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The market plunge at the start of the COVID-19 crisis hurt the unit price of most REITs. That’s because the pandemic forced many businesses—among them REIT tenants—to temporarily close. However, as the pandemic wanes, the economy is recovering. That lets the following two REITs maintain, or even raise, their high distributions.


ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $27.84, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units o/s: 128.0 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Divd....

As our long-time clients and readers know, we generally have a low opinion of stock market indicators.

Promoters of market indicators like to portray their discoveries as the product of a great deal of investment research, just like scientific studies. This is a ruse at best (or, in rare cases, a delusion)....

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W.W. GRAINGER INC., $489.19, symbol GWW on New York, is a leading wide product line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the U.K. Grainger serves more than 4.5 million customers worldwide offering more than 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products in its High-Touch Solutions lines and more than 30 million products through its expanding Endless Assortment lines.

Products offered include safety and security supplies, cleaning and maintenance equipment, material handling equipment, and lighting and electrical supplies....

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....

We continue to recommend investors diversify their Finance sector holdings with non-banking stocks. You can further cut your risk with high-quality firms that dominate their niche markets, such as eBay and Broadridge.


EBAY INC. $39 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EBAY; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 549.4 million; Market cap: $21.4 billion; Price to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ebay.com) operates e-commerce websites, in over 190 countries, where sellers pay fees to auction items or offer them at fixed prices.


eBay’s revenue in the second quarter of 2022 fell 5.9%, to $2.42 billion from $2.67 billion a year earlier.


The decline is mainly because stores are re-opening as COVID-19 lockdowns end....

When considering a mutual fund vs ETF for your portfolio, it’s important to have a strong understanding of each.

Investors interested in dividends should only buy the highest-yielding Canadian dividend stocks if they meet these criteria.

A: Canadian General Investments Ltd., $29.00, symbol CGI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 20.3 million; Market cap: $601.8 million; www.mmainvestments.com), is a closed-end fund that mainly invests in shares of Canadian companies that it sees as average or above-average in quality.

Established in 1930, it is one of the oldest closed-end investment companies in North America....

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