investment management

Wondering what is the best investment for retirement in Canada? Here is some guidance to enhance your long-term success.
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....
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES INC., $51.78, symbol MAXR on New York, changed its name from MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates in October 2017.

The company remains a global provider of communications systems, high-resolution earth-imagery products and services, and information systems for the surveillance/intelligence and communications markets....
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....
Shares of commercial real estate specialist Colliers fell to $49 in March 2020 due to the onset of COVID-19. Now that the pandemic is easing, the stock has more than doubled. We feel Colliers can move even higher on rising demand for its services as offices re-open, or are converted to other uses such as residential units.


COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC....
These two insurers remain a great choice for steady dividend income, despite the recent volatility of stock markets and the resulting hit to their asset management income.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $22 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $41.8 billion; Dividend yield: 6.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer....
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 rising interest rates are a boon to their returns....

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....
Investors fear that rising interest rates will boost the appeal of bonds and hurt the shares of these high-yielding utility stocks. However, bond investors have to treat interest payments they receive as regular income. As a result, they pay higher taxes on their income compared to dividend payments from Canadian firms that qualify for a tax credit....
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO., $164.33, Toronto symbol CNR, remains a buy.

CN operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 32,200-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

With the March 2022 payment, CN raised its quarterly dividend by 19.1%....