Toronto-Dominion Bank

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A: Laurentian Bank of Canada, $54.27, Toronto symbol LB (Shares outstanding: 33.9 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.laurentianbank.ca), is Canada’s eight-largest publicly traded bank, with total assets of $43.1 billion.


Laurentian Bank is mainly focused on operations in Quebec and Ontario....
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CENOVUS ENERGY $13.32 (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 833.2 million; Market cap: $11.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.cenovus.com) recently agreed to acquire full control of its main oil sands properties in Alberta.


In all, it will pay $17.7 billion, consisting of $14.1 billion in cash plus 208 million Cenovus common shares....
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Toronto-Dominion Bank has successfully expanded its U.S. operations over the last few years. It now has more branches south of the border (1,278) than in Canada (1,156). President Donald Trump wants to relax restrictions imposed on U.S....
Characteristics of the best Canadian bank to invest in: dividends, growth, and investment quality
A: Dividend 15 Split Corp., $10.85, symbol DFN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 34.7 million; Market cap: $376.5 million; www.dividend15.com), is a split-share investment corporation that holds shares of 15 companies: BCE Inc., CI Financial Corporation, Bank of Nova Scotia, Thomson Reuters, National Bank of Canada, TransAlta Corporation, Sun Life Financial, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, TransCanada Corporation, Manulife Financial, TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Telus Corporation and Enbridge.


The company can also invest up to 15% of its portfolio in other stocks.


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TD BANK $67.41 (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $125.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.3%; www.td.com) has expanded its U.S. operations over the past few years. These businesses now provide 29% of its earnings.


The contribution from TD’s U.S....
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Toronto-Dominion Bank moved up steadily in 2016, as demand for new mortgages and loans remained strong. While the bank spent heavily on online and mobile banking last year, that should pay off in 2017 with lower operating costs and higher earnings....