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Toronto symbol REI.UN, is Canada’s largest REIT. It specializes in large, Big Box-style retail shopping centres.

IBM, $141.86, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 899.4 million; Market cap: $127.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.7%) is one of the world’s largest computer companies, with operations in over 175 countries.


Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, IBM is now winding down its Russian operations.


The company has not yet said how much this move will impact its earnings....
RioCan and Choice Properties continue to build new residential, office and industrial properties to cut their exposure to the retail industry. Their new properties—along with store reopenings as the pandemic has eased—should help both REITs raise investor distributions in the next few years....
ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $18.83, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $161.80, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a buy.

Investors tap the company’s 504 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations. Still, the company’s other operations also enrich its outlook....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $175.64, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a buy.

Investors tap the company’s 504 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations. Still, the company’s other operations also enrich its outlook....
Discover the characteristics of the best Canadian real estate investment trust (REIT) to buy, including an example of one we like, as well as one type of REIT to avoid.
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $42.57, Toronto symbol SU, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. Suncor also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

With the December 2021 payment, Suncor doubled your quarterly dividend to $0.42 a share from $0.21....
INTEL CORP., $48.11, Nasdaq symbol INTC, remains a buy for long-term gains.

The company is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 90% of all personal computers and more than 80% of all datacentres.

With the March 2022 payment, Intel raised your quarterly dividend by 5.0%....
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT, $15.49, is a buy. The trust (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units outstanding: 723.4 million; Market cap: $11.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.choicereit.ca) recently agreed to sell six office properties (3 in Toronto, 2 in Vancouver, and 1 in Montreal).


The buyer is ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $46.56 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 127.9 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.alliedreit.com). The sale was for $794 million....
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $103.32, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.

CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

The stock gained 3% this week after the company and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers, and train and yard workers have agreed to settle their current labour dispute through binding arbitration....