These are straight preferred shares.
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These are straight preferreds.
These are straight preferreds.
This ETF invests in a portfolio of long-term Canada bonds with a maturity of more than 10 years.
ETF Update-June 2023
Envela Corp. (NYSE: ELA)
Envela is a āre-commerceā business that is based on the recycling or reselling of products, also known as āre-commerceā. Envela has two segments: DGSE, which is business to consumer, and ECHG, which is business to business. The company has a market cap of $142.7 million.
This fund is designed to protect your money while providing a modest rate of return.
The fund is suitable for investors who want regular cash flow from a dividend-based portfolio.
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (OTC: CKHUY)
CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH) is the holding company for the diversified interests of Hong Kongās wealthiest man, Li Ka Shing. It owns the worldās leading ports network, with interests in six of the 10 busiest container ports in the world. This is achieved through its 80% interest in the Hutchison Ports business and its 30% […]
POW spotlights the disconnect between share price performance and total return.
ELF is a cosmetics company that caters to a younger customer base, with more reasonable prices. It has broad distribution through department chains along with a decent online business. Many of its products cost $10 or less, which appeals to budget minded millennials.
PIC.A is managed by Mulvihill Investment Management.
Minto Apartment REIT (TSX: MI.UN)
Minto Apartment REIT owns and operates a portfolio of 28 high-quality multi-residential apartment properties comprising 7,726 suites with 2,484 suites in Toronto, 2,784 in Ottawa, 1,793 in Montreal, and 665 in Calgary. It has convertible development loans on two properties in Vancouver and one in Victoria.
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This ETF provides exposure to a broad range of companies in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Far East. It seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Income Investor Top Performers of 2019

The focus is cash flow and safety. Capital gains like these are a nice bonus.
IWB Top Performers of 2019

The markets posted good numbers in 2019 but many of our IWB picks did even better.
Granite REIT (TSX: GRT.UN, NYSE: GRP.UN)
GRT.UN was spun-out from Magna in 2011. It houses the properties on which MG’s plant were built. Management has since pledged to diversify to other industries . And it has been delivering on that promise. It has cut its reliance on Magna by more than a third. It is in nine countries, split more or […]
This ETF holds a portfolio of equal weight stocks in the Big Six Canadian banks.
XPEL has a global footprint including operations in the United States, China, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East/Africa.
Headquartered in Montreal, Dynacor is an artisanal and small-scale mining corporation.
The fund was launched in January 2011 and has $3.2 billion in AUM.
Visa Inc. is the entity that sits at the top of the vast Visa credit and debit card operation. Visa Inc. itself does not issue credit cards but it processes much of the data and effectively collects license fees and “toll charges”on every Visa transaction. Its direct clients are the banks that issue the credit […]
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)
Founded in 1869, GS is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world.
Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA, OTC: EMRAF)
Emera is a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with approximately $28 billion in assets and 2016 revenues of over $4 billion. The company invests in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as gas transmission and utility energy services.
Appleās iPhones and iPads dominate the market.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)
UnitedHealth Group is the largest healthcare company in the world.
iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF
This ETF tracks the performance of major stocks in what are known as frontier markets. This is high-risk niche investing that focuses on countries that have not yet even reached emerging markets status.
This ETF, which is the Canadian-dollar hedged version of a U.S. fund (NYSE: EFA), tracks the MSCI EAFE Index, which covers Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
This is a straight preferred share from a highly-regarded utility.
SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSE: SDY)
This ETF from State Street Global Advisors tracks the S&P High Yield Aristocrats Dividend Index. It includes companies that have increased their dividends annually for at least the past 20 years.
These are straight preferreds.
Canadian Tire is quite familiar to almost all Canadians. But it has grown and changed substantially over the past decade or two. There are now 504 original Canadian Tire branded stores and 297 gas bars. As well, the company owns a network of sporting goods stores, clothing stores, and a majority interest in the REIT […]
Enghouse is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions, serving a variety of distinct vertical markets. Its strategy is to build a larger and more diverse software company through strategic acquisitions and profitable growth.
RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund
This Calgary-based company owns pipelines in Western Canada.
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX, NYSE: BNS)
Scotiabank is the most internationally oriented of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks, with approximately 35% of its earnings coming from its international operations, primarily from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile.
Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX, NYSE: TD)
TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by total assets, number of branches, and market capitalization. It has more branches (called stores by TD) in the eastern US than in Canada and is one of the leading on-line financial firms, having merged its TD Ameritrade discount brokerage with Charles Schwab in the US […]
Stantec is a large Edmonton-headquartered consulting firm offering engineering, architecture, and related professional services. It now has 22,000 employees operating out of 350 office locations on six continents. In 2020, 53% of its revenues were from the US, 29% from Canada, and 18% from other international operations which are primarily in the UK, Australia, and […]
This ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Universe Bond Index, net of expenses. The index consists of a broadly diversified selection of investment-grade Government of Canada, provincial, corporate, and municipal bonds issued domestically in Canada and denominated in Canadian dollars.
Calgary-based TC Energy operates 93,600 km of natural gas pipelines across North America.
Enbridge Inc. (TSX, NYSE: ENB)
Calgary-based Enbridge operates the world’s longest crude oil and liquids transportation system.