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A: Barclays plc (ADR), $8.66, symbol BCS on New York (ADRs outstanding: 4.3 billion; Market cap: $37.0 billion; www.barclays.com), is a U.K.-based bank and financial services company that provides retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management services....
A: Berkshire Hathaway, $201.40, symbol BRK.B on New York (Shares outstanding: 2.1 billion; Market cap: $497.3 billion; www.berkshirehathaway.com), is an investment company....
When reading the investment and stock market news each day, it pays to take note of your mindset. This is a kind of mental filter that can colour your view of what’s going on in the world. It can determine what news you pay attention to, how much of it you retain in long-term memory, and what you dwell on when making investment decisions.
The wrong mindset can lead to a negative, if not catastrophic, view of the market outlook....
The wrong mindset can lead to a negative, if not catastrophic, view of the market outlook....
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $72.72 (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $89.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank with total assets of $1.03 trillion.
The bank will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.4% with the April 2019 payment, to $0.87 from $0.85....
The bank will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.4% with the April 2019 payment, to $0.87 from $0.85....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $22.46 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $44.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.5%; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer.
The company also sells other forms of insurance, including health, dental and travel plans; in addition, it offers mutual funds and investment management services....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $6 trillion U.S., spread across 400 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX ETF $18.37 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. This includes retail, residential, office and industrial REITs.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a...
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a...
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $47.57 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 103.9 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.4%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 151 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities....
The best Canadian banks to invest in have a history of stability and paying dividends
Successful investing in mining exploration companies means avoiding speculative penny mines, unsustainably high trading prices, and unrealistic prospects