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In recent years the country had to deal with their formal exit from the European Union, COVID-19, four different prime ministers, and a major financial market blowup. The latest change in government also delivered plans to increase government spending through borrowing and higher corporate taxes....

You Can See Our Income-Seeking Portfolio For March 2025 Here.

This month we update our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors.


In light of the current market volatility, investors are paying more attention to dividend yields (dividends paid per share divided by the current stock price)....

TELUS INTERNATIONAL (CDA) INC. $4.94 remains a buy, but only for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TIXT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 275.0 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.telusinternational.com) now operates as Telus Digital Experience....

These two financial services providers continue to benefit from their recent plans to better focus on their core businesses. We still like both of these high-quality stocks, but prefer IGM for your new buying.


GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $52 is a hold. The insurer (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 932.1 million; Market cap: $48.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial....

These three manufacturers operate plants across North America. That makes them vulnerable to rising input costs if the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.


Despite tariff uncertainty, we still like the long-term prospects for CAE and Linamar....

Information leader Thomson Reuters is actively investing in AI features to maintain its competitive edge, capture new market share and expand revenues.

McCormick & Co. Inc. is shifting towards more profitable products as it contends with rising competition and costs as well as sales declines.

Canadian penny stocks can be riskier than other investments, and if investors aren’t careful, early success can actually lead to a big loss.

RESMED INC., $236.94, is a buy. The firm, symbol RMD on New York, helps investors tap the growing market for medical devices used to treat sleep apnea. ResMed’s CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure) devices are also used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as other respiratory conditions.

With each new machine ResMed sells, it also acquires a potential long-term customer for replacement parts....

Henry Schein Inc.'s significant new investor and new board members should spur positive changes at the company.