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A: Illinois Tool Works, $158.23, symbol ITW on NYSE (Shares outstanding: 318.9 million; Market cap: $49.3 billion; www.itw.com),is a multi-industry manufacturing company operating in 53 countries....
A: Iron Mountain Incorporated, $32.17, symbol IRM on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 287.3 million; Market cap: $9.1 billion; www.ironmountain.com), stores, protects, and manages documents and information for more than 225,000 organizations, including 96% of the Fortune 1000....
A: Capital Power Corp., $36.57, symbol CPX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 105.4 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; www.capitalpower.com), is one of Canada’s largest independent electrical power producers, with its 25 facilities across North America offering nearly 6,000 megawatts of power....
A: Open Text, $59.33, symbol OTEX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 270.8 million; Market cap: $16.2 billion; www.opentext.com), develops, markets, licenses and supports collaboration and enterprise-information-management software for corporate clients....
A: B2Gold Corp., $5.92, symbol BTO on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 939.4 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; www.b2gold.com), owns three mines: the Otjikoto mine in Namibia; the Masbate mine in the Philippines; and the Feloka mine in Mali.
The company also has a 48.3% interest in the Gramalote project in Colombia and an 81% interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso....
The company also has a 48.3% interest in the Gramalote project in Colombia and an 81% interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso....
A: Keyera Corp., $36.22, symbol KEY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 214.1 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; www.keyera.com), provides a number of midstream services to the oil and gas industry, including the collection, processing, storage and shipment of oil and gas....
A: iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF, $7.44, symbol FIE on Toronto (Units outstanding: 92.9 million; Market cap: $691.2 million; www.blackrock.com/ca), invests primarily in the common shares, preferred shares and corporate bonds of firms in the Canadian finance industry.
The fund charges investors an MER of 0.97%, which is high by ETF standards....
The fund charges investors an MER of 0.97%, which is high by ETF standards....
Canadian banks offer investors above-average dividend yields, low-to-moderate p/e’s; and above-average potential for long-term capital gains.
Canada’s Big Five banks continue to generate healthy profits for you, their shareholders. That’s despite their move to set aside more funds to cover potentially bad loans should the economy sour. Higher loan-loss provisions have nonetheless slowed earnings growth for some of the banks although we feel their decision to increase reserves helps protect investor value....
Fund management expenses (MERs) can eat up a substantial proportion of your investment returns over time. That’s one reason why ETFs have become very popular. But there’s a segment of those funds with even lower MERs. Below, we analyze three of those ETFs providing investors with low-cost, broad-market exposure to Canadian, U.S....