New plant costs slow earnings

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $181 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 906.2 million; Market cap: $164.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 8.3; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) makes analog chips, which convert inputs like touch and sound into… Read More

Use these key updates to build your returns

NORTH WEST COMPANY $38 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NWC; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 47.7 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.northwest.ca) sells food and everyday products and services at 219 stores. Its outlets are mainly in… Read More

Semiconductor ETFs offer long-term promise

Many semiconductor (computer chip) stocks posted big gains after the pandemic hit in early 2020. That’s because sales of chips for personal electronics, such as computers, gaming hardware and so on, soared.
With COVID easing, demand for advanced chips—chips for automotive applications, datacentres, 5G technology and… Read More

These ETFs are ideal for your foreign buying

Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)
Investors in this country can, however, buy… Read More

These ETFs let you invest outside Canada

Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)
Investors in this country can, however, buy… Read More

19 years of rising dividends for TXN

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $179 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 907.6 million; Market cap: $162.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.ti.com) makes analog computer chips, which convert touch, sound and pressure into the electronic signals… Read More

19 years of rising dividends

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $163 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 923.6 million; Market cap: $150.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.7; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) is a top maker of analog chips, which convert inputs like… Read More