Thursday, October 29, 2026

Looking for Good Stocks to Buy

One of the best places to look has been on Money Sense and their 100 dividend stocks in Canada. I have always thought that the guy blogging on Dividend Growth Investing and Retirement blog gives good information on Canadian Dividend stocks.

You can also look at Mutual Funds and ETFs and see what they hold. Generally speaking, the banks have some very good Mutual Funds. Mostly you can only see the top 10 stocks in a fund or ETF but that is really what you want in any event.

The best way to make money on the stock market is to buy good companies and hold them. There have been a number of studies to show that investment accounts left alone do better than those that are managed. I have mostly bought over the years. I have seldom ever sold anything.

My first companies were BCE and Bank of Montreal. I bought them in the early 1980’s and I still have them. I prefer dividend growers over high yield. However, I do have some high yield stock that are low growers, like REITs. The reason is diversification.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Quebecor Inc (TSX-QBR.B, OTC-QBCRF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Johnson and Johnson (NYSE-JNJ) ... learn more on Friday, October 30, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Why Europe is Burning

Brian C. Alston wrote an article on X called Why Europe is Burning. It is because of a Free Press article by Niall Ferguson. I found this quite interesting. It would seem that the older generation (including me) has ruined the future of our young.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX-CVE, NYSE-CVE) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Quebecor Inc (TSX-QBR.B, OTC-QBCRF) ... learn more on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 around 5 pm.

Note that monthly Niall Ferguson is on the Good Fellows from Hoover Institution. See site at the Hoover Instituion.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Bird Construction and Calian Group

Amber Kanwar on In the Money reviews Bird Construction and Calian Group which are stocks that I follow and I also own Calian Group.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Safi Silver Corp (TSX-SF, OTC-PNTZF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Keyera Corp (TSX-KEY, OTC-KEYUF) ... learn more on Friday, October 23, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

My Blog on Feedspot

Apparently my blog is number 6 in the blog titled 10 Best Canadian Dividend Blogs to Follow in 2026 on Feedspot.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Dollarama Inc (TSX-DOL, OTC-DLMAF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Safi Silver Corp (TSX-SF, OTC-PNTZF) ... learn more on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Betting on Canadian Energy

Amber Kanwar on In The Money talks to Ryan Bushell about Canadian Energy Stocks.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about CCL Industries Inc (TSX-CCL.B, OTC-CCDBF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, NYSE-OVV) ... learn more on Friday, October 16, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Adentra Inc

This episode of In the Money covers Adentra a stock I own.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Brookfield Corp (TSX-BN, NYSE-BN) ... learn more. Next, I will write about CCL Industries Inc (TSX-CCL.B, OTC-CCDBF) ... learn more on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. I am not a licensed professional investment advisor. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Something to Buy October 2026

Note: In May 2026, I changed from using the Historical Median dividend yield to the 10 year median dividend yield. This is more in line with the standards used today. I am still using the Historical High Median dividend yield

There is always something to buy in the stock market. On Tuesday, I put out a list of the stocks increased, decreased, or suspended their dividends. I also had charts on what stocks that I followed that had the most increased or decreased stock prices. Now I am trying to categorize what sorts of stocks may be a good deal based on dividend yield. The dividend yield test in this note is a quick way of finding possible stock buys. See my Spreadsheet.

The advantages to using dividend yield to judge how cheap or expensive a stock is, is that you are not using estimates or old data (like last reported quarter's data). You are using today's stock price and today's dividend yield. However, this is just a place to start. It is a good idea to check the stock price with other tests, especially the P/S Ratio test. For other testing, like P/E Ratios, P/S Ratios, P/CF Ratios, P/BV Ratios and Price/Graham Price Ratios, you use estimates or data from the last reported financial quarter.

If a stock is showing as a buy using the dividend yield test, I usually like to verify it is a buy by doing a P/S Ratio test. Here you compare the current P/S Ratio to the 10 year median P/S Ratio. If the current P/S Ratio is lower than the 10 year median, then the stock is a buy. I note that Morningstar gives a current P/S Ratio. The 10 year median ratio is shown in my review of a stock. The 10 year median ratio in a review is good for one year from the date of review.

However, no system is perfect. But if you are interested in buying a stock a list of stocks cheap or reasonable using dividend yield data might be a good place to start.

Categorizing stocks is not as simple as it might seem. Every site you go to has categorized stocks a bit differently. I try to keep this as simple as possible. See Something to Buy October 2026 Spreadsheet above to see what stocks are showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical median dividend yields (P/Med), 10 year high dividend yields (P/10Hi), or 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Yr). As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or several lines for better viewing.

In the following notes I am only going to list stocks showing as cheap using the historical high dividend yields (P/Hi) and 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Y). This is a change from what I was doing before as I was doing the historical median before this blog posting.

I follow 20 stocks in the Consumer Discretionary category. Three of these stocks (15%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, NASDAQ-DOOO), Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP) and TWC Enterprises Ltd (TSX-TWC, OTC-CLKXF). There is no change from last month.

