dividend growth

The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.

Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
A: Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., $1.20, symbol FAF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 119.3 million; Market cap: $145.2 million; www.fireandflower.com), is a Canadian-based licensed cannabis and accessories retailer in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon....
A: American Hotel Income Properties REIT, $6.68, symbol HOT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 78.1 million; Market cap: $521.9 million, www.ahipreit.com), owns 112 hotels, comprising over 11,524 rooms in 33 U.S....
A: Parkland Fuel Corp., $42.10, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 147.0 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores, and a fuel-distribution business in Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean....
A: Barrick Gold Corporation, $24.46, symbol ABX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $43.9 billion; www.barrick.com), is the second-largest gold mining company in the world after Newmont Goldcorp (symbol NEM on New York)....
A: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., $69.82, symbol BAH on New York (Shares outstanding: 140.2 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; www.boozallen.com), is a U.S. management and IT consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia....
A: PRO Real Estate Investment Trust, $7.16, symbol PRV.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 37.3 million; Market cap: $267.1 million; www.proreit.com), owns a portfolio of 84 commercial properties across Canada representing a leasable area of over 3.7 million square feet....
A: Edwards Lifesciences, $218.55, symbol EW on New York (Shares outstanding: 208.0 million; Market cap: $44.7 billion; www.edwards.com) is focused on technologies and products that treat structural heart disease and critically ill patients....
Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of dividend investing vs. growth investing. The answers should help you determine the best stocks to hold for long-term portfolio gains