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• Looking for Dividend Growth in the Canadian Communication Industry: Shaw Communications

  By Michael Weber - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BCE, RCI, SJR, TU

  The Canadian Communications Industry is made up of only a few key players. Today I’ll be looking into Shaw Communications (NYSE: SJR) and seeing how its future expected dividend growth compares to some of its competitors, namely TELUS (NYSE: TU) , Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) and BCE (NYSE: BCE).

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  A quick look at the Canadian Dividend All-Star List tells me that Shaw Communications has increased their dividend for 10 more »

• 4G and New Initiatives Roadmap for Telecom Stocks

  By Shas Dey - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: T, BCE, S, VZ

  Changes in telecom technologies provide a gateway to create new business opportunities. The fourth generation (4G) of cellular technology standards, the rise in smartphone sales, and increasing mobile internet devices are transforming the telecom industry. These factors have reformed the industry into the most evolving sector. Which company will reap the rewards from this changing environment? There are limited players in the U.S. telecom market and the industry has more »

• 3 Canadian Telecom Companies to Know

  By Damon Churchwell - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: BCE, RCI, TU

  Having previously posted a write up of BCE (NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest telecom firm, illustrating its qualities as both an income and growth holding, it became of interest to consider its fellow providers within the nation. Plus, more recently I blogged about several European telecoms, including several that have sold off substantially. The difference with the U.S.’ closest neighbor is that the economy is expanding, albeit slowly. This more »

• 4 Canadian Communications Stocks from Morningstar Canada Dividend Target 30 Index

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: BCE, RCI, SJR

  Many analysts expect the Canadian stock market to outperform the U.S market this year. According to Glushkin Sheff & Associates’ chief strategist David Rosenberg, the Canadian market rests on a firmer macroeconomic footing than its neighbor, the United States, which could be a basis for the strong performance of Canadian equities in the long run. Income investors seeking exposure to Canadian dividend stocks can choose from among several equity issues more »

• The Tao of Dalio

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - December 28, 2012 | Tickers: BCE, BRK-B, MSFT, SWY, YHOO

  Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio is one of the most private of investing whales, almost the J.D. Salinger of hedge fund honchos. In a rare interview with The New Yorker he explains how he turned Bridgewater Associates from a company he founded after a few years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange into the world's largest hedge fund. It's also one of the most more »

• Can This Income Stock Still Provide Strong Returns?

  By Damon Churchwell - December 15, 2012 | Tickers: BCE, GSK, LO

  Canadian telecom behemoth, BCE (NYSE: BCE) is one of the few companies offering a high yield and a history of consistent earnings growth, as well as a relatively low beta. The combination of an attractive dividend, growing profits and low risk has allowed for a solid total return, as the shares have been on a nice upturn from early 2009 until recently. When combined with the payout, investors have realized more »

• Tempting Fate in Canada and the United States

  By Reuben Brewer - December 13, 2012 | Tickers: BCE, ERF, LBLCF, PENN, PWE

  October 31st, 2006 is a date that is engrained in the minds of those who owned Canadian Royalty Trust. That was the day that the Canadian government decided, literally, overnight to tax a previously tax advantaged corporate structure. The market's response was, indeed, swift and painful, earning the event the nickname The Halloween Massacre. Could the same thing be brewing in the REIT space?

• Calling All Yield Hunters!

  By Chad Henage - October 1, 2012 | Tickers: BCE, FTE, PT, VOD

  Dividends have become more popular over the last few years, as investors have realized that these payouts give them protection even if the market goes down. For those who reinvest their dividends they also get the benefit of a higher effective yield over time. There are certain areas of the market where dividends are more prominent, and the telecom industry has been a mainstay for income investors for a long time. In this industry though, there is clearly a situation of the haves and the have nots. On the surface, many telecoms seem to offer very attractive payouts with some yields in the double digits. However, investors have learned with the blowup of Telefonica's dividend, that these payouts are not all created equal. That being said, there are still some very attractive dividends offered in particular in the international marketplace.

• Picasso Premium's and Investing

  By Peter Pham - May 10, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BCE, VNM, RCI, BID

   With the sale of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to the two biggest media companies in Canada, Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) and Bell Canada (NYSE: BCE) in December for $1.3 billion they now each have a major stake in the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the Vancouver Canucks (Rogers) and the Montreal Canadiens (Bell).  Their media oligopoly in Canada now extends to the most valuable brand in the more »

• Billionaire Ray Dalio's Dividend Stock Picks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 27, 2012 | Tickers: ACI, BCE, CA, INTC

  Ray Dalio began investing when he was a boy. At the age of 12, he bought shares of Northeast Airlines for about $300. The company was later merged with and Dalio successfully tripled his investments. Dalio is a BA from Long Island University and an MBA from Harvard. After graduating, he worked at the New York Stock Exchange, trading commodity futures. He has also worked as the director of commodities more »