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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $179 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 907.6 million; Market cap: $162.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.ti.com) makes analog computer chips, which convert touch, sound and pressure into the electronic signals that computers can understand.

Starting with the November 2022 payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 7.8%, to $1.24 a share from $1.15....

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Dividend Stocks

New projects enhance their appeal and cash flow

These two retail-focused REITs continue to benefit as shoppers return to their mall and other retail properties. Longer term, both REITs should also gain as they build more mixed-use properties with residential units.

CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT $14 is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 723.5 million; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Distribution yield: 5.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.choicereit.ca) owns 701 retail, industrial, office space and residential properties with 64.0 million square feet of gross leasable area....

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Dividend Stocks

Efficiency gains to fuel this dividend

Finning recently announced that Scott Thomson will step down as CEO to head up the Bank of Nova Scotia. The company has appointed Kevin Parkes as Thomson’s replacement.

Mr. Parkes will likely continue the company’s current strategy of expanding its product support (equipment maintenance) business....

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Dividend Stocks

The ins and outs of... spotting high-yield dangers

High dividend yields are very attractive to income seeking investors—right now and always. But you still need to be cautious.

Despite recent rate hikes, interest rates are still relatively low, and investors still earn relatively low returns on fixed-return investments....

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Dividend Stocks

A yield to caution

ISHARES CORE MSCI CANADIAN QUALITY DIVIDEND INDEX ETF $24 (Toronto symbol XDIV; Units outstanding: 29.9 million; Market cap: $717.6 million; Dividend yield: 4.1%; www.blackrock.com/ca) aims to invest in Canadian stocks with above-average dividend yields and steady or increasing dividends....

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Dividend Stocks

Two ways to profit from the same assets

Canadian Utilities and its parent company ATCO hold essentially the same pool of assets. Investors looking for yield should opt for the subsidiary, while value seekers should buy the parent for its holding company discount.

CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD....

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Dividend Stocks

Updating your Income stocks: Quaker Chemicals, Newell Brands, and Stanley Black & Decker

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $190 (www.quakerhoughton.com) is a buy. This maker of specialty chemicals saw its sales in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, rise 9.6%, to $492.2 million from $449.1 million a year earlier....

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Growth Stocks

Look past Cintas’s high multiple

Cintas’s shares have gained 15% since the start of 2022 as the re-opening of the economy continues to spur demand for its uniform rentals and other business services. While the stock looks expensive in relation to its earnings, its high market share and cost controls justify that multiple.

CINTAS CORP....

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Growth Stocks

Investors will benefit from breakup

NCR CORP. $23 is still a buy for aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol NCR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 137.4 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ncr.com) plans to separate into two publicly traded firms.

The automated teller machines (ATM) operations will have annual revenue of $3.8 billion and gross earnings of $700 million....

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Growth Stocks

Use these updates to enhance your returns

TENNANT CO. $63 is a hold. The company (New York symbol TNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 18.6 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tennantco.com) makes industrial floor and street-cleaning equipment, including scrubbers, sweepers and polishers.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2022, sales fell 3.3%, to $262.9 million from $272.0 million a year earlier....

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