manulife financial

Toronto symbol MFC, sells life and other forms of insurance, as well as mutual funds and investment management services. It operates in 19 countries and territories worldwide.

Manulife and Sun Life are two of Canada’s top life insurance companies. Both continue to perform well in this country, but Asia offers them the best growth prospects. That market continues to expand as the region’s middle class gets bigger and looks to save and invest.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL $25 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $50.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) sells life and other related forms of insurance, as well as mutual funds and investment management services.


The company raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1%, with the March 2017 payment....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO $35.36 (Toronto symbol GWO; Shares outstanding: 986.1 million; Market cap: $35.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 3.9%; www. greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial (Toronto symbol MFC and a buy recommendation of Canadian Wealth Advisor)....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $35 (www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial (Toronto symbol MFC). It also offers mutual funds, retirement planning and wealth management services in Canada, the U.S. and Europe....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $23.39 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $45.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.2%; www.manulife.ca) offers life and other related forms of insurance, as well as mutual funds and investment management services.


In the quarter ended September 30, 2016, Manulife earned $0.49 per share, up 14.0% from $0.43 a year earlier....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO $35.36 (Toronto symbol GWO; Shares outstanding: 986.1 million; Market cap: $35.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 3.9%; www. greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial (Toronto symbol MFC and a buy recommendation of Canadian Wealth Advisor)....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $33 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 986.1 million; Market cap: $32.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend Yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www....
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL $44.46 (Toronto symbol SLF; Shares outstanding: 612.8 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.sunlife.ca) sells life insurance, savings, retirement and pension products. The company has $864.6 billion in assets under management; it mainly operates in Canada, the U.S., Asia and the U.K.


In the three months ended June 30, 2016, the company’s earnings per share fell 10.0%, to $0.90 from $1.00 a year earlier....
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These are companies that have leading positions in healthy industries. They also have strong management that will make the right moves to remain competitive in a changing market.



Stocks like these give investors an additional measure of safety despite today’s volatility....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $17.42 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $34.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.3%; www.manulife.ca) offers life and other related forms of insurance, as well as mutual funds and investment management services....
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL $42.21 (Toronto symbol SLF; Shares outstanding: 612.7 million; Market cap: $25.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.sunlife.ca) sells life insurance, savings, retirement and pension products to individuals and corporations....