Dividends are up for these buys

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CAE INC. $18 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 268.8 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.cae.com) is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft. It also operates pilot-training schools in over 30 countries, and makes mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals. Beginning with the September 2016 payment, CAE increased its quarterly dividend by 6.7%, to $0.08 a share from $0.075. The new annual rate of $0.32 yields 1.8%. CAE is a buy. MCDONALD’S CORP. $112 (New York symbol MCD; Income Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 853.4 million; Market cap: $95.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 3.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.mcdonalds.com) is the world’s largest operator of fast-food restaurants, with 36,500 outlets in 120 countries. The company will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.6% with the December 2016 payment, to $0.94 a share from $0.89. The…