Mexico’s relationship with the U.S. is extremely important for the country’s economy. More than 80% of Mexican exports, including manufactured goods and food, go to the U.S. In addition, 38 million Mexicans who live and work in the U.S. send large amounts of money back to their country of origin.


On the trade tariff front, the new U.S....

The long-term push to sharply cut oil and gas use—including through renewable power generation and electric vehicles (EVs)—will continue. But at the same time, it’s clear that there will be a continuingly prominent role for oil and gas for some time. That means top oil and gas firms will keep profiting—and paying high dividends.


Here are three ETFs that focus on the traditional sources of energy....

Tesla Yield Shares Purpose ETF $17.40 (CBOE symbol YTSL) invests in Tesla shares, sells call options against the investment, and employs debt to further boost returns. Foreign currency exposure is hedged back to the Canadian dollar.


The ETF launched in December 2022, holds $152.4 million of assets, and charges a very high MER of 1.81%.


The ETF combines a covered call strategy (covering around 50% of its Tesla holdings) with leverage (debt) to generate monthly income, while aiming to preserve some of the growth potential of the underlying stocks.


Since its inception, the ETF’s unit price has declined by 1.6%; however, as the fund paid large dividends derived from its covered call income, the total return was 58.2%....

Over the past decade, European companies have lagged well behind the top U.S. companies. Stagnating economies and a heavy regulatory burden on companies contributed to the weak stock market returns. But, Europe remains home to a number of global leaders in their respective fields—with many trading at discounted valuations compared to their U.S....

This month we update our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors.


In light of the current market volatility, investors are paying more attention to dividend yields (dividends paid per share divided by the current stock price)....

TC ENERGY CORP. $71 (www.tcenergy.com) is a buy. The company now plans to spend $900 million U.S. to expand its gas pipeline system that supplies natural gas to power plants in the U.S. Midwest. That will let it tap into growing demand for power by datacentres that run energy-intensive artificial intelligence programs....

Teck Resources has now completed its plan to focus solely on its copper and zinc projects. That should let it tap into the growing need for these metals for electric-powered vehicles (EVs). Moreover, the metals it ships from its facilities in Canada comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement....

EMERA INC. $61 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 295.9 million; Market cap: $18.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 4.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.emera.com) owns Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier, as well as Teco Energy, which supplies electricity and natural gas in Tampa Bay, Florida....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $17 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 292.7 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Distribution yield: 6.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 177 shopping centres and mixed-use properties.


The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is now closing its 96 department stores....

METRO INC. $107 is a buy. The supermarket and drugstore operator (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 222.0 million; Market cap: $23.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) continues to benefit from its broad range of food, drugs and more, as well as the “Buy Canadian” trend....