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INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY, $16.86, is a buy. The power generator (Toronto symbol INE; Shares outstanding: 133.6 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield 4.2%; www.innergex.com) operates 37 hydroelectric plants, 26 wind farms and four solar power fields....
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $19.49, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets you tap into all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.


Investors pay a reasonable MER of 0.61%, and it currently gives you a high 4.1% yield.
Investors in these two top REITs got the best of both worlds in 2019—rising unit prices plus high distributions. RioCan rose 13% and Choice climbed 21%. And even with those returns, RioCan still offers you a high 5.4% yield, and Choice is just behind at 5.3%.


To keep up their momentum, both continue to focus on properties in the Greater Toronto Area and other big urban centres with lower vacancies and higher rents....
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KAR AUCTION SERVICES INC. $22 is still a buy for aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol KAR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 133.4 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.karauctionservices.com) sells used vehicles at 250 physical auction sites in North America and over the Internet....
CVS HEALTH CORP. $73 is okay to hold. Through the stock (New York symbol CVS; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $94.9 billion; Divd. yield: 2.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Low; www.cvshealth.com), you gain exposure to over 9,900 drugstores in the U.S.


CVS’s shares have gained just 2% in the past year....
Shareholders tend to respond favourably to news that an activist investor is now targeting a stock they own. And we think they should. That’s because those activists generally do a good job of spotting opportunities to push a company to unlock hidden value for all its investors.


While not all activists are successful, they’re still worth your attention.


On this page, we analyze three well-established companies that should benefit from the activist pressure now on their management....
The essence of investment quality is a company’s ability to survive a business setback and go on to still greater success when conditions improve. We created our TSINetwork Rating System to give you an idea of the investment quality and risk in stocks we analyze and recommend.


Using the system, we assign “quality points” based on nine key factors that Successful Investors recognize as signs of lasting investment quality....