These dividend ETFs offer steady income

Dividend-paying companies have done well over the longer term, although the recent performance of this group lagged the main market indexes. That’s because higher interest rates on fixed-income investments made their dividends less attractive to income investors. Still, high-quality dividend-paying companies—given their prospects for capital… Read More

Here are key updates on your holdings

SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $55 is a buy. Canada’s largest integrated oil producer (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $71.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3: Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is now raising your quarterly dividend by 4.6%. Starting with… Read More

Expect more share buybacks

SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $53 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol SU; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $68.9 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.suncor.com) is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands.
With the… Read More