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Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)


Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....

BCE INC. $65.95 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 905.7 million; Market cap: $59.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.3%) recently agreed to buy new wireless spectrum from the Canadian government for $2.07 billion....

Through Enbridge shares, investors win both a high yield and strong growth prospects. The firm’s transformation over the past few years—from eliminating its complex holding-company structure to its 2017 purchase of U.S. pipeline operator Spectra Energy for $37 billion—has positioned it to weather pandemic economic challenges and to prosper going forward....

A: Segregated mutual funds guarantee that you’ll get back all, or part of, your initial capital after 10 years. Most “seg funds” offer either a 75% or a 100% guarantee. Seg funds also provide a death benefit. If you die before the 10-year term is over, your beneficiaries get the 75% or 100% guarantee on the initial investment, or the market value of the fund, whichever is higher.

Note, because segregated funds can be paid out directly to your beneficiary, it’s not included as part of your estate....

In addition to the big Canadian and U.S. banks, we also like other firms in the Finance sector. Here we have Intact and T. Rowe Price, which continue to offer investors dependable dividends and strong growth prospects.


INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. $174 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IFC; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 176.1 million; Market cap: $30.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intactfc.com) gives you exposure to Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance.


The company last raised its quarterly dividend with the March 2020 payment....

Demand for office space remains depressed as employees continue to work from home due to COVID-19. However, vaccines should see many offices re-open in the next several months. That will let these two REITs maintain their current payments, or even raise them.


ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $43 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 127.3 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 194 office buildings and 10 properties under development, mainly in major Canadian cities....

As stock prices rise, investors can easily lose sight of the value of dividends. That’s because a yearly 3% or 4% dividend barely seems worth mentioning next to possible yearly capital gains of 10%, 20% or more.


But dividends are far more reliable that capital gains....

CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $6.72 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; Shares outstanding: 93.3 million; Market cap: $627.0 million; Dividend yield: 8.9%; www.chemtradelogistics.com) is one of the largest removal-service providers for resource firms that create acids and sulphur as by-products....

Investing in top Canadian gold mining companies can lead to resource-sector gains, but be sure to use our tips to choose wisely

Investors often overestimate the power of the U.S. presidency as well as the good or harm the president can do. You may recall that last fall, around the time of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, I wrote about investors who were staying out of the market because of Joe Biden.

I felt this was a mistake, and “the Biden factor” was vastly overrated....