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These two REITs own some of the best properties in Canada’s biggest cities. Despite the disruptions caused by the work from home and online shopping trends, those high-quality holdings should continue to attract tenants.


ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $20.10, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 9.0%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 200 office buildings and 13 properties under development, mainly in major Canadian cities....

The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is a good time for new buying....

Here are two of our leading safety-conscious oil and gas recommendations. Both are in strong positions to profit from higher energy prices and to keep rewarding investors with higher dividends and share buybacks. Each is a buy.


IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $79.80, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares o/s: 535.8 million; Market cap: $41.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.5%; www.imperialoil.ca) is Canada’s third-largest publicly traded oil company after Canadian Natural Resources (No....

Insurers write policies, collect premiums from customers, and then invest those premiums to meet future claims. That need to cover claims means they invest significant amounts of their funds in fixed-income instruments, primarily bonds. That also means high interest rates are a boon to their returns....

TD Bank shares are still down 22% from their peak of $109 in February 2022. That’s mainly because rising interest rates have forced it set aside more funds for potential loan defaults. However, Canada’s banking regulator has toughened lending standards and mortgage stress-test levels in the past few years....

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A: An American Depositary Receipt, or ADR, is a proxy for a foreign stock that trades in the U.S. and represents a specified number of shares in the foreign corporation. ADRs are bought and sold on U.S. stock markets, just like regular stocks, and are issued or sponsored in the U.S....

A: Atlas Engineered Products, $1.13, symbol AEP on the TSX Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 55.5 million; Market cap: $62.2 million; www.atlasengineeredproducts.com), is engaged in acquiring, integrating, and upgrading well-established companies in Canada’s truss (roof framing), wall panels, and engineered wood products industry.

Atlas went public through a reverse takeover in November 2017....

Many green chip stocks aim to profit in renewable energy—an area of investing in which we recommend caution

MINISO GROUP HOLDING (ADR), $19.64, symbol MNSO on New York, is a fast-growing retailer that opened its first store in China in 2013. It had 6,115 stores in its global network on September 30, 2023, including more than 3,802 in China. The company itself operates just 231 of the stores, with the rest managed by franchisees.

Miniso aims to attract shoppers with a variety of design-led lifestyle products....