The old joke used to be that a dying man’s last words to his wife were: “Don’t sell the telephone stock.” In the case of Bell Canada, it may have seemed for a while that this advice wasn’t too good. But, the aggressive company (some use other language) has turned into a real money maker. Buoyed up by results from the CTV Network and the addition of more smartphone subscribers, BCE reported a 41 per cent increase in third-quarter profit today and raised its earnings guidance. It is the biggest telecommunications company, making $642 million in the most recent quarter (83 cents a share), compared to last year’s Q3 profit of $454 million (60 cents a share).