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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $74.10, Toronto symbol BNS, is still a buy.

The bank recently announced that it was shifting its business away from poorly performing Latin American markets. As a result, it now plans to earmark 90% of its capital to its main markets of Canada, the U.S....
POWER CORP., $43.31, is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Shares o/s: 590.4 million; Market cap: $28.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.2%) owns 62.2% of IGM Financial (symbol IGM on Toronto)....
TD BANK, $77.92, is still a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $137.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 5.3%; www.td.com) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.9% with the January 2025 payment....
Top pick Walmart shows impressive growth as the mega retailer continues a 51-year streak of dividend increases.
A: Aura Minerals Inc., $16.35, symbol ORA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 72.3 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.auraminerals.com), is a mid-tier gold and copper company.

Aura has four operating mines.

The first is the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico....
A: In analyzing a stock, you need to form an idea of how much it would get hurt in a recession. To put it another way, how likely it is to survive a business slump and go on to prosper when good times return? To do that, you need to look at a number of factors....
A: Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, $11.93, symbol DIR.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 277.3 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; www.dream.ca/industrial/), is a real estate investment trust, or REIT....
Intact Financial has engaged in a successful strategic expansion with its shares up 82% over the past five years while remaining attractively valued.
PFIZER INC., $26.59, New York symbol PFE, is a buy.

The company is one of the world’s largest makers of prescription drugs. Its top-selling brands include Enbrel (arthritis), Ibrance (breast cancer) and Prevnar (pneumonia).

With the March 2025 payment, Pfizer will raise your quarterly dividend by 2.4%....
ProShares Ultra Gold ETF, $92.36, symbol UGL on New York (Units outstanding: 3.1 million; Market cap: $286.3 million; www.proshares.com), aims to move 200% in the same direction as the price of gold.

The fund relies on futures contracts and other derivatives to boost the returns on gold....