oil and gas
Finning International began paying dividends in 1970. At current prices, the stock is now in the middle of the wide range between $15 and $35 that it has stayed in for the past 10 years. While in that range, it doubled its dividend, although a sluggish economy and weak commodity prices held back its earnings....
TORSTAR CORP. $0.43 (www.torstar.com) remains a hold, but only for highly aggressive investors. The company continues to sell less-important assets in response to falling advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper, The Toronto Star, and its other daily and weekly papers in Ontario....
Despite persistently low oil and gas prices, you should continue to hold Resource stocks in your portfolio (as much as 15% of the total). To cut your risk, however, investors should stick with producers—like Cenovus and Encana—that have high-quality properties and low operating costs.
CENOVUS ENERGY INC....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC....
Canada’s Big Five banks continue to generate healthy profits for you, their shareholders. That’s despite their move to set aside more funds to cover potentially bad loans should the economy sour. Higher loan-loss provisions have nonetheless slowed earnings growth for some of the banks although we feel their decision to increase reserves helps protect investor value....
Consider these factors and more to profit from holding the best Canadian utility ETF in your diversified portfolio
If you’re tempted to add beaten-down oil and gas stocks to your portfolio, you’re facing a dilemna. Many continue to report positive cash flow and trade at extremely low multiples to cash flow. Some even pay regular dividends. But at the same time, investors are very concerned about the prospect of weakening oil and gas demand in a slowing global economy....
Welcome to your latest issue of Canadian Wealth Advisor! As always, we feature safety-conscious gainers ready to add to your long-term returns. Enbridge continues to successfully integrate a huge acquisition—and has raised its dividend.
ENBRIDGE INC., $51.63, is now a buy for the Utilities sector of your portfolio. Investors should profit as the pipeline operator (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $104.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.3%; www.enbridge.com) completes a three-year plan to simplify and streamline its operations following its 2017 purchase of Spectra Energy for $37 billion....
ENBRIDGE INC., $51.63, is now a buy for the Utilities sector of your portfolio. Investors should profit as the pipeline operator (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $104.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.3%; www.enbridge.com) completes a three-year plan to simplify and streamline its operations following its 2017 purchase of Spectra Energy for $37 billion....
Investors in Chemours have had a wild ride since the old DuPont—under pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz—spun off this business in July 2015.
Those new shares initially dropped from around $21 each to $4 by early 2016. They then soared to $57 in October 2017 before falling to the current level.
As with most chemical firms, Chemours’ products are highly cyclical....
Those new shares initially dropped from around $21 each to $4 by early 2016. They then soared to $57 in October 2017 before falling to the current level.
As with most chemical firms, Chemours’ products are highly cyclical....
The essence of investment quality is a company’s ability to survive a business setback and go on to still greater success when conditions improve. We created our TSINetwork Rating System to give you an idea of the investment quality and risk in stocks we analyze and recommend.
Using the system, we assign “quality points” based on nine key factors that Successful Investors recognize as signs of lasting investment quality....
Using the system, we assign “quality points” based on nine key factors that Successful Investors recognize as signs of lasting investment quality....
For Successful Investors, the appeal of aggressive stocks is obvious: they can give you bigger gains than conservative ones. But as our readers are well aware, they can also hand you bigger losses. That’s why they’re only suitable for those of you prepared to accept the added risk.
Regardless we continue to recommend that aggressive stocks make up no more than, say, 30% of your portfolio....
Regardless we continue to recommend that aggressive stocks make up no more than, say, 30% of your portfolio....