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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 Utilities and parent company ATCO give investors two ways to buy essentially the same businesses. Still, income seekers should pick Canadian Utilities for its impressive dividend, while value investors should go with ATCO for its more modest p/e.
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD....
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD....
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....
The six ETFs we update for you below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index for its investors. Note that this is different from riskier ETFs focused on narrower indexes or trends such as cryptocurrencies or cannabis.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $143 (www.canadiantire.ca) is still a buy. The retailer has come under fire from U.S. hedge fund Spruce Point Capital Management, which claims the stock is overvalued by about 50%. Specifically, it feels Canadian Tire is losing market share to brick-and-mortar rivals Walmart and Home Depot, as well as online sellers....
TD Asset Management has added 10 new ETFs to its roster of funds. We highlight two of these ETFs for you below: Both aim to give investors broad international exposure.
The TD ACTIVE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE ETF (Toronto symbol TGRE) invests in real estate companies around the world....
The TD ACTIVE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE ETF (Toronto symbol TGRE) invests in real estate companies around the world....
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....
TD BANK, $75.67, is still a buy. Investors in the bank (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $137.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 3.9%; www.td.com) should now gain from the sale of its 43%-owned TD Ameritrade Holding Corp....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $108 (www.rbc.com) is a buy. Starting with the November 2019 payment, investors receive a quarterly dividend of $1.05 a share, up 2.9% from $1.02. The $4.20 annual rate yields a high 4.0%. Its earnings will likely improve from $8.96 a share in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, to $9.39 in 2020....