Earn steady income from cyclical upswing

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The improving outlook for cyclical commodity prices is prompting mining firms to order more equipment from Finning and Toromont. Both firms are also benefitting as governments spend more on infrastructure projects. Those higher orders will fuel their profits—and your dividends. FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $35 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTT; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 151.0 million; Market cap: $5.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, South America, the U.K. and Ireland. Its main customers are in the oil and gas, mining, forestry products, and construction industries. Starting with the June 2022 payment, Finning raised your quarterly dividend by 4.9%. Investors now receive $0.236 a share instead of $0.225. The new annual rate of $0.944 yields 2.7%. Finning has raised the annual dividend rate each year for the past 21 years. The company continues to benefit as the re-opening of the world’s economies spurs demand for its equipment…