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Many investors prefer to invest in securities listed on their home markets. Familiarity with the domestic environment and companies—and a lack of familiarity with foreign markets—are big reasons.


Canadian investors may also feel uncomfortable taking on the currency risk that comes with holding foreign securities—especially if they think the direction of the foreign currency is downward....

BMO COVERED CALL UTILITIES ETF $12.37 (Toronto symbol ZWU) invests in Canadian and U.S. utility, pipeline, and telecommunications companies with what it sees as steady revenue streams; it also sells call options to enhance the yield on the portfolio.


The ETF, launched in October 2010, currently holds $1.0 billion of assets, and charges a somewhat high MER of 0.65%.


The fund has a very high 8.2% yield....

Last month we recommended some international ETFs—but at the same time, we noted that Canadian investors often have a bias for investing in their home markets. And we agree with that bias—we still recommend that most Canadians hold the bulk of their portfolios in Canadian stocks, or ETFs that hold those stocks.


Here we highlight two ETFs that invest in top Canadian stocks....

A: WPT Industrial REIT, $15.39, symbol WIR.U on Toronto (Units outstanding: 87.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; www.wptreit.com), is a Canadian REIT that owns and manages industrial properties in the U.S.

Right now, WPT has 99 properties in 20 states....

Whether it is by sector, geographic location, risk type or investing strategy, by diversifying, investors help minimize Risk and Power Long-term Gains

Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors. In fact, In August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S. an ounce for the first time ever. Gold stocks also jumped.


Gold prices have since drifted down to $1,711 as investor fears about many things have lessened....

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $76.98 (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $92.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank.


Thanks to an improving economic outlook, the bank is reversing some of the provisions it booked to cover bad loans during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.


In the quarter ended January 31, 2021, Bank of Nova Scotia set aside $764 million to cover future loan losses....

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, ETFs, listed on U.S....

We believe that Canadian investor education begins with recognizing what you know and what you don’t know, as well as an awareness of the most important qualities to look for in stocks

MCDONALD’S CORP. $213 is a buy. The fast-food giant (New York symbol MCD; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 745.1 million; Market cap: $158.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.mcdonalds.com) raised your quarterly dividend by 3.2% in December 2020, to $1.29 a share from $1.25....