DUNDEE CORP. $24 – Toronto symbol DC.A

DUNDEE CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 55.0 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in wealth management, real estate, resources and agriculture.

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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $55 – Toronto symbol BNS

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $55 (Toronto symbol BNS; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $60.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank, with assets of $637.1 billion.

During the financial crisis, the… Read More

Global focus sets Scotia apart

Low interest rates continue to fuel loan demand at Canada’s big five banks. However, rising competition for new borrowers has forced all five to launch aggressive new promotions—including special mortgage rates as low as 2.99%—that are weighing on their profits.

Even so, we continue to see… Read More

A Finance buy for aggressive investors only

DUNDEE CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 55.0 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in wealth management, real estate, resources and agriculture.

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Big buyback enhances Dundee’s value

DUNDEE CORP. $23 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 64.8 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in three main areas: wealth management, real estate and resources… Read More

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $54.53 – Toronto symbol BNS

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $54.53 (Toronto symbol BNS: Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $58.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Div. yield: 3.8%, www.scotiabank.com) is the third largest of Canada’s five big banks, with assets of $567.7 billion.

Excluding one-time items, the bank earned $1.14 a.. Read More