Here are more quality stocks to power your 2020 returns

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In addition to our feature stock this month BCE, we’re presenting you with many more ways to boost your returns and temper your risk. For example, Suncor remains a great pick for the Resources portion of your portfolio. As an integrated oil producer, which both produces crude and refines it into gasoline and other fuels, the company is less vulnerable to changing crude prices. It’s also using its strong cash flow to keep boosting its dividend. For investors seeking faster rewards, we offer up three picks—Linamar, Metro and Restaurant Brands International—from our Aggressive Portfolio. While they carry more risk than our conservative recommendations, all three are terrific additions to just about any portfolio. What’s more, unlike many aggressive stocks, all of them pay you steady dividends. We also look at two long-time dividend-paying stocks—Canadian Utilities and its parent ATCO. They give investors two ways to profit from essentially the same high-quality power utilities and pipeline. However, income-seekers should go with Canadian Utilities, while ATCO’s holding company discount…