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All of the major Canadian and U.S. stock markets are down in the wake of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. But we think the worst is over for many stocks, and one way to profit, while at the same time cutting risk, is to invest in ETFs.
The best of these offer a diversified group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
The best of these offer a diversified group of stocks while charging you low management fees....
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $13.33, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets you tap all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
Investors pay a reasonable MER of 0.61%, and the REIT fund gives you a high 7.1% yield.
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Investors pay a reasonable MER of 0.61%, and the REIT fund gives you a high 7.1% yield.
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The market plunge in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis has lowered prices of most stocks and REITs. But with REITs, you also face the coronavirus’s very real impact on the ability of tenants to pay rent. Still, government transfers to individuals and businesses should help offset that....
Spurred by the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on the economy, the Bank of Canada has now cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from 1.25%. Whether it continues to hold that rate steady, or cut it further, depends on the country’s economic growth and unemployment levels.
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....
A: Real Matters Inc., $11.85, symbol REAL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 84.9 million; Market cap: $957.7 million; www.realmatters.com), provides technology and network management solutions to the mortgage lending and insurance industries in Canada and the U.S....
A: Dream Industrial REIT, $7.98, symbol DIR.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 152.2 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.dreamindustrialreit.ca), offers investors a portfolio of industrial properties in North America and Europe.
The REIT, originally named Dundee Industrial REIT, first sold units to the public and began trading in October 2012 at $10 per unit....
The REIT, originally named Dundee Industrial REIT, first sold units to the public and began trading in October 2012 at $10 per unit....
A: Activision Blizzard Inc. $54.43, symbol ATVI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 769.2 million; Market cap: $43.4 billion; www.activisionblizzard.com), is a video game company founded in July 2008 through the merger of Activision, Inc....
A: The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $31.17, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 34.5 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.alpssectordividenddogs.com), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” theory on a sector-by-sector basis using the stocks in the S&P 500....
A: Verisk Analytics, $136.39, symbol VRSK on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 163.1 million; Market cap: $21.2 billion; www.verisk.com), offers risk-assessment services for property/casualty insurers and other businesses....
A: Cematrix Corp., $0.33, symbol CVX on the Toronto Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 60.4 million; Market cap: $19.9 million; www.Cematrix.com), is a Calgary-based manufacturer and installer of what it promotes as technologically advanced cellular concrete products.
Cellular concrete is an innovative construction material consisting of cement, water, a proprietary pre-formed foaming agent, and compressed air....
Cellular concrete is an innovative construction material consisting of cement, water, a proprietary pre-formed foaming agent, and compressed air....