INTEL CORP., $51.83, Nasdaq symbol INTC, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 90% of all personal computers and more than 80% of all datacentres.

Intel is now buying Israeli software firm Granulate....

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $103.32, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

The stock gained 3% this week after the company and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers, and train and yard workers have agreed to settle their current labour dispute through binding arbitration....

ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC., $54.30, is a buy. The retailer (symbol ATD on Toronto) operates 12,264 convenience stores across North America and Europe.

In the three months ended January 30, 2022, sales jumped 41.2%, to $18.58 billion from $13.16 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....

CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (class A non-voting) is a buy. The company (Toronto symbols CTC (voting) $346 and CTC.A (non-voting) $187; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $11.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.canadiantire.ca), through its 504 Canadian Tire stores, sell automotive, household and sporting goods....

Genuine Parts has a long history of rewarding investors: the company has paid regular dividends since it became a public company in 1948. The company recently completed a big acquisition that should let it continue that impressive record. Genuine will also benefit from the slowdown of new car production due to the ongoing chip shortage, which should spur demand for replacement parts.


GENUINE PARTS CO....

MICROSOFT CORP. $299 is a buy. The tech giant (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 7.5 billion; Market cap: $2.2 trillion; Dividend yield: 0.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.microsoft.com) raised your quarterly dividend by 10.7% with the December 2021 payment, to $0.62 a share from $0.56....

WELLS FARGO & CO. $51 remains a buy. The bank (New York symbol WFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.8 billion; Market cap: $193.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.wellsfargo.com) had total assets of $1.95 trillion as of December 31, 2021....

TRAVEL + LEISURE CO. $56 is a buy. The company (New York symbol TNL; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 85.7 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average, www.travelandleisureco.com) is the new name for Wyndham Destinations after its purchase of the Travel + Leisure brand from Meredith Corp....

Andrew Peller and Molson Coors continue to benefit as they shift their focus to premium beverages, which generate higher profits than their traditional products. That should give them more cash for dividends. Even so, we feel Peller is in a better position to handle rising input costs.


ANDREW PELLER LTD....

The Bank of Canada just raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.50%. That will increase the borrowing costs for businesses and consumers. However, you can offset those higher interest charges with dividends from our big banks, which are once again raising their payments as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.


BANK OF MONTREAL $148 is a buy. The bank (Toronto symbol BMO; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 648.4 million; Market cap: $96.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.bmo.com) last raised your quarterly dividend with the February 2022 payment....