Operating in more than one profitable industry reduces Toromont’s risk. It has the potential to offset a downturn in any one industry with an upturn in another.
Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX—TIH)

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Operating in more than one profitable industry reduces Toromont’s risk. It has the potential to offset a downturn in any one industry with an upturn in another.
Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX—TIH)

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Canadians are forced to adapt to high inflation by shopping for bargains, especially for everyday essentials. These two stocks below should benefit from this trend.

Dollarama Inc. (TSX—DOL)
Canadians from all walks   Read More

The U.S. dollar has risen against other major currencies. In uncertain times, many foreign investors want to hold American dollars. After all, the U.S. remains the world’s largest economy. And   Read More

Goeasy Ltd’s (TSX—GSY) poor year-to-date performance surprised us because goeasy achieved record earnings in the three months to March 31. Specifically it earned $45.8 million, or $2.72 a share. This   Read More

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly Key stock ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly Key stock ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Here are two Canadian construction industry stocks to buy for long-term capital gains.

SNC Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX—SNC)
It looks like SNC is on the mend. It’s a “fully-integrated professional services and   Read More

Stock market setbacks do happen. So it can pay to buy defensive beverage stocks. Their valuations and dividends are usually favourable compared with those of, say, tech stocks.

We regularly review   Read More

Power Corp. trades for less than it’s worth. Even better, its dividends yield nearly 6.8 per cent and they look sustainable. It remains an undervalued buy.

We hold a high opinion   Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has restrained the recent financial results of Saputo Inc. At the same time, Saputo plans to grow through acquisitions and organically.
Montreal-based Saputo Inc. earned a little more   Read More

COVID-19 has had a mixed impact on Procter & Gamble’s business. Despite this, the company reported higher earnings in its latest quarter and increased its dividend.

There’s an old saying: “What   Read More

PepsiCo trades at a high multiple of its earnings, but that multiple is in line with other large competitors. It’s a dividend aristocrat with 47 years of consecutive increases.

One of   Read More

Earnings outlooks for 2020 have set the prices of manufacturing stocks AG Growth International and Medtronic plc.
The shares of manufacturing stock AG Growth International (TSX—AFN) fell substantially in August, giving   Read More

We’re adding Starbucks to our list of US Key stocks. Starbucks is a buy for further long-term share price gains and dividends that have risen each year since it first   Read More

We’re adding Starbucks to our list of US Key stocks. Starbucks is a buy for further long-term share price gains and dividends that have risen each year since it first   Read More

Couche-Tard has earned record profits for eleven years in a row. It should continue to do so as its aims to double its business over the next five years. This   Read More

Badger Daylighting is a buy for long-term capital gains and modest, growing dividends.
We’ve added Calgary-based engineering and construction stock Badger Daylighting (TSX—BAD) to The Back Page coverage of industrial stocks.   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly the nine ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Oil and gas stock TC Energy is selling 85 per cent of its Northern Courier Pipeline. This and the sale of another asset will raise $1.75 billion.
Calgary-based TC Energy Corp.   Read More

Consumer goods stock Johnson & Johnson faces a public relations nightmare that could cost it billions. From a purely financial viewpoint, however, this global stock remains a buy.
US stock Johnson   Read More

Acquisitions over the past five years have grown the utility company’s rate base by 156 per cent. It shares its growing earnings by raising its dividends.

St. John’s, Newfoundland-headquartered Fortis Inc.   Read More

Magna International remains a buy. Its earnings per share are growing quickly. This gives the company the means to keep on raising its dividends every year.
We regularly review Greater Toronto   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly the nine ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

“In a world where things are changing fast / Ain’t too many things that are made to last / Hang on to her, boy / They don’t make them like   Read More

Growth in revenue and earnings for the big five Canadian banks may be more difficult in 2019. The spread on interest rates between their borrowing costs and income is narrowing;   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at two of the five so-called FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google) that have led the market higher in recent years.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at two of the five so-called FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google) that have led the market higher in recent years.   Read More

Consumer retail stock Loblaw Companies is expected to earn more this year and next. That’s partly thanks to buying back its shares. The company is investing in electronic commerce. It   Read More

Consumer retail stock Canadian Tire is earning more as its same-store sales rise and its gross profit margin expands. Its planned acquisition of Helly Hansen knocked down its shares. The   Read More

As we celebrate Queen Victoria’s 199th birthday this week-end with fireworks, two-fours (Victoria herself preferred Vin Mariani), a public holiday (the only place other than parts of Scotland to do   Read More

In February, pipeline stock Enbridge Inc. became the poster company for what can happen when a stable, solid, dividend-producing blue chip stock takes a walk on the wild side, at   Read More

Every month Investor’s Digest of Canada surveys security analysts for their buy, sell, hold recommendations on more than 1,000 Canadian companies. Most recently, Canadian Natural Resources topped the list with   Read More

Here are six technology stock buys that offer capital gains potential over the next few years. Four others of the 10 tech stocks we follow regularly are holds—mostly because they’re   Read More

SNC-Lavalin earned far more than expected in 2017. Its forecast 2018 profits greatly exceed the former consensus estimate. The company raised its dividend for the 17th year in a row.   Read More

Here are two disparate consumer retail stocks to buy. One is an established blue chip stock, a 70-year-old dividend aristocrat that operates drug stores, supermarkets and other grocery stores. The   Read More

The US economy is once again expected to grow the fastest of the G-7 countries in 2018. So we continue to focus on US stocks that do lots of business   Read More

Here are three Canadian stocks in the hardwood and hardware business that operate at various stages from manufacturing to consumer retailing. From outdoor, heavy-duty railway ties and utility poles to   Read More

We expect consumer stock Walgreens Boots Alliance to deliver long-term share price gains. We also expect this ‘dividend aristocrat’ to continue to raise its dividend each year. And we further   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

Richelieu Hardware has earned record profits for years. The manufacturing stock is expected to earn record profits this year and next. This has sent the stock up, which gives it   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

Blue-chip consumer goods stock Metro Inc. has agreed to acquire drugstore chain Jean Coutu Group. We think that Metro will profit from this transaction. It remains a buy. Coutu’s shares   Read More

Transcontinental Inc. is expected to earn more in the year to October 31. Its earnings are expected to slip a bit next year and the year after that. But as   Read More

Hydro One is a buy for long-term share price gains and attractive growing dividends. It’s building a bright future in Ontario and the US.
Hydro One’s shares (TSX—H) are somewhat costly   Read More

Canadian global manufacturing stock Magna International should earn record profits this year and next. This, plus a solid balance sheet and growing cash flow, gives it the means to raise   Read More

US consumer goods stock Procter & Gamble rewards its shareholders with dividend increases and share buybacks. Its solid balance sheet and high cash flow will let it continue to reward   Read More

Thomson Reuters, one of our Key financial services stocks, is expected to earn record profits this year and next. This and excess cash flow will let it continue to reward   Read More

CCL Industries may be a dividend aristocrat, but this global manufacturing stock is also a growth stock to buy for capital gains based on its rapid earnings-per-share growth.
We regularly review   Read More

On ‘The Back Page’, a weekly feature that examines the market outlook with a focus on a particular industry, The Investment Reporter recently rated seven beverage stocks as ‘buys’—including Molson   Read More