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Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with the market, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors, in part because of gold’s appeal as a “safe harbour” in times of economic uncertainty. In fact, in August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S....
A: BMO International Dividend ETF, $24.05, symbol ZDI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 20.8 million; Market cap: $500.2 million; www.bmoetfs.ca), offers exposure to a portfolio of high-yield dividend-paying companies in developed markets....
ANDREW PELLER LTD. (class A shares) remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company, Toronto symbols ADW.A (non-voting) $3.82 and ADW.B $5.05, is Canada’s second-largest wine producer, after Arterra Wines.

Peller last raised your quarterly dividend by 10% with the July 2021 payment....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $145 is a buy. The bank (Toronto symbol RY; Income-Growth Payer Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $203.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.rbc.com) is Canada’s largest chartered bank by market cap....
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP. $50 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 579.5 million; Market cap: $29.0 billion; Dividend yield: 5.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s oil.


The company has paid dividends continuously since 1997....
These two beverage makers continue to raise their dividends. However, their shares will likely remain in a narrow range as they cope with changing consumer tastes and increasingly strong competition.


MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. is a hold. The brewer (Toronto symbols TPX.A $69 and TPX.B $69; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 211.9 million; Market cap: $14.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) raised your quarterly dividend with the March 2024 payment by 7.3%, to $0.44 U.S....
A: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., $16.51, symbol TEVA on New York (Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $19.0 billion; www.tevapharm.com), is a global pharmaceutical company that produces generic and branded biopharmaceutical medicines....
When I first met my wife Cecy a couple of decades ago, I was surprised to learn an unusual fact about El Salvador, the Central American nation where she grew up. On January 1, 2001, El Salvador had retired its existing currency, the Colon, and officially switched to the U.S....
BIRD CONSTRUCTION INC., $24.97, symbol BDT on Toronto, is a Toronto-based construction company that provides contracting services to various commercial, institutional, retail, residential, water, energy, and civil sectors. It operates in all Canadian provinces.

Bird announced on June 10, 2024, that it’s acquiring Jacob Bros Construction for $135 million....
BCE INC., $44.65, Toronto symbol BCE, is still a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It has 1.98 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 4.50 million high-speed Internet users and 2.08 million fibre-optic TV subscribers....