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A: Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd., $12.03, symbol LIQ on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 27.8 million; Market cap: $331.3 million; www.liquorstoresgp.ca), is North America’s largest publicly traded liquor store operator, with 231 outlets....
This drop in the stock market may be the start of a widely awaited correction. I strongly doubt that it’s the start of a bear market or long-term falling trend.
This quote from Investopedia.com provides one widely accepted definition of a market correction:
What is a ‘Correction’?
A correction is a reverse movement, usually negative, of at least 10% in a stock, bond, commodity or index to adjust for an overvaluation....
This quote from Investopedia.com provides one widely accepted definition of a market correction:
What is a ‘Correction’?
A correction is a reverse movement, usually negative, of at least 10% in a stock, bond, commodity or index to adjust for an overvaluation....
Investors interested in building the best ETF portfolio need to look at traditional ETFs focused on top-quality stocks
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers nearly $5 trillion U.S., spread across 370 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....
North America’s largest transit bus maker, Canada’s New Flyer Industries has rolled to strong growth, but could be slowed by NAFTA negotiations.
The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark interest rate in January 2018 from 1.00% to 1.25%. That’s because the Canadian economy is growing and unemployment is low. Inflation has also moved up, to 2.1% in November 2017.
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
We continue to caution against investing in bonds....
ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $16.61 (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.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.9%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT at 16.4%, H&R REIT (12.8...
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.9%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT at 16.4%, H&R REIT (12.8...
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $26.10 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $52.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.1%; www.manulife.ca) is now Canada’s largest life insurer.
As the company’s new CEO, Roy Gori plans to cut Manulife’s dependence on its “alternative assets.” They include direct investments in timberland, agricultural crops, and oil and gas wells.
Gori’s predecessor, Donald Guloien, saw those purchases as a way to boost returns for Manulife’s investment portfolio at a time of low interest rates....
As the company’s new CEO, Roy Gori plans to cut Manulife’s dependence on its “alternative assets.” They include direct investments in timberland, agricultural crops, and oil and gas wells.
Gori’s predecessor, Donald Guloien, saw those purchases as a way to boost returns for Manulife’s investment portfolio at a time of low interest rates....
Dear safe-money investor:
We’ve selected our top picks for 2018—one stock, one real estate investment trust (REIT) and one exchange-traded fund (ETF). Each offers an attractive combination of growth prospects and a reasonable price.
We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality stocks and REITs—like our first two recommendations below....
We’ve selected our top picks for 2018—one stock, one real estate investment trust (REIT) and one exchange-traded fund (ETF). Each offers an attractive combination of growth prospects and a reasonable price.
We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality stocks and REITs—like our first two recommendations below....
A: American Tower (real estate investment trust), $144.96, symbol AMT on New York (Shares outstanding: 428.9 million; Market cap: $61.9 billion; www.americantower.com), is one of the world’s largest independent owners, operators and developers of multi-tenant communications real estate, mainly cell phone towers.
Altogether, the REIT has a total of 144,884 cell towers....
Altogether, the REIT has a total of 144,884 cell towers....