Two aggressive Finance-sector buys…

We advise most investors to confine their Finance-sector investments to Canada’s five big banks and other recommendations in our Conservative Growth Portfolio. However, if you can accept more risk, we also like Home Capital and Dundee.

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $48 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth… Read More

Good fit for Scotiabank

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $54.22 (Toronto symbol BNS: Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $56.4 billion; SI Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.scotiabank.com) is buying the 82% of DundeeWealth Inc. (Toronto symbol DW) that it does not already own.

DundeeWealth manages investments and operates a.. Read More

Wealth manager lifts Dundee’s earnings

DUNDEE CORP. $17 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 73.8 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in three main areas: wealth management, real estate and resources… Read More