Get 6.2% yield from Plaza Retail REIT

Get 6.2% yield from Plaza Retail REIT

A Member of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle recently asked for his advice on a company that holds interests in 285 properties across Canada, including strip plazas, standalone small-box stores and enclosed shopping centres.

Pat likes the REIT’s distribution, now yielding 6.2% and paid out from a.. Read More

These top REITs offer income and growth

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.83 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 304.6 million; Market cap: $7.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 233 shopping centres and other properties across Canada. They include 16 projects now under development. In all,… Read More

Q: My daughter bought shares in Loblaw last year and now with the recent changes has 13 shares of George Weston. She would like to add to her Loblaw shares, but is not sure what to do with her George Weston shares. Would it make sense to sell them and just add to her Loblaw shares or keep both and add to the George Weston holdings?

A: Loblaw Companies, $64.96, symbol L on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 369.0 million; Market cap: $24.0 billion; www.loblaw.ca), transferred its stake in Choice Properties REIT (symbol CHP.UN on Toronto) to its parent company George Weston Ltd., $91.86, symbol WN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 153.4 million; Market… Read More

Our top dividend stocks for 2019

We’ve selected CIBC, Cisco Systems and Choice Properties REIT as our top dividend picks for 2019. All three stocks offer high yields, and will likely increase their dividends this year. What’s more, each trades at an attractive multiple to its projected earnings or cash flow.
CANADIAN… Read More

Loblaw is now a pure-play retailer

Loblaw recently transferred its majority stake in Choice Properties REIT to its parent company, George Weston. As a result of that reorganization, Loblaw can now focus exclusively on expanding profits for its main retailing operations.
For example, the company recently launched a new enhanced delivery program… Read More