BCE cuts capital spending

BCE INC. $53 is a buy. Canada’s largest provider of telecommunication services (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 912.3 million; Market cap: $48.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 7.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) plans to cut its capital spending in… Read More

BCE offers growth—and a high yield

BCE has largely completed a multi-year plan to upgrade its wireless and fibre-optic networks. Those improvements are already attracting new customers and lifting its cash flow. The completion of those projects also means BCE can lower its capital spending. That frees up cash for future… Read More

These dividend ETFs offer you regular income

Higher interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks must increasingly compete with fixed-income investments for investor interest. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors.
Meanwhile, dividend-focused ETFs often follow strategies that can set investors up for maximum long-term gains with the least… Read More