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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $66 is a buy. The stock (Toronto symbol BNS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $79.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 6.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is down 28% since the start of 2022, mainly due to concerns that rising interest rates will lead to a jump in loan writeoffs. However, its credit quality remains strong. In its fiscal 2022 third quarter, ended July 31, 2022, writeoffs fell 60.8% from a year earlier. As a result, bad loans improved to 0.36% of its total loan portfolio from 0.46%. The bank probably earned $8.45 a share in fiscal 2022, and the stock trades at an attractive 7.8 times that forecast. The $4.12 dividend looks safe and yields a high 6.2%. Bank of Nova Scotia is a buy. MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. remains a hold. The company (Toronto symbols TPX.A $62 and TPX.B $67; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 216.5 million; Market cap: $14.5…