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Governments around the world know the benefits that flow from the development of better infrastructure. However, their stretched budgets and a reluctance to increase taxes hamper their ability to initiate these projects. This provides opportunities for publicly listed companies to develop and manage these assets.


Meanwhile, those stocks with exposure to U.S....

Our favourite telecom stocks—BCE and Telus—have rebounded from their recent lows. That’s mainly because the Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark interest rate three times since June, from 5.00% to 4.25%.


Lower interest rates help boost the appeal of high dividend-paying stocks compared to bonds....

Teck Resources recently sold its metallurgical coal mines in Western Canada. Metallurgical coal is a key ingredient in steelmaking.


The company is using the cash from the sale to pay down debt and reward investors. More importantly, the sale leaves Teck to focus on its copper and zinc operations....

OMAI GOLD MINES CORP., $0.16, symbol OMG on TSX Venture, owns 100% of the past producing Omai gold mine in Guyana. The company currently does not generate revenue from the mine.

The history of the Omai gold mine dates back to March 1993. That’s when Cambior Inc....

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $164.08, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

With the August 2024, payment, Royal raised your quarterly dividend by 2.9%. Investors now receive $1.42 a share instead of $1.38. The new annual rate of $5.68 yields 3.5%. The bank also announced a new plan to buy back about 2% of its outstanding common shares over the next year.

On March 28, 2024, Royal completed its purchase of the Canadian operations of U.K.-based HSBC Holdings plc (New York symbol HSBC) for $15.5 billion.

HSBC operates 130 branches that mainly cater to businesses in industries that trade and bank internationally....

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC., $189.43, Toronto symbol CIGI, is a buy for aggressive investors.

This company offers a range of services, including helping clients buy and sell commercial real estate, arranging financing, and assessing properties for tax purposes.

Colliers tends to use acquisitions to enhance its market share and spur its long-term growth....

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund charges a high management fee you can avoid by choosing a similar, cheaper fund in its place.

Bank of Nova Scotia and insurer Great-West are leading competitors in their respective markets; look for that to cut your ongoing risk. Still, for now, we see Great-West as a hold, while Bank of Nova Scotia remains a buy.


BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $68.69, is a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares o/s: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $84.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.2%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank.


Due to the current economic uncertainty as a result of relatively high interest rates and inflation, particularly in Latin America, Scotiabank set aside $1.05 billion in its fiscal 2024 third quarter, ended July 31, 2024, to cover future loan losses....

Both Loblaw and Metro successfully weathered the pandemic. In fact, the shares of both are now trading at all-time highs for our subscribers! Meanwhile, we think both stocks still have gains ahead. Indeed, both remain buys.


LOBLAW COMPANIES, $175.92, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares o/s: 305.1 million; Market cap: $53.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.2%; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,106 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills....

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....