Category: Picks
Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG, NDQ: DSGX) by Gordon Pape
The company’s headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario and Descartes has offices and partners around the world.
Wealth Builder
January 4, 2018
Canadian Utilities Preferred Shares Series FF (TSX: CU.PR.I) by Gordon Pape
This preferred is just about the oldest minimum rate reset on the market, and therefore has one of the longest track records of any preferred of its type. It is also one of the few issues that has an investment-grade credit rating.
Income Investor
December 25, 2017
CanWel Building Materials Group (TSX: CWX, OTC: CWXZF) by Gordon Pape
The company is Canada’s only fully integrated national distributor in the building materials and related products sector. It operates two business segments, Building Materials Distribution and Forestry. CanWel has plants and distribution centres in bot …
Income Investor
December 25, 2017
PIMCO Monthly Income ETF (TSX: PMIF) by Gordon Pape
This recently launched ETF is based on a mutual fund of the same name that has been in existence since January 2011.
Income Investor
November 27, 2017
Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF (TSX: HBF) by Gordon Pape
The ETF was launched in July 2014 and has $530 million in assets under management.
Income Investor
November 27, 2017
iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS: IAGG) by Gordon Pape
The mandate is to invest in a portfolio of investment-grade bonds that are not denominated in U.S. dollars. The main holdings are issues from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K. All but a small fraction of the bonds are investment-grade (BBB or …
Income Investor
November 27, 2017
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NDQ: IUSB) by Gordon Pape
This ETF invests in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that can be both investment grade and high yield.
Income Investor
November 27, 2017
Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) by Gordon Pape
One of the largest P&C insurers and reinsurers in North America
Income Investor, Wealth Builder
November 26, 2017
Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (NYSE: GAMR) by Gordon Pape
This ETF focuses on the burgeoning video game industry
Wealth Builder
November 21, 2017
Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY) by Kendra
A major contractor for the Canadian Armed Forces