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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $405.05, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 135.6 million; Market cap: $55.2 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.9%) operates a 22,000-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver.
CP Rail has announced a new deal with Danish global shipping giant Maersk....
CP Rail has announced a new deal with Danish global shipping giant Maersk....
The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets have moved back up since their initial COVID-19 drop. Nonetheless, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is still a good time to buy. We see ETFs as one way for you to profit from that rise, while cutting your risk.
The best of these funds offer a diversifed group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
The best of these funds offer a diversifed group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $14.53, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets you tap all 21 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay a MER of 0.61%, and the REIT fund gives you a high 6.3% yield.
The ETF’s top holdings are Canadian Apartment REIT (15.4%), RioCan REIT (8.8%), Granite REIT (8.7%), Allied REIT (8.6%), Choice Props....
The ETF’s top holdings are Canadian Apartment REIT (15.4%), RioCan REIT (8.8%), Granite REIT (8.7%), Allied REIT (8.6%), Choice Props....
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from 1.75% in March. The move was meant to spur the economy after COVID-19 hit. Whether the bank holds that rate steady, or cuts it even further, depends on the country’s economic growth and unemployment levels.
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
Investors fear today’s depressed economy and energy prices will hurt volumes on Enbridge’s pipelines and erode its cash flow. Nonetheless, the firm’s transformation over the past few years—from eliminating its complex holding-company structure to its 2017 purchase of U.S....
TC Energy—formerly TransCanada—is a top stock for income-seeking investors mainly because its regulated pipelines and power plants generate plenty of steady cash flow for its highly sustainable dividends. In fact, the company has raised the dividend payment each year for the past two decades....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $17 is still a buy. This Canadian Resources leader (Toronto symbol IMO; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 734.1 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; Dividend yield: 5.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.imperialoil.ca) is the country’s third-largest publicly traded oil company after Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources....
Canadian Tire is now up over 50% from its March 2020 lows. That’s because its online operations helped offset lost sales for its brick-and mortar stores during COVID-19 lockdowns.
The stock should continue to recover now that the retailer has fully reopened its stores....
The stock should continue to recover now that the retailer has fully reopened its stores....
A: The iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF, $17.60, symbol XEI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 35.3 million; Market cap: $621.3 million; www.blackrock.com/ca), aims to track the S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index, which effectively holds the 75 highest-yielding Canadian stocks.
The index is market-capitalization weighted, with each stock capped at 5% (any stock may rise above 5% temporarily until rebalancing)....
The index is market-capitalization weighted, with each stock capped at 5% (any stock may rise above 5% temporarily until rebalancing)....
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