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Fortune Brands Home & Security (now called Fortune Brands Innovation) became an independent company following its spin-off from the former Fortune Brands holding company in 2011.


In December 2022, the company completed its own spinoff of its home cabinet business (MasterBrand)....

Despite strong gains and a high dividend yield, Rogers Sugar seeks to offset the many risks of the purchase of a maple syrup firm.

Utility companies around the world are investing heavily in renewable power. That’s mainly due to government mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

In response, Emera has shut down most of its coal-fired power plants. It’s also aggressively building new wind and solar projects....

ATCO LTD. (Toronto symbols ACO.X [class I non-voting] $58 and ACO.Y [class II voting] $58; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 58.2 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.atco.com) is a holding company....

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC., $90.45, symbol CWST on Nasdaq, is a Vermont-based waste management company that services seven Northeastern U.S. states (Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Pennsylvania) through 50 collection operations, 26 recycling facilities, 9 disposal facilities, 3 landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and 66 transfer stations.

Casella was founded in 1975 by Doug Casella, who used a pick-up truck to collect waste from customers in Rutland, Vermont, and nearby Killington....

Intact Financial is now close to its recent all-time high—and the shares are up a spectacular 361% since we first recommended them at $42.95 in our April 2010 issue. We think this Power Buy is poised to keep moving even higher for our subscribers.


INTACT FINANCIAL, $197.87, is a buy. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 175.3 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty coverage: it insures more than five million individuals and businesses....

EMERA INC., $56.38, Toronto symbol EMA, is a buy.

The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Tampa Electric, which provides electricity to more than 765,000 customers. Its other interests include several power plants and natural gas pipelines in the U.S....

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., $14.02, is still a buy. The stock’s investors (symbol GT on Nasdaq) have bought into one of the world’s largest tiremakers, with 57 plants in 23 countries.

In June 2021, Goodyear acquired Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (symbol CTB on New York) for $2.8 billion....

INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. $204 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IFC; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 175.3 million; Market cap: $35.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intactfc.com) is Canada’s largest property and casualty insurance provider.


Starting with the March 2023 payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 10.0%....

Canadian Utilities and its parent company ATCO remain great ways for investors to earn reliable dividends. Investors looking for yield should opt for the subsidiary, while value seekers should buy the parent for its holding company discount.


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