141 years of dividends make Stanley a buy

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC. $152 (New York symbol SWK; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 154.1 million; Market cap: $23.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.stanleyblackanddecker.com) started up in 1843 and is now one of the world’s largest makers of… Read More

Dividend increase: Enbridge

ENBRIDGE INC. $49 (Toronto symbol ENB; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.65 billion; Market cap: $80.9 billion; Dividend yield: 5.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and the U.S…. Read More

High-yielding pipeline stocks: 1 buy & 1 hold

Political and environmental opposition to new oil pipelines has prompted TransCanada and Enbridge to acquire big U.S. pipeline firms. Using acquisitions to expand adds risk, but those new businesses own regulated assets with predictable cash flows.

Both TransCanada and Enbridge have pledged to use the extra… Read More

These three high yields remain sustainable

ENBRIDGE INC. $51 (Toronto symbol ENB; Income- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares o/s 1.6 billion; Market cap: $81.6 billion; Divd. yield: 4.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.enbridge. com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and… Read More