Updating Power Corp.

POWER CORP. $33 (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 415.3 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www. powercorporation.com) is a Montreal-based holding company that owns its financial assets through a 65.7% stake… Read More

Updating Bank of Nova Scotia

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $82 (Toronto symbol BNS; Income- Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $98.4 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank, with assets of $906.3 billion.

The bank will raise its quarterly dividend… Read More

Special Situation: Say no to Roku

ROKU INC. $22 (Nasdaq symbol ROKU) is a U.S. video-streaming company. It produces a variety of digital media players that allow customers to access Internet-streamed video and audio services through their televisions. The stocks has jumped 57% since it first sold shares to the public… Read More

Updating Imperial Oil Ltd.

IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $40 (Toronto symbol IMO; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 840.4 million; Market cap: $33.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.imperialoil. ca) is Canada’s second-largest integrated oil company, after Suncor Energy. U.S.-based ExxonMobil (New York symbol… Read More

Special Situation: Just say no…

Share prices for many Canadian marijuana stocks have soared since mid-2016. They’ve since given back some of those gains, but investors are still attracted by their speculative appeal. However, the pioneers of an industry don’t always survive.

The federal government’s plan to expand the marijuana market… Read More

Updating Metro Inc.

METRO INC. $42 (Toronto symbol MRU; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding 227.7 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.metro.ca) operates 590 grocery stores and 250 drugstores in Quebec and Ontario.

The company last raised its quarterly dividend… Read More