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SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE LOAN FUND $9.47 (Toronto symbol FRL.UN; Units o/s: 5.6 million; Market cap: $53.0 million; Dividend yield: 7.0%; www.fieracapital.com) is a closed-end fund that invests in senior secured floating-rate corporate bonds....

Doom and gloom stock predictions rarely if ever come true, but that doesn’t keep some investors from moving out of the market.

A: Global UAV Technologies, $0.08, symbol UAV on the Canadian Securities Exchange (Shares outstanding: 124.8 million; Market cap: $10.0 million; www.globaluavtech.com) was called Alta Vista Ventures before moving into the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, business in 2017.

While the company changed its name to Global UAV Technologies in May of that year, it maintained its listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)....

Canada’s legalization of marijuana for recreational use is now set for October 17, 2018. That should boost cannabis production and sales—and the appeal of marijuana stocks for investors. However, even for aggressive investors, it’s important to understand the risks associated with these stocks.

Share prices for many Canadian cannabis stocks have soared since mid-2016—although most have now given back some of those gains.

The speculative appeal of Canadian marijuana stocks continues to attract investors looking for a “ground-floor opportunity.” However, the pioneers in an industry are not always the ones who survive....

China has the second-largest stock market in the world and a quoted value of all stocks in excess of $7 trillion. This compares with $28 trillion for the U.S. market and $1.7 trillion for the Canadian market.


The Chinese equity markets are composed of a domestic and an offshore market....

With $6.3 trillion in total assets under management on March 31, 2018, BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world. The firm started its operations in 1988 with eight employees, and listed on the New York stock exchange in 1999 with assets under management of $400 billion.


In June 2009, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, BlackRock bought Barclays Global Investors for $13.5 billion....

Strategies on how to find penny stocks should focus on pinpointing speculative stocks that above all have real value—and aren’t just promotions

A: Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Fund, $9.43, symbol FRL.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 5.6 million; Market cap: $52.8 million; www.fieracapital.com), is a closed-end fund that invests in senior secured floating rate corporate loans.

The fund started up on September 23, 2013....

A: Flow-through limited partnerships developed out of a Canadian government plan to encourage the exploration and development of the country’s natural resources. Under the plan, companies involved in oil and gas, mining and base metals and other natural resource industries are permitted to fully deduct specific exploration expenses known as the Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE)....

PENGROWTH ENERGY $0.97 (Toronto symbol PGF; Shares outstanding: 547.4 million; Market cap: $539.4 million; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; No dividends paid; www.pengrowth.com) produces oil and natural gas, mostly in Western Canada. This includes its Lindbergh oil sands project in the Cold Lake area of Alberta.


In addition to their primary listing on the
Toronto exchange, the company’s shares also trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), symbol PGH....