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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., $44.43, New York symbol VZ, is a buy.

The telecom provider is the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. after AT&T, with 114.2 million consumer cellphone subscribers. It also sells traditional telephone lines, high-speed Internet and TV services.

With the November 2024 payment, Verizon will raise your quarterly dividend by 1.9%, to $0.6775 a share from $0.655....

Cenovus Energy Inc. offers a solid yield and plenty of upside from a value, growth and income perspective with a 24% cash flow boost anticipated this year.

Japan’s population is getting older, and with an average age of 49.5 years, is the oldest population in the world. While people are living longer the fertility rate is declining—women are expected to bear only 1.3 children during their lifetimes.


Given the low fertility rate, the Japanese population is expected to decline by about a quarter, from 125 million today to 96 million by 2060....

This month we look at an ETF from Brompton that selects companies with a high free cash flow yield. A second highlighted ETF comes from RBC iShares. It invests in the companies held in the S&P 500 Index, but reduces stock concentration by capping individual stock weights at 3%.


Brompton International Cash Flow Kings ETF $9.82 (Toronto symbol KNGX) invests in listed companies outside North America with high free cash flow (regular cash flow less maintenance capital expenditures) per share....

The underlying growth trends for healthcare remain strong as the global population grows older and emerging economies become wealthier.


Meanwhile, new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) will serve to boost the already-strong prospects of healthcare stocks by improving the management of patient diagnostics, administrative processes, and drug discoveries....

One of the main attractions of exchange-traded funds is their lower fees compared to mutual funds. In the large and highly competitive U.S. ETF market, fees have declined rapidly to the extent that some “plain vanilla” funds that simply track the major indexes charge 0.05% or less....

TD CANADIAN EQUITY INDEX ETF $26.59 (Toronto symbol TTP; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $1.9 billion) invests in large and medium-sized publicly listed Canadian companies.


The ETF aims to track the Solactive Canada Broad Market Index.


The fund currently holds 276 stocks; the largest segment weighting is allocated to Financial companies (31%), followed by Energy (17%), Basic Materials (14%) Technology (8%), and Industrials (7%).


The top 10 holdings make up 34% of its assets....

Governments around the world know the benefits that flow from the development of better infrastructure. However, their stretched budgets and a reluctance to increase taxes hamper their ability to initiate these projects. This provides opportunities for publicly listed companies to develop and manage these assets.


Meanwhile, those stocks with exposure to U.S....

Our favourite telecom stocks—BCE and Telus—have rebounded from their recent lows. That’s mainly because the Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark interest rate three times since June, from 5.00% to 4.25%.


Lower interest rates help boost the appeal of high dividend-paying stocks compared to bonds....

Teck Resources recently sold its metallurgical coal mines in Western Canada. Metallurgical coal is a key ingredient in steelmaking.


The company is using the cash from the sale to pay down debt and reward investors. More importantly, the sale leaves Teck to focus on its copper and zinc operations....