Review of Bank of Nova Scotia

OCT 10, 2024 - BNS has established itself as a leading bank in the Americas offering a broad range of services and products such as personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The Bank employs 89,239 workers, has 2,279 branches and offices, and 8,584 automated-banking-machines (ABMs). BNS is the cheapest Canadian Bank and also pays the highest yield. We think further multiple expansion could occur as BNS executes on its strategy and continues to string together earnings beats. With a positive outlook we are maintain our rating of an A-.

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Q: Hi team. I'm recently retired , but am ok with some growth and volatility. I'm looking to reduce the number of holdings (currently have 30).

I have these 6 financials. Which 1 or 2 would you be inclined to sell?

Likewise, of these 4 material companies, which 1 would you sell?

Thank you!

Read Answer Asked by Ian on November 18, 2025

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Q: With the recent drops in stock mkt. Could u suggest 5 undervalue Cdn. dividend & growth stocks, as well as 5 under value US dividend & growth stocks. Take as many credits as u see fit

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Q: While I could buy a number of international or emerging market ETFs, are there any large cap Canadian stocks that would provide some degree of exposure?

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