The world’s largest fast-food franchise.
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XLP’s portfolio of consumer brands includes Costco, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Phillip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, etc.
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Morneau Shepell Inc. (TSX: MSI, OTC: MSIXF)
Morneau Sheppell is the largest administrator of pension and benefits plans in Canada.
One of Canada’s leading retail brands
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Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX, NYSE: GOLD)
Toronto-based Barrick is one of the world’s largest gold miners. Barrick has gold and copper mining operations and projects in 13 countries in North and South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Saudi Arabia. Its diversified portfolio spans many of the world’s prolific gold districts and is focused on high-margin, long-life assets.
Intact is the largest P&C insurer in Canada.
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Enghouse Systems (TSX: ENGH, OTC: ENGSF)
Based in Markham, Ontario, Enghouse is an enterprise software company founded in1984.
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Steadyhand Income Fund
This is balanced fund that is weighted towards bonds (75% of assets). The equity portion is invested in dividend paying stocks and REITs.
This ETF tracks the FTSE TMX Canada 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index, less fees and expenses.
JNJ is a global health care giant.
One of the world’s leading financial institutions
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Citigroup (NYSE: C)
Citi is a U.S.-based global bank, with approximately 200 million customer accounts. It does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions.
This is a Bermuda-based limited partnership that owns infrastructure assets in North and South America, Europe, and Australia.
Boyd is the largest operator of non-franchised collision repair centres in North America in terms of number of locations and one of the largest in terms of sales. The company currently operates locations in five Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass, as well as in 22 U.S. states.
Leon’s is a furniture and appliance chain.
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Sagen MI Canada Inc.
This was formerly named Genworth. It is one of the duopoly, along with government owned Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), that provides mortgage insurance for home purchasers who cannot pay a 20% deposit. While Genworth only guarantees 90% of the amount, unlike CMHC’s 100%, it competes on speed and flexibility of service and by […]
The best performing precious metals stock since its IPO at the end of 2007
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Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan is a U.S.-based mining company with global interests.
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AG Growth International
This company is a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment.
This is a closed-end real estate fund that invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other types of real estate securities. It is operated by Philadelphia-based CBRE Global Investors, a global real estate investment management firm with $88.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30.
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Inter Pipeline (TSX: IPL, OTC: IPPLF)
This is a pipeline company that operates in Western Canada.
This is a Bermuda-based spinoff from Brookfield Asset Management. The focus is on renewable energy with operations in North and South America and Europe with more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity.
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Cineplex Inc. (TSX: CGX)
Cineplex is Canada’s largest theatre screen operator.
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iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund
This exchange-traded fund offers exposure to large- and mid-cap companies traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The portfolio covers about 85% of the Hong Kong market.
This low-cost, value-oriented fund is well suited for the growth segment of an RRSP. The management team takes a conservative approach, aiming to keep risk to a minimum. This sometimes results in lower returns than the stock market benchmark but during bad times any losses are kept in check.
This fund invests exclusively in Canadian corporate bond issues.
This ETF focuses on U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bonds.
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Sun Life Financial (TSX, NYSE: SLF)
Sun Life is Canada’s second largest insurance company.
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Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR)
Shaw Communications is a Calgary-based diversified communications company, serving 3.2 million customers in Alberta and British Columbia. Its services include broadband Internet, WiFi, wireless (Freedom Mobile), and video products and services. Shaw Business Network Services provides business customers with Internet, data, Wi-Fi, telephony, video, and fleet tracking services. Shaw Business Infrastructure Services offers colocation, cloud, […]
This is a true balanced fund with about 46% of its assets in bonds, 51% in stocks, and the rest in cash. It can be used as a core holding in a portfolio.
This ETF tracks the S&P/TSX Composite.
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Diageo PLC (NYSE: DEO)
Diageo is the largest spirits producer in the world (Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Bailey’s, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Guinness, etc.) The stock trades mainly in London but is listed in New York as an American Depository Receipt (ADR). Each ADR represents four shares of the company’s common stock.
One of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks
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iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)
This ETF tracks the performance of New York’s S&P 500 Index, hedged back to Canadian dollars to eliminate the currency risk.
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North West Company (TSX: NWC, OTC: NWTUF)
This company traces its history back to the original North West Company of fur traders that helped to open up Canada. Today it still operates general stores across the Canadian North and in Alaska but has expanded into warmer climes (the Caribbean and South Pacific) and to urban areas with its Giant Tiger brand.
Telus Corp. is Canada’s largest wireless telecom company.
Consulting firm providing engineering, architecture, and related professional services.
An integrated Canadian oil-and-gas company from Alberta
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Enbridge Series A Preferred Shares
This is an issue of straight preferred shares.
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Power Financial Corp.
Power Financial is the holding company for the Desmarais family’s financial interests. The company owns 67.8% of Great West Life, Canada’s second-largest life insurer, as well as 61.4% of asset manager IGM Financial, which owns Investors’ Group and Mackenzie Investments. Power also owns 27.8% of European conglomerate Pargesa and 81.7% of Wealthsimple Financial, an online […]
This is a core Canadian fixed income mutual fund.
This is an issue of perpetual shares (meaning they have no redemption date). The quarterly dividend is $0.3437 ($1.3748 per year).
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Canadian Oil Sands
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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund (MAW106)
This fund was also added last February as a top choice for investors who want a position in the Canadian market. It is offered by a small boutique company based in Calgary that maintains a low profile while producing handsome returns.
This Calgary-based REIT used to be heavily concentrated in the West and North but in recent years management has been diversifying the portfolio through new acquisitions, especially in Ontario, as well as spending extensively on renovating and updating existing properties.
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CI Signature Dividend Fund
This CI fund has a focus on preferred shares and dividend paying stocks.
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Keyera Corp. (TSX: KEY, OTC: KEYUF)
Keyera is primarily in the natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) business, providing such services as gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing. It does not do any exploration or production.
These are convertible preferred shares
This is a boutique mortgage company that is suitable for conservative investors.
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TD Mortgage Fund
The fund invests primarily (92%) in NHA insured conventional mortgages and has an excellent safety record. The worst 12-month period since its launch in January 1975 – that’s more than 40 years ago – was a decline of 0.08% in the period ending April 30, 2010. This is not a fund where your savings are […]