Nvidia made its name with the graphic processor units used in gaming systems.
Category: Picks
Categories
Ceapro Inc. (TSX: CZO, OTC: CRPOF)
Ceapro Inc. is an Edmonton-based “growth stage biotechnology company”. It currently has about 21 employees. Through scientific research, it develops extracts from plants (currently, mostly oats). It currently produces several extracted products on a commercial scale that are used in the cosmetics industry and include an active ingredient used in some anti-aging and skin conditioner […]
Categories
National Beverage Company (NDQ: FIZZ)
The company’s products have wide distribution through the U.S. with LaCroix, Faygo, and Shasta being three of the best known. Faygo Moon Mist and Shasta Tiki Punch have been made and marketed in the U.S. for over 100 years. The company also has a large number of smaller brands, including juices and lemonade.
Categories
McKesson Corp.
The company provides a variety of services to the pharmaceutical industry but one of the main ones is drug distribution. Along with two other companies (Cardinal Health and AmeriSource Bergen) it acts as the middleman between drug manufacturers and dispensers (pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, etc.). Those three firms operate as an oligarchy in their segment of […]
This ETF is run by First Asset Investment Management. It provides exposure to the 25 largest high-tech companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. That includes names like Apple, Alphabet (which is the parent company of Google), Yahoo, Cisco Systems, IBM, Microsoft, Facebook, etc.
Categories
Ag Growth 5% Convertible 2020 Debentures
These debentures entitle the holder of $1,000 in face value to convert them at $60 per share, equivalent to 16.67 shares of Ag Growth.
Categories
Richelieu Hardware (TSX: RCH, OTC: RHUHF)
This Montreal-based company is an importer, distributor, and manufacturer of specialty hardware products. The entire inventory consists of more than 110,000 items. The company has 37 distribution centres in Canada and 31 in the eastern and southern U.S. It has two manufacturing plants in Canada: Cedan Industries Inc., which specializes in making of a wide […]
Categories
BMO India Equity Index ETF (TSX: ZID)
This ETF tracks the MSCI India ESG Leaders Index, which in turn is based on the MSCI India Index of mid- and large-cap stocks. This makes it a socially responsible fund with screens that exclude companies that earn significant revenues from tobacco, alcohol, gambling, weapons, and nuclear power.
Categories
Invesco Shipping ETF (NDQ: SEA)
The ETF attempts to track the performance of the Dow Jones Global Shipping Index, less fees and expenses. The managers try and choose the most stable companies in the group, with an emphasis on those that can afford to pay dividends. The net expense ratio is 0.65% and the fund has US$119 million in assets […]
Categories
Savaria Corp. (TSX: SIS, OTC: SISXF)
Savaria Corp. is a Canadian company that manufactures, assembles, and customizes a range of stair lifts, platform lifts, and commercial and residential elevators. It operates through two divisions: Accessibility, which designs, makes and installs accessibility products such as stair lifts and elevators; and Adapted Vehicles, which converts both private and commercial minivans (i.e. taxis) for […]
Categories
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival is one of the world’s largest travel companies. Their brands include Princess, P&O Cruises, Holland America, Cunard, Costa, and many others.It has operations in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Categories
Photon Control Inc. (TSX: PHO)
Photon Control designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of optical sensors and instruments to measure temperature, pressure, position, and flow. These products are used by original equipment manufacturers as well as end-users in the semiconductor (90% of current sales), oil and gas, power, life science, and manufacturing industries.
Categories
Principal Financial Group (NDQ: PFG)
Principal Financial is a major U.S. financial services company with almost $600 billion in assets under management (all figures in U.S. dollars). Its wealth management services include trusts, insurance, and mutual funds plus a range of services for employers, including group benefit plans, retirement plans, and business planning and protection solutions. The company has international […]
Categories
Axon Enterprises Inc. (NDQ: AAXN)
Formerly known as Taser International Inc., the company was founded in 1993 and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It has gradually become the leading provider of not only Tasers but also body armour and body cameras as well.
First Mining was listed in April 2015 “to take advantage of the lowest mining equity valuations of the last 20+ years”, as it states in its presentation. It aimed to do so by acquiring at a fraction of the cost high quality mineral projects that have had millions of dollars invested on exploration and development. […]
Categories
True North Commercial REIT (TSX: TNT.UN)
This REIT was started in 2012 by Daniel Drimmer. Although it has properties in major cities like Toronto and Calgary, the main focus is on secondary markets “that have fallen below the threshold of larger Canadian commercial REITs”.
Categories
Fidelity U.S. Monthly Income Fund
This fund invests in a portfolio of U.S. stocks and bonds.
Categories
Sentry U.S. Monthly Income Fund
This fund invests in a balanced portfolio that consists mainly of U.S. stocks and bonds. However, there is some Canadian exposure as well as some scattered overseas holdings.
Most ETFs are passive securities. That means they closely track their target indexes and the returns reflect what that market is doing. However, this ETF is actively managed, which means the team at Fiera Capital decides on the composition of the portfolio. They invest mainly in Canadian securities but the ETF may also hold some […]
Categories
FedEx (NYSE: FDX)
FedEx invented the express overnight parcel delivery business back in 1973 and remains the industry leader. With $60 billion in annual revenue and $49 billion in assets, it now operates in almost every country in the world. It transports mostly small parcels and envelopes by air and ground, mostly on a next-day-delivery basis but also […]
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company. It provides upfront financing to mining companies that are looking for capital. In return, it receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine.
