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TECNOGLASS INC., $40.75, symbol TGLS on New York, is a leading producer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products serving the multi-family, single-family, and commercial end markets. Tecnoglass is the second largest glass fabricator serving the U.S....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $124.06, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization is raising your quarterly dividend by 2.3%. Starting with the August 2023 payment, investors will receive $1.35 a share instead of $1.32....

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The federal government’s tax on income-trust distributions took effect on January 1, 2011....
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $16.39, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.9% yield.


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Telus and Great-West are leading competitors in their respective markets; look for that to cut your ongoing risk. Still, for now, we see Great-West as a hold, while Telus remains a buy.


TELUS, $25.72, is a buy. The stock (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $37.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.telus.com) is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier (after BCE) with 12.16 million subscribers....

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....
A: Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF, $7.79, symbol HHL on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 156.0 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.harvestportfolios.com), holds a portfolio of 20 large-cap global healthcare companies....
ENGHOUSE SYSTEMS LTD., $38.42, symbol ENGH on Toronto, is a software and services provider.

The company operates through two business groups: Interaction Management (54% of total revenue) sells software for managing customer interactions; and Asset Management (46% of revenue) offers technology solutions for network operators and software solutions for transit and transportation operators.

On May 17, 2023, Enghouse announced it had entered into an asset purchase agreement with Lifesize Inc., a provider of video conferencing and contact center solutions....
EMERA INC., $56.38, Toronto symbol EMA, is a buy.

The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Tampa Electric, which provides electricity to more than 765,000 customers. Its other interests include several power plants and natural gas pipelines in the U.S....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $123.08, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

Canada’s largest bank by market capitalization earned $3.69 billion before unusual items in its fiscal 2023 second quarter, ended April 30, 2023. That’s down 12.7% from $4.23 billion a year earlier....