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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian financial regulators have instructed federally regulated firms, including Manulife and Sun Life, to postpone their planned dividend increases. However, it’s likely dividend hikes will resume some time later this year as the pandemic eases.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP....

Uncertainty over the future of the traditional office model because of COVID-19 has weighed on these two REITs. However, their high-quality properties and tenants continue to help them weather the pandemic. What’s more, their current payouts still seem sustainable.


ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $39 is a buy. The trust (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 127.3 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) creates value for investors through its 202 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“One form of technical analysis is the Relative Strength Indicator (RSI)....

A: The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio, $28.01, symbol VCNS on Toronto, holds roughly 40% of its assets in Vanguard stock ETFs and 60% in bond ETFs. This $466.4 million ETF started up on January 25, 2018, and has a low 0.22% MER. The ETF yields 1.9%.


The Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio, $28.84, symbol VBAL on Toronto, has the opposite proportions to the Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio....

As we’ve said before, it’s a mistake to let predictions guide your investing. It’s even worse, however, to base investment decisions on what you might call “compound predictions”—those that have two or more related parts that all have to pay off for you to win. Let me give you a recent example.

This past summer, a number of investors told me they were staying out of the stock market for a couple of reasons....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“One form of technical analysis is the Relative Strength Indicator (RSI)....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“One form of technical analysis is the Relative Strength Indicator (RSI)....

There’s little doubt that the developing world’s aging population will help drive up global spending on medical services in the years to come. Medical device makers, however, are also well positioned to capture a share of that increased spending.


We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers among the top device manufacturers—and that includes Boston Scientific. We recommend this stock as a Power Buy.


BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., $37.50, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BSX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.bostonscientific.com; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $54.3 billion; No dividends paid) develops and markets medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures....

Good stocks to buy typically have a history of dividend payments, but they are not in the media limelight

The best blue chip stocks to invest in now have strong reputations, a history of success, and stock characteristics that lead you to believe that you could hold them indefinitely