Q: Pat, I have followed your recommendations for years and have built a good portfolio on them. I have a question. What do you think of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT’s prospects going forward? Thank you.

A: Canadian Apartment Properties REIT, $45.10, symbol CAR.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 167.6 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; www.capreit.ca) owns multi-unit residential properties, including apartments, townhomes and manufactured home communities (trailer parks). Those rental properties are all located in or near major urban centres in… Read More

Blue chip ETFs focus on Canada

Blue chip ETFs focus on Canada

These two blue chip ETFs hold mostly large-capitalization, widely traded stocks on the Canadian exchange. Both funds mirror, or track, the performance of major stock market indexes as opposed to narrower ones focused on resources or themes, such as solar power or biotech.
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