Algonquin Power owns and operates a range of utilities in North America
Categories
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW)
Sherwin-Williams’s core business is the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints and related products. The company has been in business since 1866 and has increased dividends annually since 1979. Headquartered in Cleveland, the company operates more than 4,100 stores and facilities. Its products are distributed in 115 countries.
This company is based in Longueuil, Quebec. It operates hydroelectric dams, wind farms, and solar photovoltaic farms in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Idaho, and France.
This Canadian listed company owns four specialty surgical hospitals and a surgical centre in the U.S.
Categories
Chorus Aviation Inc. (TSX: CHR, OTC: CHRRF)
Chorus is an aviation holding company headquartered in Halifax. Its main operating subsidiary is Jazz Aviation LP, which is the largest regional carrier in Canada. With a fleet of 110 Bombardier planes, it operates two airline divisions, Jazz and Air Canada Express. The company also owns Voyageur Aviation, which is based in North Bay, Ontario.
Categories
Corby Spirits and Wines (TSX: CSW.A)
Corby is one of the leading marketers and distributors of spirits and imported wines in Canada. Majority owned by French drinks giant Pernod Ricard since its takeover of Allied Domecq in 2005, Corby has 21% of the spirits market in Canada and is solidly profitable, while paying reasonable regular dividends and occasional special dividends.
Categories
Fidelity Global Bond Fund B units (FID1225)
This fund invests in a portfolio of international bonds of varying maturities.
Categories
Pason Systems Inc. (TSX:PSI; OTC: PSYTF)
Pason Systems is a leading global provider of specialized data management systems for drilling rigs.
The largest company in the TSX information technology sub-index.
Categories
iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF
This ETF tracks the performance of the S&P 500. It is not hedged back to Canadian dollars.
This ETF provides exposure to the biggest Canadian utilities.
Chartwell is the largest owner and operator of seniors’ residences in Canada. The REIT indirectly owns and operates 175 residences across four provinces providing a complete range of seniors housing communities from independent supported living through assisted living to long-term care.
Categories
EnLink Midstream LLC
EnLink Midstream is a subsidiary of Devon Energy Corp (NYSE: DVN) and owns approximately 9,200 miles of pipelines, 17 natural gas processing plants with 3.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) of processing capacity, seven fractionators with 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) of fractionation capacity, and truck, barge, and rail transportation.
Categories
Firan Technology
Firan is a leading global supplier of aerospace and defence electronic products and subsystems. With facilities in Canada, the United States, and Tianjin, China, FTG provides prototype development and manufacturing services complemented by quick-turn-around production runs. The company has two operating segments: FTG Aerospace and FTG Circuits.
Categories
Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI)
Crown Castle is one of three major cell phone tower companies that provide the backbone for the U.S. wireless industry.
Categories
Encana Corp.
Calgary-based Encana was founded in 1971 and is a leading North American energy producer. It has been diversifying away from its previous 100% focus on natural gas towards combined liquids. Current production is 70% natural gas and 30% oil and liquids, but oil and liquids will account for an increasing percentage of production. Its core […]
Categories
Alibaba Group (NDQ: BABA)
Alibaba is the Chinese equivalent of Amazon and eBay. There are several ancillary businesses attached to this massive e-commerce company, which operates under the Alibaba Group Holdings banner. They include Taobao, Tmall, eTao, and Juhuasuan.
BMO is the fourth largest of Canada’s Big Five banks.
Categories
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO)
Valero was founded in 1981 and today owns 15 petroleum refineries located in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. that have a total capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day.
Categories
George Weston Ltd. (TSX: WN, OTC: WNGRF)
The company was founded in 1882. Its main business is food processing and distribution. It owns a 46% position in Loblaw Companies. It is now also in the retail pharmacy industry through Loblaw’s ownership of Shoppers Drug Mart, which was acquired in 2014 for $12.4 billion.
This energy company is focused on Pembina Cardium in Alberta and the Viking play in southeastern Saskatchewan. WCP has a solid track record of growing reserves and has good well economics and low leverage relative to peers.
Categories
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX: TOU, OTC: TRMLF)
Calgary-based Tourmaline is Canada’s largest natural gas producer.
Categories
AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ, OTC: AOCIF)
AutoCanada owns 63 automobile dealerships and has a total of 3,700 employees. AutoCanada’s strategy is to grow by acquisition and to benefit from economies of scale in this highly fragmented industry.
Categories
BMO International Dividend ETF
This ETF provides exposure to a broadly-based portfolio of dividend-paying foreign companies. Investors also benefit from regular month cash flow.
Categories
Macquarie Infrastructure Co. (NYSE: MIC)
Macquarie Infrastructure Company was founded in 2004 and owns, operates, and invests in infrastructure businesses. MIC’s businesses consist of airport services (Atlantic Aviation), a 50% interest in International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT), which is one of the largest bulk liquid terminals in the U.S., a synthetic natural gas (SNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) processing […]
Categories
Uni-Select (TSX: UNS, OTC: UNIEF)
Uni-Select is the leading automotive parts distributor in Canada, through its Auto-Plus, Auto-Select, Uni-Pro, and SAX brands, and is the largest independent automotive paint distributor in the U.S. and Canada through its FinishMaster chain.
RBC is the largest bank in Canada.
Categories
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL)
Xylem is based in Rye Brook, New York but has a global footprint. It does business in 150 countries with over 12,500 employees worldwide.
One of best-managed and the fastest-growing financial institutions in Canada.