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Danaher is a great example of how a company can unlock value for shareholders with spinoffs. Since 2016, the conglomerate has completed two separate spinoffs. In that time, the stock has jumped over 280% compared to just 115% for the S&P 500 Index.


More spinoffs are possible—Danaher currently has over 20 different operating companies....
Shares of the Royal Bank of Canada—the country’s largest bank by market cap—plunged from around $109 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, to a low around $72. After that, it reversed course and climbed to a recent peak near $150. That recovery owes a great deal to government pandemic supports for individuals and businesses....
A: Ninepoint Energy Fund is a mutual fund that holds a portfolio of mid-cap energy companies.

Prior to March 12, 2018, the mutual fund was called the Sprott Energy Fund.

Ninepoint Energy Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of mid-tier companies that are involved in the exploration, development, production and distribution of oil, gas, coal, uranium or other related activities in the energy and resource sector.

The fund’s current top holdings are Arc Resources, Baytex Energy, Cardinal Energy, Cenovus Energy, Enerplus, Headwater Exploration, Meg Energy, Nuvista Energy, Tamarack Valley Energy, and Whitecap Resources.

Ninepoint is managed by Eric Nuttall, who feels that his numerous company relationships in the energy industry are a big plus.

The fund gained a whopping 242.5% over the last year along with a jump in oil and gas prices....
A: Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., $1.32, symbol TWM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 339.1 million; Market cap: $457.9 million; www.tidewatermidstream.com), purchases, sells and transports natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) throughout North America and to overseas markets.

Tidewater is also engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and gas infrastructure, including gas plants, pipelines, export terminals and storage facilities.

The company first sold shares to the public and began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 15, 2015, at $1.00 each....
INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC., $8.09, symbol INDI on Nasdaq, is a manufacturer of automotive semiconductors (computer chips) and software used in the sensors for advanced driver assistance systems, including LiDAR. Based in California, the company has offices in the U.S., Europe, Israel, Japan, and China.

LiDAR sensors on vehicles emit single particles of light, known as photons, that strike nearby objects such as cars, pedestrians, and trees....
BCE INC., $66.66, Toronto symbol BCE, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also provides wireless services and high-speed Internet access, in addition to owning TV and radio stations.

BCE has raised its dividend rate each year since 2008....
PFIZER INC., $50.78, New York symbol PFE, is your #1 Income Buy for 2022.

The company is one of the world’s largest makers of prescription drugs. Its top-selling brands include Lyrica (epilepsy), Celebrex and Enbrel (arthritis), and Prevnar (pneumonia).

Pfizer has increased its dividend rate each year since 2011....
TWILIO INC., $190.88, symbol TWLO on Nasdaq, is a buy. The company offers a key service to software developers who create mobile apps. Specifically, its own software is used to connect apps to essential functions elsewhere on a device, including dealing with phone calls and messaging.

The stock soared almost 20% after the company reported strong results in the latest quarter.

In the quarter ended December 31, 2021, revenue jumped 53.8%, to $842.7 million from $548.1 million....
TELUS CORP., $31.57, Toronto symbol T, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier with 11.42 million users, just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $165 (www.cibc.com) is a buy. The bank increased your quarterly dividend by 10.3% with the January 2022 payment. The new annual rate of $6.44 yields a high 3.9%. Based on CIBC’s projected earnings for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, of $14.58 a share, the new dividend rate represents a payout rate of 44%....