Power pays you a special dividend

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POWER CORP. $41 is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 676.5 million; Market cap: $27.7 billion; Dividend yield: 4.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses. Its primary investments are controlling stakes in Great-West Lifeco, IGM Financial, and Swiss-listed Pargesa. The company will pay investors a special dividend of $0.0475 a share in February 2022. That’s in addition to its regular quarterly payment of $0.4475 a share; the annual rate of $1.79 yields a high 4.4%. Power’s shares trade at a discount to its net asset value per share of $52.81 (as of September 30, 2021). The improving performance of its holdings should help cut that discount. Power Corp. is a buy. buy…