Our #1 Income stock pays you more

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We selected TC Energy as the top 2020 stock for income-seeking investors mainly because its regulated pipelines and power plants generate plenty of steady cash flow for dividends. In fact, the company has raised the payment each year for the past two decades. Sharply lower oil prices could impact pipeline volumes. However, 93% of TC’s revenue comes from long-term, take-or-pay contracts. They oblige customers to pay regardless of whether they use their contracted pipeline space or not. Those deals also cut risk for TC investors and should let the company keep raising your dividend. TC ENERGY CORP. $63 is our #1 Income Buy for 2020. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 939.0 million; Market cap: $59.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.5; Dividend yield: 5.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) changed its name from TransCanada Corp. on May 3, 2019. It was formed in 1951 to build and operate a pipeline that would pump natural gas from Alberta to…