TD hikes your dividend

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TD BANK, $105.17, is a buy. The bank (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $188.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.4%) has rewarded investors now that Canada’s banking regulator has lifted the restrictions on dividends and share buybacks that were imposed due to COVID-19 economic concerns. As a result, TD raised your dividend by 12.7% starting with the January 2022 payment. The new annual rate of $3.56 yields 3.4%. The bank also plans to buy back up to 2.7% of its shares by January 10, 2023. Moreover, TD’s CET1 ratio was a solid 15.19% as of October 31, 2021; that’s well above the 10.5% regulatory minimum. (CET1, or Common Equity Tier 1, measures a bank’s ability to keep extending credit to individuals and businesses.) TD Bank is a buy. buy…