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Demand for office space continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work. That will help these two REITs maintain their distributions.


ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $17 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Distribution yield: 10.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 188 office buildings and nine properties under development....
Baxter has completed its transformation and is ready to demonstrate the benefits of a more focused business model and improved balance sheet.
The best mining stocks are well-financed or have a partnership with a major that will help them keep developing.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. trades cheaply while paying a solid yield as it invests for a future of physical and digital infrastructure growth.
PAGERDUTY INC., $18.89, is a buy. The company (symbol PD on New York) operates a platform that collects real-time data from software systems and devices and then notifies its IT customers of any incident that could harm their operations.

PagerDuty’s platform sits on top of a company’s technology systems, taking in data....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.22, Toronto symbol REI.UN, is a top pick for 2025.

The REIT owns all or part of 186 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development. Its occupancy rate is a high 97.8%.

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....

You Can See Our Current Power Recommendations For April 2025 Here.


Understanding our recommendations: Power Buy—These stocks are our top choices for new buying now....
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns, or, more likely, end up costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.


Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they should be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:


WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, $91.18, is a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wyndhamhotels.com; Shares outstanding: 77.7 million; Market cap: $7.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) launched Wyndham Connect last year....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, $235.37, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 117.0 million; Market cap: $27.5 billion; Yield: 1.5%) is extending its strategic global agreement with Upvest, a leading provider of investment infrastructure in Europe....

These two Canadian firms are under activist pressure to improve their operations, or put themselves up for sale. However, the Canadian government would probably block any takeover offer from a U.S.-based firm due to current tension over trade policy and tariffs.


INTERRENT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $11 is a hold. The REIT (Toronto symbol IIP.UN; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 147.5 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Distribution yield: 3.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.irent.com) owns and operates rental apartment properties with a total of 13,435 suites....