This ETF follows an index designed by Solactive AG. It holds 40 companies engaged in the development of products and services related to satellites, space flight, space stations, and space tourism.
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This is a minimum rate reset preferred with 12 million shares outstanding, which is more than any other preferred from this issuer.
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Airbnb Inc. (NDQ: ABNB)
ABNB is a great entrepreneurial story. It started with three guys renting out air mattresses in their apartment in San Francisco for $80 a night and has morphed into the $31 billion company it is today.
A cosmetics company that caters to a younger customer base
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American Water Works (NYSE: AWK)
This company, which traces its history back to 1886, is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility. It employs more than 7,000 people who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to more than 15 million consumers in 46 states.
This is a cumulative redeemable minimum rate reset preferred share, which does not reset its dividend for another two years. That gives it more time than other MRRPs for rates to possibly rise again – perhaps to the point where it might even reset above its floor rate.
EARK was launched in June 2019 and is the Canadian version of the Ark Innovation ETF. The fund is sub-advised and actively managed by Cathie Wood and her team and is hedged to the Canadian dollar. The fund invests in a global basket of companies that are focused on disruptive innovation. This includes technologically enabled […]
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Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: RCK)
When completed, the company’s mine in northern Ontario will be the one of the few non-Chinese lithium producers in the world.
One of the largest copper producers in the world
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SPAC and New Issue
SPCX is the first actively managed SPAC ETF. SPCX provides investors with exposure to a broad portfolio of SPACs with the familiar attributes of an exchange traded fund’s diversity, tax-efficiency, and liquidity.
This is a SPAC that is sitting on a large amount of cash to invest.
Canadian Tire owns approximately 85% of CT REIT and provides 92% of its annual rent
Canada’s largest grocer
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West Fraser Timber (TSX, NYSE: WFG)
West Fraser Timber is primarily a lumber (and panels) company with plants and operations in western Canada (mostly B.C.) and the southern United States. It has lumber operations in 13 locations in western Canada and panel operations in eight locations. It has operations in 21 locations in the southern U.S. It also has five pulp […]
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AstraZenaca (NDQ: AZN)
AZN is a major pharmaceutical company that is among the leaders in producing a COVID vaccine.
Owns the electricity transmission network in the UK and several utilities in the northeastern US.
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Sabre Corp. (NDQ: SABR)
This is a software for services firm that powers the back end of many travel related companies. These include airlines, airports, car rental companies, cruise lines, hotels, search engines, and online travel agencies.
Canadian company that specializes in pressure-treated lumber.
: This is a balanced ETF that invests globally in a portfolio that is roughly divided 60 per cent stocks, 40 per cent bonds. It’s a fund of funds, holding assets in eight basic iShares funds.
A good choice is the Brompton Flaherty and Crumrine Investment Grade Preferred ETF
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Quipt Home Medical Corp. (TSX-V, NDQ: QIPT)
This company was previously called Protech Home Medical Care. It.is a provider of clinical respiratory equipment to a network of over 17,000 referring physicians across the country and oversees the delivery of nearly 250,000 pieces of equipment each year. The company operates a largely subscription-based revenue model, providing not only the initial equipment delivery and […]
Trulieve is a vertically integrated “seed-to-sale” company. It is the first and largest fully licensed medical cannabis company in Florida, owning over 50% of the market.
This ETF focuses on U.S. preferred shares. It is overseen by Flaherty & Crumrine, a highly respected specialty U.S. preferred share manager.
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Horizons US Marijuana Index ETF (NEO: HMUS)
Horizon ETFs did some house cleaning in advance of its rebranding as Global X and recently closed nine ETFs. This was one of them.
This REIT offers a portfolio of high-quality healthcare real estate comprised of interests in a diversified portfolio of 183 income-producing properties and 15 million square feet of gross leasable area located throughout major markets in the Americas, Europe, and Australasia.
This ETF is composed mainly of companies in the food production or retailing business. They include familiar names like Loblaw, Metro, George Weston, Empire, Maple Leaf Foods, and Alimentation Couche-Tard.
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iShares Silver Trust
Silver is the poor man’s gold. SLV is a way to hedge the inflation wildcard, as it holds physical silver rather than silver futures. So, you eliminate the risks associated with misallocations within the silver market. SLV is an ETF to hedge the inflation wildcard.
