great-west lifeco
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. is an international financial service holding company, which engages in the provision of life insurance, health insurance, retirement services, investment management, and reinsurance services.
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POWER CORP. $26.00 (Toronto symbol POW; Shares outstanding: 414.4 million; Market cap: $12.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses. It holds its financial assets through its 65.6%-owned Power Financial.
Power Financial’s assets include a 67.6% interest in insurer Great-West Lifeco and 61.5% of mutual-fund provider IGM Financial.
Through its 50% stake in Parjointco, Power Financial also holds 55.5% of Swiss-listed Pargesa Holdings SA....
Power Financial’s assets include a 67.6% interest in insurer Great-West Lifeco and 61.5% of mutual-fund provider IGM Financial.
Through its 50% stake in Parjointco, Power Financial also holds 55.5% of Swiss-listed Pargesa Holdings SA....
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MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $22 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $44.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider....
POWER CORP. $27 (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 417.0 million; Market cap: $11.3 billion; Dividend yield: 5.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses....
Most investors typically hold two, three or more of the big five Canadian banks. That makes sense given their steady profit growth and rising dividends. They also give investors exposure to a wide variety of financial services, including mutual funds, retirement planning and insurance.
Even so, we continue to advise investors to hold non-bank stocks, like the three we analyze below, as part of their Finance sector investments....
Even so, we continue to advise investors to hold non-bank stocks, like the three we analyze below, as part of their Finance sector investments....
POWER CORP. $28.62 (Toronto symbol POW; Shares outstanding: 414.4 million; Market cap: $13.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 5.3%; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses....
BANK OF MONTREAL $104 (www.bmo.com) continues to remodel its physical branches as more of its customers switch to online banking. As part of that initiative, the bank has opened its first “Smart Branch” in Winnipeg. This facility is smaller than most regular branches, and contains several electronic features to speed up service....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider....
For most investors, we still think large-cap companies, or the ETFs that hold them, should form the core of their stock portfolios. However, while a lot of investors look to add a few small companies with high growth potential, many overlook medium-sized companies, or “mid caps"—regardless of their profitability and prospects....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $32 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 988.6 million; Market cap: $31.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial....