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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 (www.riocan.com) is a buy. The REIT owns all or part of 193 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, as well as 11 projects under development. RioCan plans to spend between $400 million and $450 million on new developments in 2023....
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You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For November 2023 Here.


ETFs in brief


Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....
The Canadian economy ranks among the top 10 globally. It’s also considered to be in the top 25% of the most competitive economies in the world; it is highly rated for its ability to train and attract skilled workers.


However, after solid growth in 2021 to 2022, higher interest rates have slowed the domestic economy down—although elevated oil and gas prices are providing a measure of support.


We still recommend that most Canadians hold the bulk of their portfolios in dividend-paying Canadian stocks, or ETFs that hold those stocks....
When investing in dividend-paying companies through an ETF, here are key factors to consider:


Dividend yield: Dividend yield is the dividend paid during the previous 12-month period divided by the current unit price of the ETF. But, this yield can change quickly if the ETF lowers its dividend—which happens more frequently if it invests in cyclical companies.


Dividend consistency and growth: Most ETFs that invest in dividend-paying companies pass the dividends received from the underlying companies on to investors (after deducting fees)....
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, $565.22, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol LLY on New York) discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets human pharmaceutical products.

Lilly is now buying Point Biopharma Global for $1.4 billion.

The purchase carries some risk—Point is just weeks away from announcing the results of the closely watched trial of its most important medicine.

Point develops radioligand therapies, which use radioactive atoms to precisely target cancers....
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC., $36.86, Toronto symbol FTT, is a buy.

The company sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, South America and the U.K.

With the June 2023 payment, Finning raised your quarterly dividend by 5.9%, to $0.25 a share from $0.236....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $44.03, Toronto symbol SU, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. It also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

Suncor has now agreed to buy French oil producer TotalEnergies SE’s remaining Canadian operations, including its 31.23% stake in the Alberta’s Fort Hills oil sands project, for $1.47 billion....