The best retirement plan you can have

Investors who are still years away from retirement are often plagued by a nagging fear. When they stop working, there won’t be enough income coming in.
This underlines the fact that successful retirement planning begins well before you approach retirement age. There is one plan that… Read More

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $55 – Toronto symbol BNS

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $55 (Toronto symbol BNS; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $60.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank, with assets of $637.1 billion.

During the financial crisis, the… Read More

Global focus sets Scotia apart

Low interest rates continue to fuel loan demand at Canada’s big five banks. However, rising competition for new borrowers has forced all five to launch aggressive new promotions—including special mortgage rates as low as 2.99%—that are weighing on their profits.

Even so, we continue to see… Read More

CAE Inc. $8.65 – Toronto symbol CAE

CAE INC. $8.65 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; SI Rating: Above average) is a leading maker of full-size, computerized flight simulators. Airlines use these devices to train pilots to fly certain aircraft, and to prepare flight crews to handle emergencies… Read More