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Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to reduce its dependence on oil by generating more sources of income for the government and the citizens of the country. These plans include the opening of various avenues for domestic and international tourism, and a focus on new industries such as electric vehicles, datacentres, and artificial intelligence....

Low-risk ETFs, as described in the analysis above, are useful to hold cash balances in investment or trading accounts. However, investors need to be aware of some pricing arrangements and technical terms that are unique to fixed-income funds.


Cash or near-cash ETFs generally have a base price of $50 or $100, which adjusts daily as interest accrues in the fund....

Linde plc grew earnings while continuing a 32-year dividend-increase streak as the firm sells into resilient markets.

These two financial services firms continue to benefit from plans to focus on their core businesses. While we like both, we prefer IGM for your new buying due to its modestly lower p/e and higher dividend yield.


GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $50 is a hold. The insurance company (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 930.7 million; Market cap: $46.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 4.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial....

These three leading industrial firms have moved up lately, even though tariffs will likely add to their costs. Those gains reflect the vital products and services these companies sell to niche markets.


All three also have solid long-term prospects and trade at attractive multiples to their earnings....

Discover how Jimmy Carter’s deregulation legacy connects to modern investment opportunities under Trump’s economic policies. Expert analysis on Canadian investment strategy, government deregulation investing, and portfolio allocation for 2025.

A: Investors sometimes ask us why we don’t publish price targets on the stocks we recommend in our newsletters and investment services.

Focusing on targets puts too much emphasis on predictions.

We don’t publish targets for several reasons. The main one is that they may lead investors to rely too heavily on predictions, which are the least reliable part of the investment decision-making process.

Big bets on predictions or opinions will always produce inconsistent results....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.41, Toronto symbol REI.UN, is a top pick for 2025.

The REIT owns all or part of 177 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development. Its occupancy rate is a high 98.0%.

RioCan cut its monthly distribution by 33.3% to $0.96 a unit (on an annual basis) in February 2021 as retailers shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.19, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 296.7 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.7%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 177 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development....

Both of these Canadian insurance stocks provide investors with high dividend yields. They also offer strong.growth prospects. We see each as a buy.


MANULIFE FINANCIAL, $43.73, is a buy. This safety-conscious stock (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.0%; www.manulife.ca) represents one of Canada’s largest life insurers....