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The number of debit and credit card transactions continue to rise as more and more consumers make payments with plastic instead of cash. Widening interest in online shopping has also helped spur demand for electronic payment processing .
We feel the best way for conservative investors to profit from these trends is with high-quality credit card issuers like Visa and American Express....
We feel the best way for conservative investors to profit from these trends is with high-quality credit card issuers like Visa and American Express....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $73 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $138.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) is Canada’s second-largest bank with assets of $1.2 trillion.
TD continues to expand in the U.S.; that country now supplies 31% of its total earnings.
The bank and 42%-owned TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq symbol AMTD) recently completed their acquisition of Scottrade Bank....
TD continues to expand in the U.S.; that country now supplies 31% of its total earnings.
The bank and 42%-owned TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq symbol AMTD) recently completed their acquisition of Scottrade Bank....
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $84 (Toronto symbol BNS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $100.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Divd. yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is the third-largest of Canada’s big five banks with assets of $906.3 billion.
The bank is reportedly looking to sell ScotiaMocatta, its U.K.-based gold and precious metals trading business....
The bank is reportedly looking to sell ScotiaMocatta, its U.K.-based gold and precious metals trading business....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $83 (Toronto symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 463.1 million; Market cap: $38.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.0; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator after McDonald’s (No....
BLACKBERRY LTD. $14 (Toronto symbol BB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 530.3 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.blackberry.com) recently quit developing smartphones as part of a plan to focus on its more promising communications software....
As part of the recent negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. has demanded that Canada dismantle its supply management systems.
That would open up the domestic dairy and poultry industries to cheaper foreign imports....
That would open up the domestic dairy and poultry industries to cheaper foreign imports....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $40 (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Shares outstanding: 837.6 million; Market cap: $33.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) is Canada’s second-largest publicly traded oil company, after Suncor....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $56 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 711.6 million; Market cap: $39.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells specialized information products to banks, brokerage firms, lawyers and tax accountants....
Political and environmental opposition to new oil pipelines has prompted TransCanada and Enbridge to acquire big U.S. pipeline firms. Using acquisitions to expand adds risk, but those new businesses own regulated assets with predictable cash flows.
Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra cash flow from their new businesses to increase their dividends....
Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra cash flow from their new businesses to increase their dividends....
FORTIS INC. $48 (Toronto symbol FTS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 417.9 million; Market cap: $20.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.fortisinc.com) owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S....