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You pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these blue chip ETFs. But their low management fees give them a cost advantage.

TD BANK, $101.10, is a buy for patient, income-seeking investors. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $177.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.1%; www.td.com) recently settled charges over lapses in the anti-money laundering processes at its U.S....

GENERAL MILLS INC., $50.52, New York symbol GIS, is a hold.

The company is one of the world’s largest foodmakers. Its top brands include Cheerios (cereal), Pillsbury (baking dough), Progresso (soups and salads) and Blue Buffalo (pet food), which it acquired in April 2018 for $8.0 billion.

With the August 2025 payment, General Mills will increase your quarterly dividend by 1.7%, to $0.61 a share from $0.60....

TELUS CORP., $21.98, Toronto symbol T, is your #1 Income Buy for 2025.

The company is Canada’s largest wireless carrier with 13.88 million subscribers (including non-cellphone devices such as tablets). It also sells landline phone, Internet and TV services in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec.

Starting in 2011, Telus began rewarding its shareholders with twice yearly dividend increases....

Both of these Canadian insurance stocks provide investors with high dividend yields. They also offer strong.growth prospects. We see each as a buy.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL, $43.73, is a buy. This safety-conscious stock (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.0%; www.manulife.ca) represents one of Canada’s largest life insurers....

We’ve often said that growth by acquisition is riskier than growth from a company’s existing operations. That’s because the buyer of something rarely knows as much about it as the seller. That knowledge gap exposes the buyer to an above-average risk of unpleasant surprises.

Of course, some companies do a better job than others when acquiring assets....

These two Canadian insurers continue to offer investors strong long-term growth prospects, as well as dependable dividends. We see both as solid long-term buys.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $44 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer....

Broadridge is far from a household name outside of the financial sector. Regardless, since it was spun off by Automatic Data Processing (symbol ADP on Nasdaq) in 2007, the company has become a dominant player.

We added the stock as a buy in our February 2008 issue of Wall Street Stock Forecaster at $22 a share....

Investing in agriculture ETFs could be a smart move if you choose the right investments for the right reasons

T. Rowe Price offers a 5.8% yield at an attractive valuation as it keeps growing assets under management due to its consistent returns and a client-first culture.