transfers. It will also let more devices, such as household appliances and self-driving cars, connect to the Internet....
Parkland Fuel’s growth by acquisition in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean help support its dividend, yielding 3.1%, as well as its quarterly revenue, up 48.0%, and its cash flow, up 115.6%.
These two makers of medical devices face several challenges in 2019. They include higher costs for certain raw materials and tariffs on goods they sell in China. However, their current cost-savings plans should continue to expand their earnings.
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC....
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC....
When we single out stocks of the year, we zero in on those that offer a “heads-you-win-tails-you-break-even” advantage. Even so, no investment comes with a true guarantee.
All three of our 2018 top picks struggled last year—along with the rest of the market....
All three of our 2018 top picks struggled last year—along with the rest of the market....
For 2019’s Stocks of the Year, we’ve once again selected one company from each of our portfolios—Conservative, Aggressive and Income. All three stocks have attractive growth prospects for 2019 and, quite frankly, for several years beyond that.
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP....
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP....
PFIZER INC. $42 (New York symbol PFE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.8 billion; Market cap: $243.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.pfizer.com) is one of the world’s leading prescription drugmakers....
WELLS FARGO & CO. $50 (New York symbol WFC; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 4.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; Market cap: $230.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%; www.wellsfargo.com) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.7% in March 2019, to $0.45 a share from $0.43....