Loblaw adapts to shifting market

Loblaw’s shares have jumped 40% in the past year; they, in fact, hit a new all-time high of $171.99 on July 24, 2024.
The big gain is partly due to the 2018 transfer of the company’s real estate business to its parent company. That left it… Read More

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, August 2, 2024

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO., $155.73, Toronto symbol CNR, remains a buy for long-term gains.

CN operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 30,250-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

The company last raised your quarterly dividend… Read More

Loblaw settles bread lawsuit

LOBLAW COMPANIES, $170.25, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 305.9 million; Market cap: $51.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.2%; www.loblaw.ca) and its parent company George Weston Ltd. (see page 62) have agreed to pay a total of $500 million to settle two… Read More

Two safety-conscious blue chips to buy now

Here are two of our top safety-conscious recommendations. Both have growth ahead. Look for that to spur their share prices and your returns.
BCE INC., $46.57, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 912.3 million; Market cap: $42.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield:… Read More

These REITs offer growth and high income

While higher interest rates have increased the appeal of bonds and hurt REITs in the past year, Choice Properties and RioCan remain excellent ways for investors to earn income. We see both as buys.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $12.95, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s:… Read More

These REITs offer high yields—and growth

While rising interest rates have increased the appeal of bonds and hurt REITs in the past year, Choice Properties and RioCan remain excellent ways for investors to earn income. We see both as buys.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $13.45, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s:… Read More