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WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC. $80 is a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; Cyclical-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 75.6 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.wyndhamhotels.com) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 8,300 hotels in more than 100 countries.

Wyndham last raised your quarterly dividend by 7.9% with the March 2025 payment, to $0.41 a share from $0.38. The annual rate of $1.64 yields 2.1%.

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Dividend Stocks

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NORTH WEST COMPANY $49 is a buy. This retailer (Toronto symbol NWC; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 47.7 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.northwest.ca) sells food and everyday products and services at 229 stores, mainly in northern communities across Canada, as well as in Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean.

With the October 2025 payment, North West raised your quarterly dividend by 2.5%, to $0.41 a share from $0.40. The new annual rate of $1.64 yields 3.3%.

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Dividend Stocks

New businesses add to its prospects

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $229 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 116.7 million; Market cap: $26.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.

Broadridge raised your quarterly dividend by 10.8% with the October 2025 payment, to $0.975 a share from $0.88. The new annual rate of $3.90 yields 1.7%. The company has raised its dividend each year since Automatic Data Processing spun it off to its shareholders in 2007.

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Dividend Stocks

IGM has a hidden asset in Wealthsimple

Both of these stocks are reliable dividend payers. However, we prefer IGM for your new buying, particularly as its investment in Wealthsimple continues to appreciate.

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Dividend Stocks

Their refineries support your dividends

We continue to recommend that investors stick with integrated oil producers, such as Imperial Oil and Chevron, as their refining businesses cut their risk to volatile crude prices. That will let them keep raising their dividends.

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Dividend Stocks

Cost cuts keep this dividend rising

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC. $72 is a buy. The company (New York symbol SWK; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 154.9 million; Market cap: $11.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.stanleyblackanddecker.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of hand and power tools.

With the September 2025 payment, Stanley increased your quarterly dividend by 1.2%, to $0.83 a share from $0.82. The annual rate of $3.32 yields 4.6%. The company has now raised the dividend each year for the past 58 years.

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Dividend Stocks

Lower costs will help these foodmakers thrive

These two foodmakers are cutting costs and improving the quality of their products. While that should spur the earnings and dividends of each company, we feel Campbell’s is the better choice for today’s new buying.

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Dividend Stocks

New deal cuts LNG project’s risk

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP. $51 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 580.9 million; Market cap: $29.6 billion; Dividend yield: 5.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s oil.

The company has paid dividends continuously since 1997. It last increased your quarterly dividend with the June 2025 payment. Investors now receive $0.71 a share, up 2.9% from $0.69. The new annual rate of $2.84 yields a high 5.6%.

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Dividend Stocks

Investors will benefit from their strategies

H&R REIT is now narrowing its focus to its residential and industrial buildings, while Primaris continues to acquire high-quality shopping malls. Both strategies should pay off for investors in the form of higher and more sustainable distributions.

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Dividend Stocks

A Yield to Caution: Brown-Forman Corp.

BROWN-FORMAN CORP. $29 (New York symbol BF.B; Shares outstanding: 463.2 million; Market cap: $13.4 billion; Dividend yield: 3.0%; www.brown-forman.com) makes and sells alcoholic beverages. The most important and iconic brand in its portfolio is Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey.

The stock now yields 3.0%.

Brown-Forman’s sales and profits have come under pressure over the past couple of years. Strained household budgets due to inflation are partly to blame for the reduced spending on alcohol. There also appears to be other trends that explain lower liquor consumption. These include competition from legal marijuana, the increasing popularity of weight-loss drugs, and health concerns, particularly among the younger generation.

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