Updating IGM Financial Inc., Bank of Montreal, Suncor Energy Inc. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

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IGM FINANCIAL INC. $41 (www.igmfinancial.com) had $147.3 billion of assets under management as of August 31, 2017. That’s up 5.4% from $139.8 billion a year earlier. IGM’s fee income rises and falls with the value of the mutual funds and other securities it manages. In August, IGM’s clients contributed $168.5 million more to its mutual funds than they took out. Specifically, overall sales rose $94.7 million at Investors Group and $114.5 million at Mackenzie. Those gains offset a $40.3 million decline at Investment Planning Counsel. Buy. BANK OF MONTREAL $92 (www.bmo.com) currently pays quarterly dividends of $0.90 a share; the annual rate of $3.60 yields 3.9%. In the latest quarter, the bank paid out 43.8% of its earnings as dividends. It aims to pay out between 40% and 50%, so there’s still lots of room for more increases. Buy. SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $41 (www.suncor.com) will soon start up its 50.8%-owned Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta. When that project reaches full production in…