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J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., $122.23, New York symbol JPM, remains a buy.

The stock lets investors tap the largest banking firm in the U.S., with total assets of $3.77 trillion as of September 30, 2022.

Morgan last raised your quarterly dividend with the October 2021 payment by 11.1%, to $1.00 a share from $0.90....
EMERA INC., $51.12, Toronto symbol EMA, is still a buy.

The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Tampa Electric, which provides electricity to more than 765,000 customers. Its other interests include several power plants and natural gas pipelines in the U.S....
Canada legalized cannabis four years ago. Still, while demand has been steady, stiff competition has cut selling prices significantly. Meanwhile, advertising restrictions and plain packaging rules make it hard to build brands that win customer loyalty. Still, we think some companies have a distinct edge—including their prospects for added sales in the U.S....
A: Evolve Global Healthcare Enhanced Yield Fund, $20.63, symbol LIFE on Toronto (Units outstanding: 8.7 million; Market cap: $179.5 million; www.evolveetfs.com), aims to track the Solactive Global Healthcare 20 Index Canadian Dollar Hedged Index.

LIFE invests primarily in the stock holdings of that index....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $43.04, Toronto symbol SU, remains a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. Suncor also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

With the June 2022 payment, Suncor increased your quarterly dividend by 11.9%....
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO., $148.60, Toronto symbol CNR, remains a buy.

The company operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 32,200-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

CN has agreed to a new three-year deal with its 750 unionized signals and communications employees....
This month we highlight a carbon credit ETF from TD Asset Management as well as an actively managed fintech ETF from Blackrock.


TD GLOBAL CARBON CREDIT INDEX ETF $36.87 (Toronto symbol TCBN) seeks to track the performance of a global carbon credit index, which measures the investment return of global cap-and-trade carbon emission credits.


The ETF passively tracks the Solactive Global Carbon Credit Index....
Cybercrime can have major consequences for individuals, corporations, and governments, alike; recent highly publicized cyberattacks on Colonial Pipeline and meat producer JBS provide good examples. Meanwhile, people working from home and the growth in gaming have also spurred a jump in cyberattacks....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 309.1 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Distribution yield: 5.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 202 shopping centres and other properties, including 12 currently under development....
Statistics Canada recently reported that food prices in Canada rose 10.8% on an annual basis. That’s mainly because food producers are raising their selling prices to offset higher costs for ingredients, transportation and labour.


We feel the best way to profit from higher food prices is with major retailers such as Loblaw....