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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.13 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 311.9 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.riocan.com) continues to make progress with its plan to focus on six major urban markets: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.


RioCan expects those six cities will account for 90% of its rental revenue when it completes the plan in 2019.


Meanwhile, the REIT also aims to profit from the upcoming legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 312.7 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.5; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 267 shopping centres and other rental properties in Canada....

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $43 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 93.0 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 146 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities....

For most investors, we still think large-cap companies, or the ETFs that hold them, should form the core of their stock portfolios. However, while a lot of investors look to add a few small companies with high growth potential, many overlook medium-sized companies, or “mid caps"—regardless of their profitability and prospects....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24.44 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 318.0 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.riocan.com) and department store operator Hudson’s Bay Co. (Toronto symbol HBC) co-own, or control, 10 Hudson’s Bay stores through a joint-venture partnership....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 317.4 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.2; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) and department store operator Hudson’s Bay Co....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $23.63 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 322.7 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 284 shopping centres and other properties across Canada....

ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $16.61 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 15 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 4.8%.


The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT (16.5...

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $23.50 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 322.7 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 289 shopping centres in Canada. That includes 17 properties now under development.


Bankrupt retailer Toys R Us recently announced that it would close all of its stores in the U.S....

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $40 (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Units outstanding: 310.0 million; Market cap: $12.4 billion; Dividend yield: 6.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.brookfieldrenewable.com) has interests in 217 hydroelectric generating stations, 76 wind farms, four biomass facilities and three natural gas-fired power plants.


Currently, 82% of Brookfield’s power generation comes from its hydroelectric operations, 16% from wind, and 2% from solar....