Unilever is the third-largest global consumer products company, with such brands as Lipton’s, Dove, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Magnum, and Ben & Jerry’s.
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Montreal-based CGI is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world.
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WSP Global (TSX: WSP, OTC: WSPOF)
WSP is an international engineering and design firm that provides a wide range of services, from urban planning to environmental remediation. Based in Montreal, the company employs approximately 54,000 people, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. It has more than 500 […]
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CI Signature High Income Fund
This is a high income fund from the CI organization. It is managed by the company’s Signature Group and run by the troika of Geof Marshall, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Joe D’Angelo. Right now it too is in a defensive mode, with only 40% of the portfolio exposed to the stock market (mostly U.S. and international), […]
Allied Properties originally specialized in former industrial and commercial properties (Class I) on the fringes of downtown cores, primarily in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary. These so-called “bricks-and-beam” buildings often rent for up to 50% less than the central business district offices. It also runs data hotels for technology companies hosting communications hubs. Allied also […]
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AT&T (NYSE: T)
AT&T provides telecom services to more than 100 million families and 2.5 million businesses in the US.
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Jefferies Financial Group
Jefferies is a U.S. conglomerate, which has often been compared to Berkshire Hathaway. The company was originally recommended as Leucadia (NYSE: LUK) but recently changed its name and trading symbol.
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Corus Entertainment (TSX: CJR.B)
As a specialty cable TV and radio operator, Corus owns a large group of cable TV channels, with a focus on women’s and children’s programming, radio stations, and is the second-largest provider of French-language programming. As well, it acquired the Global TV network in a recent deal with Shaw Communications.
This ETF invests in emerging markets around the world. The Canadian version trades on the TSX under the symbol XEM. It invests in units of the U.S. version, which trades on the NYSE as EEM.
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BMO Global Infrastructure ETF
Exco Technologies is a global supplier of innovative technologies servicing the die-cast, extrusion, and automotive industries. It has 18 locations in 10 countries, employs more than 5,000 people, and serves a diverse and broad customer base.
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Freehold Royalties Ltd. (TSX: FRU
Calgary-based Freehold is a dividend-paying oil-and-gas royalty company with assets predominately in western Canada, although it is expanding in the US. Its primary focus is to acquire and actively manage royalties, while providing a lower-risk income vehicle for shareholders. Freehold has one of the largest independently owned portfolios of royalty lands in Canada, with land […]
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TD Advantage Balanced Income Portfolio
This portfolio invests in the units of several TD funds and is designed for conservative investors.
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Manulife Financial (TSX, NYSE: MFC)
Manulife is the largest Canadian life insurer by market capitalization and a top 10 global life insurer. It has 35 million customers, of which 7 million are Canadian, and serves one in four Canadians with insurance and investment products. It has done business in Asia since 1897, where it operates in 12 countries and has […]
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Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund
This is a global balanced fund with a goal of maximizing tax efficiency in non-registered accounts by investing in a diversified portfolio of Canadian and foreign bonds and domestic and international stocks of all types.
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Goldcorp (TSX: G, NYSE: GG)
Goldcorp is the largest gold miner by market capitalization and owns a well-diversified portfolio of properties in politically stable jurisdictions in North and South America.
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Bank of Nova Scotia Series 17 Preferreds
These are straight preferreds, which means they continue to pay a constant dividend, no matter what happens to interest rates in general. The quarterly dividend is $0.35 per share, with payments made in January, April, July, and October.
Chemtrade is a leading regional supplier of sulphur, chlor-alkali products, liquid sulphur dioxide, potassium chloride, and zinc oxide. Additionally, Chemtrade provides industrial services such as processing by-products and waste streams.
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iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund
These are straight preferreds.
The world’s largest fast-food franchise.
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.
Canadian Tire is quite familiar to almost all Canadians.
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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.
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Intact Financial (TSX: IFC, OTC: IFCZF)
Intact is the largest Property/Casualty (P/C) insurer in Canada, with almost 20% market share after the acquisition of the Canadian operations of UK insurer RSA, a deal which closed this month. Intact consistently outperforms the industry in terms of profitability and CEO Chares Brindamour aims to outperform the industry Return on Equity (RoE) by 5% […]
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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.
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving approximately 47 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 4,700 retail financial centres, approximately 16,000 ATMs, and online banking with approximately 32 million active users and approximately 19 million mobile users.
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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 […]
Franco-Nevada has been 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.
The company has been in business since 1827.
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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SmartCentres REIT(TSX: SRU.UN, OTC: CWYUF)
SmartCentres REIT is the Walmart-anchored chain of retail properties, with 75% of centres anchored by a Walmart store. It owns 168 properties with 34 million sq. ft. of retail space and $10.4 billion in assets. Having been a major underperformer, management announced a strategic refocus in 2020 to convert retail space into mixed-use communities, including […]
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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, […]