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iShares Gold Bullion ETF (TSX: CGL)
This ETF only holds gold bullion. It allows you to own gold without having to buy the actual metal and pay for storage. There are no gold mining companies in this ETF.
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RioCan REIT (TSX: REI.UN, OTC: RIOCF)
RioCan currently operates only in Canada, having divested its U.S. holdings in 2016. It has 206 income producing properties and another 13 under development, 11 of which are urban intensifications where RioCan already owns the land. Only 9.1% of its space consists of traditional enclosed shopping malls as most of its properties are open-air big […]
This ETF is similar to CGXF; however, it has a much more international flavour.
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Nutrien Corp. (TSX, NYSE: NTR)
The world’s largest fertilizer company.
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG)
Scotts was founded in Ohio in 1888 to sell grass seed and its product lines have expanded over time. They now include a variety of lawn care products, including seeds, weed and pest control, potting and garden soils, and mulch. Miracle-Gro is a best-selling water-soluble plant food.
This is an NVCC rate reset preferred share issued by Canada’s largest bank.
Holdings include some of the world’s top gold producers
This is a rate reset preferred. It is not a minimum, but its spread (497 bps) is higher than the total minimum dividend rate of some minimums (which start at 4.5%).
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The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX)
In addition to bleach, which was the company’s only product when it was launched back in 1913, Clorox now produces a wide range of disinfectants for both home and institutional use. They include disinfectant wipes, Spore Defense Cleaner Disinfectant, Citrace Hospital Disinfectant, and many more.
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Metro Inc. (TSX: MRU)
Canada’s third largest grocer
Brookfield Asset Management is an alternative asset manager with over $515 billion in assets under management It’s been around in one form or another for 120 years and specializes in investing in long-life, high-quality assets and businesses in more than 30 countries around the world. It is diversified across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private […]
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Paramount Global (NDQ: PARA)
This is a global media and entertainment company. Its portfolio includes CBS, Showtime, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, book publisher Simon & Shuster, and many more. The company claims the largest share of the U.S. television audience and has one of the industry’s most extensive libraries of TV and film titles. ViacomCBS also provides […]
This ETF invests in an equal-weight portfolio of the 15 largest gold and precious metals companies by market cap listed on North American stock exchanges that have liquid options markets. Holdings include B2Gold, Yamana Gold, Kinross Gold, Gold Fields Ltd., Pan American Silver, and Barrick Gold. Covered calls are written to generate income.
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iShares USD Green Bond ETF (NDQ: BGRN)
This fund invests in a portfolio of investment-grade global green bonds, where the use of proceeds is directly tied to promote climate or other environmental sustainability purposes through independent evaluation.
Everyone has heard of Walt Disney
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DocuSign (NDQ: DOCU)
The concept behind DocuSign is simple. As more employees work from home, it is necessary for documents to still get signed whether it be for mortgages, divorces, corporate affairs, etc.
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IShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BZX: GOVT)
This ETF invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury bonds, with maturities from one to 30 years.
This is a high-quality minimum rate reset preferred.
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Canadian Solar (NDQ: CSIQ)
Canadian Solar is based in Guelph, Ontario and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar panels. It sells the panels as part of turnkey solar power plants. The company was founded in 2001 and has been public since 2006. It employs13,000 people in 24 countries. Most of its manufacturing facilities are in Canada […]
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GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)
Glaxo, as GSK is commonly known, is one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Its particular strengths are in asthma/respiratory, HIV, and vaccines. It has the largest global over-the-counter (OTC) consumer healthcare division.
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Gilead Sciences (NDQ: GILD)
Gilead is an American biotechnology company that researches, develops and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza.
Richards specializes in servicing small- and medium-sized companies, offering glass and plastic manufacturing and distribution services. The company is well diversified, with 48% of revenue from food and beverage and other manufacturing, 29% from cosmetics, and 23% from healthcare. Geographically, 60% of its sales are in the U.S. and 40% in Canada.
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China Mobile (NYSE: CHL)
China Mobile is the leading telecommunications services provider in Mainland China, operating throughout the country and in Hong Kong. It claims to have the world’s largest network and customer base, with over 1.6 billion subscribers.