Petro-Canada – former Toronto symbol PCA

Petro-Canada – former Toronto symbol PCA

Petro-Canada was Canada’s second largest integrated oil company. Its production centred on Western Canada before its sale to Suncor.
PETRO-CANADA was acquired by rival Suncor Energy Inc. (Toronto symbol SU) in August 2009.

Under the terms of the deal, Petro-Canada shareholders received 1.28 common shares of Suncor… Read More

These ETFs offer top-quality foreign stocks

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… Read More

This activist focuses on REITs

Activist investor Jonathan Litt, through his Land & Buildings Investment Management hedge fund, has a long history of targeting under-performing real estate investment trusts (REITs) and pushing them to boost shareholder value. Here are two of his latest targets.
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO. (AIMCO) $8.29… Read More

Their strong brands make them buys

These top providers of real estate services are moving in different directions. FirstService is hitting new highs thanks to strong demand for its residential services and recurring contracts. Colliers, however, has dipped on concerns that the shift to remote work and high interest rates are… Read More

Two top insurers with strong growth on tap

Insurers write policies, collect premiums from customers, and then invest those premiums to meet future claims. They’re required to invest significant amounts of that money in fixed-income instruments, namely bonds. That means high interest rates are a boon to their returns. Both these stocks offer… Read More

These ETFs are ideal for your foreign buying

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… Read More

New businesses let them reward investors

Top insurers Manulife and Sun Life recently rewarded investors with sizeable dividend hikes. That’s partly due to the contributions of recent acquisitions. We feel these purchases will continue to pay off. Moreover, both stocks trade at attractive multiples to their projected earnings.
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $27… Read More