Topic: How To Invest

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, October 18, 2024

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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $77.84, Toronto symbol TD, remains a buy for patient, income-seeking investors. With the January 2024 payment, TD raised your quarterly dividend by 6.3%. Investors now receive $1.02 a share instead of $0.96. The new annual rate of $4.08 yields a solid 5.2%. The bank has agreed to pay a fine of $3.09 billion U.S. due to lapses in the anti-money laundering processes of its U.S. retail banking operations. TD has already set aside $3.05 billion U.S. to cover the fine. The bank has since beefed up the monitoring and compliance procedures at its U.S. and Canadian operations, which should help prevent additional violations. The settlement also unexpectedly imposed an asset cap on TD’s U.S. retail banking operations. As a result, those assets cannot exceed $434 billion, which was their value on September 30, 2024. The cap will prevent TD from opening new branches, making acquisitions or expanding its loan portfolios without the permission of regulators. Investors should note that the cap does not…