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Adobe and Fair Isaac continue to hit new highs, with businesses continuing to rely on their products as their employees work from home during the pandemic. We continue to like their long-term prospects.


ADOBE INC. $657 is buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 476.4 million; Market cap: $490.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 21.8; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format....

RioCan shocked investors in late 2020 when it cut its distribution after promising to maintain the rate. COVID-19 lockdowns, particularly in Ontario, hurt the REIT’s cash flow and led to its decision to cut the payment.

While disappointing, the move was prudent as the new annual distribution rate of $0.96 a unit (which still gives you a solid 4.3% yield) is a much more sustainable payout.

Meantime, RioCan’s strategy to focus on six major cities—Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver—positions it for long-term growth as the pandemic eases and immigration levels rebound....

The COVID-19 pandemic forced individuals and businesses to move many of their activities online. That shift has helped lift these three leading technology firms to new highs. We continue to hold a high opinion of their prospects, but only aggressive investors should consider buying them right now.


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Investors who hold dividend-paying Canadian stocks get an additional bonus: their dividends may be eligible for the tax credit reserved for the dividends of Canadian corporations.


This means those dividends get taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of interest income; for example, investors in the highest tax bracket pay tax of about 29% on dividends, compared to 50% on interest income.


The tax on capital gains is even lower, at roughly 25%....

Adobe and Fair Isaac have soared in the past year. That’s because their products have helped businesses connect their remote workers and guard their confidential data during the COVID-19 pandemic. We see them as buys, but only for highly aggressive investors.


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Canadian investors, not unlike investors from most other countries, often have a bias for investing in their home markets. Familiarity with the domestic environment and companies—and a lack of familiarity with foreign markets—are big reasons.


And we agree with that bias—we still recommend that most Canadians hold the bulk of their portfolios in Canadian stocks, or ETFs that hold those stocks.


One good reason for that is Canadian taxpayers who hold Canadian dividend stocks get a special bonus....

A: An American Depository 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....

What are American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)? They are a great way for investors to buy overseas stocks—but on a U.S. stock exchange

The shift to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has helped boost the shares of these two software makers. Their products help connect workers and guard confidential data. We feel the shares will move higher still. However, you should only consider them as suitable investments if you can accept their higher risk.


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