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A: Easterly Acquisition Corp., $9.91, symbol EACQ on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 25.0 million; Market cap: $247.8 million; www.easterlyacquisition.com), is essentially a publicly traded private equity fund; its holdings are largely limited to $200 million in capital.


The company examined over 100 companies to invest in before it settled on Sungevity....
A: Electrovaya Inc., $3.06, symbol EFL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 85.5 million; Market cap: $256.4 million; www.electrovaya.com), has developed “SuperPolymer” lithium-ion battery technology. The company believes that these thin, lightweight batteries carry more energy than other rechargeable batteries of the same size....
The best stocks to hold in your portfolio all have one thing in common: They give you reason to believe they might be worth holding on to indefinitely.


Most of these stocks have an established business and a history of sales gains, plus some earnings, if not dividends....
A: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc., $45.22, symbol RBA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 106.4 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; www.rbauction.com) is the world’s largest industrial auctioneer. The Vancouver-based company has over 110 locations, including 45 auction sites in 19 countries.



Ritchie Bros....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $27.54 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 324.7 million; Market cap: $9.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.1%; www.riocan.com) is Canada’s largest real estate investment trust.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, cash flow per share was $118.0 million, or $0.37 a share....
PEMBINA PIPELINE $39.46 (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares outstanding: 389.5 million; Market cap: $15.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.pembina.com) owns pipelines that carry almost all of B.C.’s oil and half of Alberta’s conventional oil....
BCE INC. $61.27 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 869.5 million; Market cap: $53.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.5%; www.bce.ca) acquired a 35.4% stake in Q9 Networks Inc. in 2012. Q9 provides cloud datastorage and web-hosting services to businesses across Canada....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. $11.84 (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares outstanding: 272.7 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.algonquinpower.com) has tripled in size in the past three years, mostly through acquisitions....
PEMBINA PIPELINE $39.46 (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares outstanding: 389.5 million; Market cap: $15.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.pembina.com) owns pipelines that carry almost all of B.C.’s oil and half of Alberta’s conventional oil....
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $36.83 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 78.6 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.1%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 150 office buildings, mostly in major Canadian cities....