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ENBRIDGE INC. $64 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 2.2 billion; Market cap: $140.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 5.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and the U.S....

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $86 is a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $154.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 4.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) merged its 43%-owned U.S....

We feel railway operator CPKC is in a good position to withstand the negative impact of a potential 25% U.S. tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico. About a third of its freight volumes are necessary goods, such as grains and fertilizers, so tariffs aren’t likely to significantly impact those volumes.


Moreover, the company continues to realize the benefits of its 2023 acquisition of U.S....

Alimentation Couche-Tard has rewarded our subscribers with big gains over the years. We first recommended this convenience store giant in our December 2008 issue at $15.50 a share. Since then, the stock has split 3-for-1 and then 2-for-1. That takes our cost down to $2.58 a share—and gives you a tremendous 2,708.1% gain!

Note that Couche-Tard’s growth by acquisition still carries risk—more on that below, including an update on the company’s most recent attempts to purchase the 7-Eleven chain....

Canadian penny stocks can be riskier than other investments, and if investors aren’t careful, early success can actually lead to a big loss.

RESMED INC., $236.94, is a buy. The firm, symbol RMD on New York, helps investors tap the growing market for medical devices used to treat sleep apnea. ResMed’s CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure) devices are also used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as other respiratory conditions.

With each new machine ResMed sells, it also acquires a potential long-term customer for replacement parts....

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.02, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index....

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Cenovus Energy keeps rewarding shareholders with dividends and stock buybacks as it looks to boost production & performance on the back of a strong balance sheet.

Unlike the United States, which has more than 4,000 domestic banks, Canada has just 35. Of that total, the top six (Royal Bank, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC and National Bank) control over 90% of this country’s banking assets.

That high amount of control makes it hard for the big banks to expand inside Canada....