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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $73 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $138.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) is Canada’s second-largest bank with assets of $1.2 trillion.
TD continues to expand in the U.S.; that country now supplies 31% of its total earnings.
The bank and 42%-owned TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq symbol AMTD) recently completed their acquisition of Scottrade Bank....
TD continues to expand in the U.S.; that country now supplies 31% of its total earnings.
The bank and 42%-owned TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq symbol AMTD) recently completed their acquisition of Scottrade Bank....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $83 (Toronto symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 463.1 million; Market cap: $38.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.0; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator after McDonald’s (No....
Political and environmental opposition to new oil pipelines has prompted TransCanada and Enbridge to acquire big U.S. pipeline firms. Using acquisitions to expand adds risk, but those new businesses own regulated assets with predictable cash flows.
Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra cash flow from their new businesses to increase their dividends....
Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra cash flow from their new businesses to increase their dividends....
FORTIS INC. $48 (Toronto symbol FTS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 417.9 million; Market cap: $20.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.fortisinc.com) owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S....
A: American Hotel Income Properties REIT, $9.11, symbol HOT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 78.0 million; Market cap: $712.8 million, www.ahipreit.com), owns 114 hotels, comprising over 11,600 rooms in 32 U.S....
A: Clean Harbors Inc., $53.62, symbol CLH on New York (Shares outstanding: 57.2 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; www.cleanharbors.com), through its subsidiaries, provides environmental and hazardous waste management services in North America....
The best strategy for successfully investing in tech stocks includes—above all—finding companies that invest heavily in research and development.
New networks are key to winning wireless and Internet customers, who increasingly demand fast speeds for video streaming, gaming and so on. BCE’s upgrades to its own networks continue to pay off.
BCE INC. $59.48 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 900.4 million; Market cap: $53.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone service provider, with 22.1 million customers in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
BCE INC. $59.48 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 900.4 million; Market cap: $53.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone service provider, with 22.1 million customers in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
TELUS $46.88 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 594.0 million; Market cap: $27.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 4.2%; www.telus.com) owns 65% of Telus International. Formed in 2005, this business operates call centres on behalf of corporate clients in North America, Central America, Europe and Asia....