Free trade deals will boost CN

Canadian Pacific Railway is our #1 buy for 2012. However, we also have a high opinion of its larger rival, Canadian National Railway.

CN has thrived since it became a public company in 1995, thanks to a series of acquisitions that greatly expanded its U.S. operations… Read More

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $69 – Toronto symbol CP

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $69 (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 169.7 million; Market cap: $11.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight between Montreal and Vancouver, and connects with hubs in… Read More

Our #1 buy for 2012

We’ve chosen Canadian Pacific Railway as our “Stock of the Year” for 2012.

Railways are highly cyclical. CP’s stock got as low as $30 in mid-2004, then shot up to briefly peak at $90 in mid-2007. It then fell to a low of $33 by March… Read More