enbridge
ENBRIDGE INC. $41.56, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $82.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.8%; www.enbridge.com) has won two key permits—from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the U.S....
Growth stocks can be riskier than well-established firms, but the best of them often make good long-term investments. They may be well-known stars or quiet gems, but they do share one common attribute: they grow at a faster-than-average rate within their industry, or within the market as a whole, for years or decades.
Here we look at two ETFs that select growth stocks from the U.S....
Here we look at two ETFs that select growth stocks from the U.S....
ENBRIDGE INC. $40 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $80.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 8.1%; 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....
The Canadian economy ranks among the top 10 globally and has performed better than most of its large, developed peers over the past decade. The country is also among the top 15 most-competitive economies in the world; to date, it has fared relatively well at containing the COVID-19 pandemic....
Investors fear today’s depressed economy and energy prices will hurt volumes on Enbridge’s pipelines and erode its cash flow. Nonetheless, the firm’s transformation over the past few years—from eliminating its complex holding-company structure to its 2017 purchase of U.S....
A: The iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF, $17.60, symbol XEI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 35.3 million; Market cap: $621.3 million; www.blackrock.com/ca), aims to track the S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index, which effectively holds the 75 highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The index is market-capitalization weighted, with each stock capped at 5% (any stock may rise above 5% temporarily until rebalancing)....
The index is market-capitalization weighted, with each stock capped at 5% (any stock may rise above 5% temporarily until rebalancing)....
SHAWCOR LTD. $2.57 is still a buy, but only for highly aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 70.2 million; Market cap: $180.4 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) makes sealants and coatings that keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting....
Steady revenue from guaranteed shipping contracts should let Enbridge keep increasing your dividend despite reduced demand for oil because of the pandemic.
Still, the stock is down 18% since the start of 2020 on fears depressed energy prices will continue to hurt shipping volumes for its pipelines....
Still, the stock is down 18% since the start of 2020 on fears depressed energy prices will continue to hurt shipping volumes for its pipelines....
Based on lots of things we’re looking at, we’re still reasonably sure that stock and ETF prices will be higher in a year or two than they are today. But the market rarely goes straight up or down. Instead we should expect a series of abrupt movements in either direction.
That volatility is all the more reason for conservative investors to keep a high proportion of their holdings in dividend-paying stocks—or ETFs that hold those stocks.
The best dividend stocks provide a consistent dividend yield year after year....
When selecting ETFs, you should look at the stocks they hold but also the methods they use to choose them. All funds use strategies aimed at boosting returns and cutting risk. The two ETFs below (and that in the column to the right) use unique strategies that have both pros and cons.
Meanwhile, the supplement starting on page 79 provides more information on how the most-popular ETFs are constructed....