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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $86.37, Toronto symbol TD, remains a buy for patient, income-seeking investors.

The bank last increased your dividend by 2.9% with the January 2025 payment, to $1.05 a share from $1.02. The new annual rate of $4.20 yields a solid 4.9%.

TD recently settled charges over lapses in the anti-money laundering processes at its U.S....

GANNETT CO. INC. $3.09 (www.gannett.com) is a hold. The newspaper publisher recently sold its Austin American-Statesman newspaper in Austin, Texas. It used the proceeds of $57.5 million to pay down its long-term debt of $1.01 billion (as of December 31, 2024)....

In light of current market uncertainty, Motorola Solutions remains a solid choice for your portfolio. The company should see strong demand for police radios and video surveillance equipment as the Trump administration increases spending on border patrols. As well, while most of its suppliers are outside of the U.S., Motorola is confident it can adjust its supply chains to minimize the impact of new tariffs....

TELUS CORP., $20.44, Toronto symbol T, is your #1 Income Buy for 2025.

The company is Canada’s largest wireless carrier with 13.88 million subscribers (including non-cellphone devices such as tablets). It also sells landline phone, Internet and TV services in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec.

Starting in 2011, Telus began rewarding its shareholders with twice yearly dividend increases....

SOLVENTUM CORP. $74 is a hold. The company (New York symbol SOLV; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 173.0 million; Market cap: $12.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.solvemntum.com) makes wound infection prevention and dental products.


On April 1, 2024, 3M Corp....

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $34 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Conservative Growth, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 230.5 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.kyndryl.com) helps corporate and government clients manage their datacentres....

HP INC. $29 is a hold. The maker of personal computers and printers (New York symbol HPQ; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 942.7 billion; Market cap: $27.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.hp.com) reported 2.4% higher revenue for its fiscal 2025 first quarter, ended January 31, 2025, to $13.50 billion from $13.19 billion a year earlier....

Broadridge and Gen Digital are leaders in their niche markets. That makes it easier to hang onto existing customers and attract new ones. Both are also expanding into new markets, which should spur their overall growth.


BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC....

Over the years, longtime subscribers have frequently heard—and regularly benefited from—our three-part investment philosophy (see below). We have found that it works in all kinds of economies and all markets. We expect it, along with other TSI investing fundamentals (also below), will continue to help protect your returns despite tariff tumult.


1: Invest mainly in well-established, dividend-paying companies; 2: Spread your money out across most if not all the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer Goods & Services; Finance; and Utilities); and 3: Downplay or avoid stocks getting excess attention from the broker/media limelight.


If you have two-thirds of your portfolio in Canadian stocks and a third in U.S....