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WELLS FARGO & CO., $72.36, New York symbol WFC, is a buy.

The bank had total assets of $1.95 trillion as of March 31, 2025. That makes Wells Fargo the fourth-largest bank in the U.S., after J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, and Citigroup.

Wells Fargo last increased your quarterly dividend by 14.3% with the September 2024 payment, to $0.40 a share from $0.35....
Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to reduce its dependence on oil by generating more sources of income for the government and the citizens of the country. These plans include the opening of various avenues for domestic and international tourism, and a focus on new industries such as electric vehicles, datacentres, and artificial intelligence....
With today’s still-low interest rates, there are few, if any, high return, lower-risk fixed-income investments available to investors right now.


Note that we don’t recommend “going into cash” in times of market uncertainty—or when markets are close to or hitting highs: Going into cash in reaction to uncertainty is rarely a good idea....
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF $20.18 (Toronto symbol ZWB) holds shares of Canada’s six largest banks (CIBC, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank and National Bank).


The fund started up in January 2011....
Linde plc grew earnings while continuing a 32-year dividend-increase streak as the firm sells into resilient markets.
A Member of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle asked for his advice on an ETF that focuses on Canadian finance firm common shares, preferred shares and corporate bonds.

Pat likes the high distribution rate but warns that rate may be unsustainable....
Despite the negative impact of U.S. tariffs on Canadian oil imports, the long-term outlook for Cenovus is bright. The company’s high-quality reserves will last 29 years, and its rising production will give it more cash to reward shareholders with higher dividends and share buybacks.


CENOVUS ENERGY INC....
ATCO LTD. (class I non-voting) is a buy. The company (Toronto symbols ACO.X [class I non-voting] $51 and ACO.Y [class II voting] $51; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 112.2 million; Market cap: $5.7 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.atco.com) gets most of its earnings from its 52.5% ownership of Canadian Utilities (Toronto symbol CU), which operates power and gas utilities in Alberta and Australia....
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This year, we picked this firm as your #1 Aggressive Buy. We feel the company has several advantages that will continue to fuel your gains for many years to come, well beyond 2025.

Those strengths include the company’s ability to acquire smaller firms and improve their profitability....