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CRESCENT POINT ENERGY $4.49, is a buy for aggressive investors. The oil and gas producer (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 547.2 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 0.9%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) has now completed the sale of some natural gas infrastructure assets in Saskatchewan....

LOBLAW COMPANIES $69.82, is a buy. Through this stock (Toronto symbol L; Shares o/s: 366.1 million; Market cap: $25.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 1.8%; www.loblaw.ca) investors tap a chain of 1,087 supermarkets and 1,341 Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacies across Canada.






And now, investors will also gain from the company’s latest move to thrive in an intensely competitive industry marked by slim profit margins....

CP Rail and IBM both just released 2019 fourth-quarter earnings—and both topped consensus analyst estimates. These better-than-expected performances bode well for the share prices of both stocks, and for their investors.


For CP, it’s a continuation of its upward trajectory, and the shares keep hitting new all-time highs....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $27.07, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 303.8 million; Market cap: $8.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.3%; www.riocan.com) continues expand under the RioCan Living brand it formed to build and market residential apartments and condominiums.


RioCan recently completed two residential projects and is working on eight more....

SPDR S&P CHINA ETF $100.79 (New York Exchange symbol GXC; buy or sell through brokers; www.spdrs.com) tracks the S&P China BMI Index. This includes all publicly traded Chinese stocks available to foreign investors.


Right now, the SPDR S&P China ETF holds 372 stocks....

ENBRIDGE INC. $55.58, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $112.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.8%; www.enbridge.com) still wants to change the way it charges oil producers for space on its Mainline pipeline system....

IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $31.75, is a buy for safety-conscious investors. The stock (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares outstanding: 764.2 million; Market cap: $23.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.8%; www.imperialoil.ca) lets you tap Canada’s third-largest publicly traded oil producer, after Suncor (No....

Welcome to this special issue of Canadian Wealth Advisor! In addition to your three 2020 #1 picks, this issue highlights several high-quality stocks and some top international ETFs—all with the power to lift your returns this year.


But first, let’s take a look at how last year’s #1 picks performed for our subscribers: TC Energy is up 28.3% (while yielding 5.0%); RioCan REIT, up 7.9% (5.7%); and SPDR S&P 500 ETF, up 24.3% (with a 2.2% yield)....

We’ve selected your top picks for 2020—one stock, one REIT and one ETF. Each offers investors an attractive combination of growth prospects and at a reasonable price. To accelerate its growth, Telus continues to diversify its revenue stream, which also cuts risk for its investors....

We think foreign stocks can safely make up 10% of a conservative investor’s portfolio. One way is through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus.


The best of those ETFs charge you very low management fees yet offer you well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks.


Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as well- suited for new buying and two others your portfolio will continue to benefit from holding.


ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF $43.93, is a buy for aggressive investors. The fund (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) is designed to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; it gives you access to some of the world’s fastest growing markets.


The ETF’s geographic breakdown is as follows: China, 34.2%; South Korea, 11.7%; Taiwan, 11.5%; India, 9.0%; Brazil, 7.3%; South Africa, 4.6%; Russia, 4.0%; Saudi Arabia, 2.6%; Mexico, 2.5%; Thailand, 2.4%; Indonesia, 2.0%; and Malaysia, 1.8%.


Your biggest stock exposure through the fund is Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 5.9% of assets; Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.6%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 4.3%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 3.8%; China Construction Bank, 1.2%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 1.2%; Ping An Insurance Group (China), 1.1%; Reliance Industries (India: conglomerate), 1.0%; Housing Development Finance Corp....