These Power Corp. firms offer high yields

GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $35 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 989.2 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Dividend Yield: 4.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial (Toronto symbol MFC). It also offers mutual funds… Read More

Dividend increase: Sun Life Financial

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC. $52 (Toronto symbol SLF; Conservative- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 612.0 million; Market cap: $31.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.sunlife.ca) originally began operating as The Sun Insurance Company of Montreal in 1865. It’s… Read More

Top holdings make it a buy

POWER CORP. $32.83 (Toronto symbol POW; Shares outstanding: 414.4 million; Market cap: $15.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.powercorporation. com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses. It holds its financial assets through its 65.6%-owned Power Financial.

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Updating Power Corp.

POWER CORP. $33 (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 415.3 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www. powercorporation.com) is a Montreal-based holding company that owns its financial assets through a 65.7% stake… Read More

Asian expansion set to spur dividends

Sun Life is one of Canada’s oldest life insurance companies. At the same time, it continues to aggressively expand in Asia. That region’s middle class is saving and investing more as its rapid growth continues. The resulting boost to Sun Life’s earnings should let it… Read More

Another acquisition for Great-West

GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $36 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 989.9 million; Market cap: $35.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco. com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial. It also offers… Read More