TD aims to increase its U.S. earnings

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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $58 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $110.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) continues to expand in the U.S., which now accounts for 30% of its profits. Instead of acquiring domestic retail banks, TD is looking to buy portfolios of U.S. corporate loans from European and other foreign-based banks. That would let it better serve its Canadian clients that also operate in the U.S. Moreover, expanding in the U.S. would help offset slowing demand for mortgages and consumer loans in Canada. TD Bank is a buy. buy…