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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $58 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $110.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) continues to expand in the U.S., which now accounts for 30% of its profits....
Enbridge and TransCanada continue to face strong political and environmental opposition to their proposed oil pipeline projects in Canada.
In response, both firms are expanding in the U.S. with big acquisitions. While that adds to their risk, we feel both purchases will fuel their growth for years to come....
In response, both firms are expanding in the U.S. with big acquisitions. While that adds to their risk, we feel both purchases will fuel their growth for years to come....
Given their importance to the Canadian economy, we feel all investors will benefit from owning at least one—if not both—of Canada’s two main railways: CN Rail and CP Rail.
CN and CP tend to leapfrog each other in terms of investor favour. For example, CN has access to more ocean ports, which helps it gain from rising international trade....
CN and CP tend to leapfrog each other in terms of investor favour. For example, CN has access to more ocean ports, which helps it gain from rising international trade....
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $70 (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $70.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.4; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) continues to benefit from its 2008 decision to quit making chips for cellular phones and focus instead on analog chips....
NEWELL BRANDS INC. $52 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 482.2 million; Market cap: $25.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.1; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellbrands....
ABB LTD. ADRs $23 (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $46.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) makes transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical utilities....
SONY CORP. ADRs $34 (New York symbol SNE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $44.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) has launched two new versions of its PlayStation 4 video game console....
The Bank of Japan continues to pump money into the Japanese economy through economic stimulus. That should benefit Toyota and Honda, as the plan pushes down the value of the yen and makes their cars and trucks cheaper in markets outside Japan.
TOYOTA MOTOR CO....
TOYOTA MOTOR CO....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $109 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 497.2 million; Market cap: $54.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.9; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) continues to benefit from strong demand for its subscription services, particularly the Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs....
Sales of new cars in the U.S. have slowed lately. That should spur demand for replacement auto parts and repair services. However, we prefer Genuine Parts to Snap-On right now due to its wider variety of businesses and higher dividend.
GENUINE PARTS CO....
GENUINE PARTS CO....