investment
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.09, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index....
Insurers write policies, collect premiums from customers, and then invest those premiums to meet future claims. That need to cover claims means they invest significant amounts of their funds in fixed-income instruments, primarily bonds. That also means high interest rates are a boon to their returns....
PEMBINA PIPELINE, $50.21, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares o/s: 579.5 million; Market cap: $29.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.5%; www.pembina.com) has entered into an agreement with ARC Resources ...
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P., $38.25, is a buy. The partnership (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 646.0 million; Market cap: $25.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.bep.brookfield.com) has now agreed to provide Microsoft Corp....
While higher interest rates have increased the appeal of bonds and hurt REITs in the past year, Choice Properties and RioCan remain excellent ways for investors to earn income. We see both as buys.
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $12.95, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s: 327.9 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.choicereit.ca) owns 705 retail, industrial, office space and residential properties with 66.1 million square feet of gross leasable area....
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $12.95, is a buy. Canada’s biggest REIT (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units o/s: 327.9 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.choicereit.ca) owns 705 retail, industrial, office space and residential properties with 66.1 million square feet of gross leasable area....
INVESCO SOLAR ETF, $48.53, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol TAN; buy or sell through brokers) tracks solar-related companies (including technology firms and utilities) listed on global exchanges.
Its top holdings are First Solar (China; solar panels) at 16.0%; Enphase Energy (U.S.; home solar systems), 9.3%; NEXTracker Inc....
Its top holdings are First Solar (China; solar panels) at 16.0%; Enphase Energy (U.S.; home solar systems), 9.3%; NEXTracker Inc....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)
Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....
Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....
We’ve long said that the top five Canadian banks tend to leapfrog each other in investment desirability. That’s why we suggest that most Canadians own two or even three of them—including Bank of Nova Scotia. Its cheap price, prospects for growth and its high yield make it a buy.
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $64.99, is a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $79.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.5%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank.
Due to current economic uncertainty as a result of relatively high interest rates and inflation, Bank of Nova Scotia set aside $1.01 billion to cover future loan losses in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, ended April 30, 2024....
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $64.99, is a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $79.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.5%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank.
Due to current economic uncertainty as a result of relatively high interest rates and inflation, Bank of Nova Scotia set aside $1.01 billion to cover future loan losses in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, ended April 30, 2024....
Dream Office REIT offers a high 5.5% yield from 28 office properties as it weathers the storm of changing office space demand while planning for the long term.
MERCK & CO. INC., $125.54, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol MRK on New York) is a pharmaceutical leader in oncology, acute-care and animal health drugs as well as vaccines.
Merck has just agreed to acquire privately held biotech EyeBio for as much as $3 billion....
Merck has just agreed to acquire privately held biotech EyeBio for as much as $3 billion....