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Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE)

A world leader in designing, marketing, and distributing athletic accessories.

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Shopify (TSX, NDQ: SHOP)

The largest company in the TSX information technology sub-index.

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BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF (TSX: ZUT)

This ETF provides exposure to the biggest Canadian utilities.

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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.

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RBC Group (TSX, NYSE: RY)

RBC is the largest bank in Canada.

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Palo Alto Networks (NDQ: PANW)

This company is one of the leading cyber security businesses in the U.S.

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Apple Inc. (NDQ: AAPL)

Apple’s iPhones and iPads dominate the market.

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Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSX: CAR.UN, OTC: CDPYF)

One of Canada’s largest residential landlords.

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J.B. Hunt Transport (NDQ: JBHT)

J.B. Hunt is a Fortune 500 company, an S&P 500 company, and a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average.

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Alphabet Inc. (NDQ: GOOGL)

Alphabet is the umbrella company that includes Google and a variety of other entities.

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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)

UnitedHealth Group is the largest healthcare company in the world.

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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.

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Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL)

A builder of executive and “affordable luxury” single-family homes.

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Crombie REIT (TSX: CRR.UN, OTC: CROMF)

Crombie is a real estate investment trust that owns 289 Canadian grocery stores, most of which anchor shopping malls.

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Costco Wholesale (NDQ: COST)

Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion dollar global retailer with a total of 723 warehouse club stores in eight countries.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX: ATD, OTC: ANCUF)

Best known for its Circle K brand.

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iShares MSCI EAFE Index (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: XIN)

  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.  

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Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM)

The largest listed Canadian gold miner by market capitalization.

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Constellation Software (TSX: CSU)

Constellation pays a quarterly dividend of $1 per share.

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CGI Group (TSX: GIB.A, NYSE: GIB)

Montreal-based CGI is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world.

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Canadian Utilities Series BB (TSX: CU.PR.E)

This is a straight preferred share from a highly-regarded utility.

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Linamar Corp. (TSX: LNR, OTC: LIMAF)

Linamar describes itself as a diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products.

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TFI International Inc. (TSX, NYSE: TFII)

TFI is a transportation and logistics giant, whose network spans more than 80 North American cities.

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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.

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iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fortis Series F Preferreds (TSX: FTS.PR.F)

These are straight preferreds.

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McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD)

The world’s largest fast-food franchise.

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Canadian Tire Corp. (TSX: CTC.A, OTC: CDNAF)

Canadian Tire is quite familiar to almost all Canadians.

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Enghouse Systems (TSX: ENGH, OTC: ENGSF)

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.

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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)

JNJ is a global health care giant.

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Leon’s Furniture (TSX: LNF)

Leon’s is a furniture and appliance chain.

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Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B, NYSE: TECK)

Teck is Canada’s largest diversified resource company.

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Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: FNV)

Franco-Nevada has been the best performing precious metals stock since its IPO at the end of 2007.

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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC)

The company has been in business since 1827.

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RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund

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Pembina Pipeline Corp. (TSX: PPL, NYSE: PBA)

This Calgary-based company owns pipelines in Western Canada.

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BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE)

BCE is Canada’s largest communications company, providing a comprehensive suite of broadband, mobile, landline, and cable communication services to residential and business customers through Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is the company’s multimedia arm, with assets in television, radio, and digital media. Television assets include the CTV television network and many of the […]

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Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX, NYSE: BNS)

The most internationally oriented of the Big Six Canadian chartered banks.

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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 […]

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Telus Corp. (TSX: T, NYSE: TU)

Telus Corp. is Canada’s largest wireless telecom company.

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Stantec Inc. (TSX, NYSE: STN)

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 […]

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iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (TSX: XBB)

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.

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TC Energy Inc. (TSX, NYSE: TRP)

Calgary-based TC Energy operates 93,600 km of natural gas pipelines across North America.

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Enbridge Inc. (TSX, NYSE: ENB)

Calgary-based Enbridge operates the world’s longest crude oil and liquids transportation system.

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Brookfield Corporation (TSX, NYSE: BN)

Brookfield Corporation is the new name for the former Brookfield Asset Management