These safety-conscious stocks remain buys

TD BANK, $77.49, (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $141.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.td.com) merged its 43%-owned U.S. online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Nasdaq symbol AMTD) with rival Charles Schwab Corp. (New York symbol SCHW) in… Read More

Allied Properties’ 9.9% yield looks like a solid bet

Allied Properties’ 9.9% yield looks like a solid bet

Allied Properties holds some of the best properties in Canada’s biggest cities. Those assets should let it sustain its high distribution.

The share price should turn around before much longer and meanwhile the REIT is priced below its peers at just 7.5 times free cash flow.

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This REIT ETF is a hold

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $16.23, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a high 5.1%… Read More

RioCan’s urban focus is paying off

In October 2017, RioCan shifted its focus away from Big Box style suburban malls to properties in the downtown areas of six major cities: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Those cities now supply 92% of its rental revenue, up from 76% in 2017.
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Hold this top REIT ETF

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $16.39, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.9% yield.
The… Read More

Hang onto this REIT fund

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $18.40, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 18 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.4% yield.
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Get a 4.8% yield from RioCan REIT

Get a 4.8% yield from RioCan REIT

This REIT mainly operates retail malls, which suffered at the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. As a result, it cut distributions by a third.

However, most of its tenants have re-opened their stores and the trust is once again raising its monthly distributions.

We feel… Read More