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Suncor recently agreed to a new deal with activist investor Elliott Management. That could lead to the sale or spinoff of its gas stations. Even with a sale, it’s likely the company would return any cash from the deal to investors through higher dividends and share buybacks.


SUNCOR ENERGY INC....

J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $115 is a buy. The U.S. banking giant (New York symbol JPM; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.0 billion; Market cap: $345.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.jpmorganchase.com) raised your quarterly dividend with the October 2021 payment by 11.1%, to $1.00 a share from $0.90....

Innergex and Brookfield recently announced new projects outside of Canada. These investments will help them tap rising global demand for renewable energy and helo support their solid payouts.


INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. $19 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol INE; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 204.1 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.innergex.com) lets you tap 40 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and 8 solar fields.


With the April 2020 payment, the company increased its quarterly dividend by 2.9%, to $0.18 a share from $0.175....

RioCan mainly operates retail malls, which suffered at the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. As a result, the REIT cut its distributions by a third. Now that most of its tenants have re-opened their stores, the trust is once again raising its monthly distributions.


We feel RioCan’s long-term prospects remain strong, particularly as it has substantially completed its plan to focus on six of Canada’s biggest urban centres....

Investors looking for undervalued investments will often keep a sharp look out for the most recent stock spinoffs. That’s because these are typically a great way to pick up good stocks at low prices.

Adding the best healthcare sector stocks to your portfolio can lead to profits over time, especially when the company offers a broad set of essential services or products.

In the early years of my investment career, I fell in love with the concept of “hidden assets.” My view is that hidden assets can help you expand profits while limiting losses. It’s a broad concept, but easy to visualize if you think of it in basic terms.

For instance, when a company buys a $1 million piece of real estate, the purchase can appear on its balance sheet in various ways....

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Finding top Canadian companies that offer investing value is an important part of a successful investment portfolio. Learn the qualities of value stocks to look for now.

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP., $48.07, symbol SCCO on New York, is the fifth-largest copper producer in the world with operations in both Mexico and Peru, it also produces molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead and gold. The company is owned 88.9% by Mexican conglomerate Grupo Mexico.

Between 2024 and 2027, Southern Copper plans to spend $9.2 billion to significantly increase its copper production....