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BCE Still a Buy

Posted Feb 17th 2011 4:40PM by Gordon Pape (RSS feed)
Filed under: Canada

I have reiterated my buy recommendation on Canadian telecommunications giant BCE Inc. (BCE) in the latest issue of The Canada Report newsletter.

I originally advised buying the stock in December 2008 when it was trading at $17.76 following the collapse of a multi-billion dollar bid to take the company private. At the time, I felt that investors were overreacting to the news and throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

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Gildan Activewear: They Can't Make Product Fast Enough

Posted Dec 20th 2010 5:30PM by Gordon Pape (RSS feed)
Filed under: Canada

There aren't many companies that can't produce enough product to meet demand in these tough times, but here's one of the exceptions: Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL). It's a Canadian company, based in Montreal, with production facilities in the Caribbean and Latin America that turn out a wide range of low-priced clothing from socks to sportswear.

It seems people can't get enough of what Gildan has to offer and profits are soaring. The company earned $0.50 a share in the third quarter, up from $0.32 a year ago and then announced it would begin paying quarterly dividends of $0.075 a share in 2011. Gildan also announced a buyback program for up to one million shares.

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Buy Shaw for Income

Posted Dec 2nd 2010 11:10AM by Gordon Pape (RSS feed)
Filed under: Canada, Stocks to Buy, Stock Picks

I am maintaining a buy recommendation on Shaw Communications (SJR) despite an underwhelming year-end financial report.

I originally recommended Shaw in my Internet Wealth Builder newsletter on Feb. 4, 2008 at $20.64. Calgary, Alberta-based Shaw, is a telecommunications company, which dominates the rich Alberta market. It recently also purchased the bankrupt CanWest Global television empire. Shaw is a low-risk company that won't suddenly shoot up in price but that compensates with limited downside, steady cash flow, and long-term growth potential.

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Brookfield Infrastructure LP Offers Cash Flow, Capital Gain Potential

Posted Nov 9th 2010 2:30PM by Gordon Pape (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Stock Picks

We have just updated our recommendation on Brookfield Infrastructure Limited Partnership (BIP) in my Income Investor newsletter. We had advised readers to buy units of Brookfield Infrastructure Limited Partnership in mid-September at $18.38. The stock now trades around $23 per share -- an increase of 25%. The LP, which is a spin-off from Canadian conglomerate Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), owns holding companies in Canada, the U.S., and other jurisdictions.

Based in Bermuda, Brookfield Infrastructure Limited Partnership (BIP) is not considered to be a master limited partnership under U.S. law and is not subject to the forthcoming income trust tax in Canada. The business consists of the ownership and operation of utilities and timber assets in North and South America, Australasia, and Europe, as well as access fees for the transportation, storage and handling of energy, freight and bulk commodities.

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Investing in Canada Pays Off

Posted Oct 29th 2010 11:30AM by Gordon Pape (RSS feed)
Filed under: Canada, Stock Picks

Welcome to my new Canada Report blog. Here's where you'll find information about profitable investing in America's northern neighbor.

Why should you care? Start with this fact, which may surprise you. Over the five years to Oct. 28, Canada's benchmark stock index, the S&P/TSX Composite, has gained 21.8% -- and remember this period includes the worst market meltdown since the 1930s. What did the S&P 500 do in that time? It lost 1.2%.

There's more. Those figures are in local currencies. In fact, the Canadian dollar has been steadily appreciating against the U.S. greenback since 2002 and is now up more than 60% since that time. So Americans who put some of their money in Canada not only enjoyed stock market profits but they also benefited from exchange rate gains.

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