keywords: dividend investor stocks bank banknorth
text: TD Buys U.S. Retail Bank, Ups Dividend  TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Dominion Bank &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TD.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;TD.TO&lt;/A&gt;, Canada's  second-biggest by assets, said on Thursday it would acquire a  majority stake of U.S.-based Banknorth Group Inc. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BNK.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;BNK.N&lt;/A&gt;,  while also boosting its dividend and reporting a 17-percent  rise in profits.