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RESMED INC., $236.94, is a buy. The firm, symbol RMD on New York, helps investors tap the growing market for medical devices used to treat sleep apnea. ResMed’s CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure) devices are also used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as other respiratory conditions.

With each new machine ResMed sells, it also acquires a potential long-term customer for replacement parts....

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.02, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index....

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Cenovus Energy keeps rewarding shareholders with dividends and stock buybacks as it looks to boost production & performance on the back of a strong balance sheet.

Unlike the United States, which has more than 4,000 domestic banks, Canada has just 35. Of that total, the top six (Royal Bank, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC and National Bank) control over 90% of this country’s banking assets.

That high amount of control makes it hard for the big banks to expand inside Canada....

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These top foodmakers continue to adjust their portfolios, including launching new products, as well buying and selling various brands. These moves should spur their long-term earnings growth and cut their risk. Even so, we see only two of the three as buys for you right now.


GENERAL MILLS INC....

Here’s Part One of the most-recent letter I sent to our Portfolio Management clients in November 2024:

“Note: The views of Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (better known as RFK Jr.) make up a large part of references in this letter to the quality of the food, health and medical industries in the U.S....

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PROCTER & GAMBLE CO., $164.41, New York symbol PG, is a buy.

The company is one of the world’s largest makers of household and personal-care goods. Major brands include Tide (laundry detergent), Pampers (diapers), Gillette (razors), Crest (toothpaste) and Vicks (cold remedies).

In its fiscal 2025 second quarter, ended December 31, 2024, Procter’s sales rose 2.1%, to $21.88 billion from $21.44 billion a year earlier....