SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP., $25.79, symbol SIX on New York, is the world’s largest operator of regional theme and water parks. It currently operates 25 in the U.S., two in Mexico, and one in Canada.

On December 21, 2022, Connecticut-based Land & Buildings Investment Management LLC released a presentation highlighting why it thinks Six Flags is undervalued....

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC., $42.48, Toronto symbol HCG, is still a hold.

The company is a mortgage lender serving borrowers who fail to meet the stricter standards of Canada’s big banks and other larger, traditional lenders.

Home Capital recently accepted a friendly takeover offer of $44.00 a share from Smith Financial Corp....

IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $64.90, Toronto symbol IMO, is a buy.

This company gets about 90% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. Imperial also has conventional oil and natural gas operations in the West and holds stakes in offshore projects in Atlantic Canada.

Its other operations include three refineries (one in Alberta, two in Ontario) and a petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario.

With the January 1, 2023 payment, Imperial raised your quarterly dividend by 29.4%, to $0.44 a share from $0.34....

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., $71.96, New York symbol GE, remains a hold.

The industrial conglomerate has completed the first step in its plan to break itself up into three separate companies.

This week, GE spun off its healthcare business as a new firm called GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., $58.95, Nasdaq symbol GEHC....

TC ENERGY INC., $53.07, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $53.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.8%; www.tcenergy.com.) recently had to shut down its Keystone oil pipeline due to the leak of 14,000 barrels into a creek in Kansas....

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $26.95, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.5%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 215 office buildings (including 12 properties under development and one held for sale) mainly in major Canadian cities....

CENOVUS ENERGY, $24.43, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $46.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 1.9%; www.cenovus.com) is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas, and the country’s second-largest refiner.


Cenovus plans to spend between $4.0 billion and $4.5 billion on exploration and upgrades in 2023....

The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as the U.S. and other economies recover—and with the Ukraine conflict. We continue to recommend that most investors maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But to cut risk, you should stick with producers that have positive cash flow even in times of low energy prices....

ENBRIDGE, $53.62, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $108.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 6.6%; www.enbridge.com) will raise your quarterly dividend by 3.2% with the March 2023 payment....

ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND, $40.93, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol EWT; buy or sell through brokers) gives you direct exposure to some of the top public companies of this East Asian powerhouse economy.


The fund’s largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor at 21.3% of assets....