Twelve (60%) of Consumer Discretionary are showing cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, NASDAQ-DOOO), Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF), High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF), Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF), Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA), Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP), Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp (TSX-PZA, OTC-PZRIF), Richards Group Inc (TSX-RIC, OTC-RPKIF), Richelieu Hardware Ltd (TSX-RCH, OTC-RHUHF), Thomson Reuters Corp (TSX-TRI, NASDAQ-TRI) and TWC Enterprises Ltd (TSX-TWC, OTC-CLKXF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 12 Consumer Staples stocks. Andrew Peller Ltd has been removed from this list as it has been bought out. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Seven stocks (58%) are showing cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. These are Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF), Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF), Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF), Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF), Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX-MFI, OTC-MLFNF), Metro Inc (TSX-MRU, OTC-MTRAF), and Premium Brands Holdings Corp (TSX-PBH, OTC-PRBZF). Andrew Peller Ltd (TSX-ADW.A, OTC-ADWPF) has been removed from this list as it was bought out.

I follow Six Health Care stocks. None of these stocks (0%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (17%) is cheap by the 10 year median dividend yield. The stock is Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT). There is no change from last month.

I follow 8 Energy stocks. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

There are two stocks (25%) showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX-CVE, NYSE-CVE), and Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, OTC-OVV). There is no change from last month.

I follow 26 Financial stocks under the categories of Banks (7), Financial Services (14), and Insurance (5).

I follow 7 Bank stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

I follow 14 Financial Service stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Five stocks (36%) are showing as cheap by the 10 year median dividend yield. These stocks are Atrium Mortgage Investment Corp (TSX-AI, OTC-AMIVF), Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF), EQB Inc (TSX-EQB, OTC-EQGPF), Firm Capital Mortgage Invest. Corp (TSX-FCR.UN, OTC-FCMGF), and Propel Holding Inc (TSX-PRL, OTC- PRLPF). Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF), EQB Inc (TSX-EQB, OTC-EQGPF) have been added back to this list.

I follow 5 Insurance stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

I follow 32 Industrial stocks. Because I have so many in Industrial, I have divided my Industrial stocks into 4 separate categories under Industrial. They are Construction (7), Industrial (3), Manufacturing (5) and (Business) Services (17).

I have 7 Construction stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

I have 3 stocks left with the sub-index of Industrial. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

I have 5 Manufacturing stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. It is Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSX-XTC, OTC-EXCOF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 17 Services stocks. Two stock (11%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Canadian National Railway (TSX-CNR, NYSE-CNI) and GFL Environmental Inc (TSX-GFL, NYSE -GFL). GFL Environmental Inc (TSX-GFL, NYSE -GFL) has been added to this list.

Eight stock (47%) are showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are Canadian National Railway (TSX-CNR, NYSE-CNI), Dexterra Group Inc (TSX-DXT, OTC-HZNOF), GFL Environmental Inc (TSX-GFL, NYSE -GFL), Pason Systems Inc (TSX-PSI, OTC-PSYTF), Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF), and Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF), Waste Connections Inc (TSX-WCN, NYSE-WCN), and Cargojet Inc (TSX-CJT, OTC-CGJTF). GFL Environmental Inc (TSX-GFL, NYSE -GFL) has been added to this list.

I follow 10 Material stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Four stock (40%) are showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are Adentra Inc (TSX-ADEN, OTC-HDIUF), CCL Industries (TSX-CCL.B, OTC-CCDBF), Stella-Jones (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF), and Supremex Inc (TSX-SXP, OTC-SUMXF). Barrick Mining Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-B) has been removed from this list.

I follow 9 Real Estate stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Four stocks (44%) are showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are Allied Properties REIT (TSX-AP.UN, OTC-APYRF), and FirstService Corp (TSX-FSV, NASDAQ-FSV), Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U), and SmartCentres REIT (TSX-SRU.UN, OTC-CWYUF).

I follow 4 of the Telecom Service stocks. One of the stocks (25%) are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. It is Cogeco Communications Inc (TSX-CCA, OTC-CGEAF). There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (75%) are showing cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. These stocks are Cogeco Communications Inc (TSX-CCA, OTC-CGEAF), Quebecor Inc (TSX-QBR.B, OTC-QBCRF) and Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU). There is no change from last month.

I follow 7 Tech stocks. One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. It is Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX-ENGH, OTC-EGHSF). There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (43%) are showing cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. They are Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX-ENGH, OTC-EGHSF), Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET, OTC-EVTZF) and TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 8 of the Infrastructure Type stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month. South Bow Corp (TSX-SOBO, NYSE-SOBO) is showing as cheap, but I have little data on this stock. I am waiting to have more data on this stock. There is no change from last month.

No stock (0%) is showing cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. Enbridge Inc. (TSX-ENB, NYSE-ENB) has been removed from this list. South Bow Corp (TSX-SOBO, NYSE-SOBO) is showing as cheap but I have little data on this stock. There is no change from last month.

I follow 7 of the Power Type utility companies. Boralex Inc (TSX-BLX, OTC-BRLXF) has been removed from this list as it was bought out. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by 10 year median dividend yield. It is Fortis Inc (TSX-FTS, NYSE-FTS). There is no change from last month.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Medtronic PLC (NYSE-MDT) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP) ... learn more on Friday, October 9, 2026 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.