Microsoft is the world’s largest software company.
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InterRent REIT (TSX: IIP.UN)
InterRent REIT is an owner of residential apartments, primarily in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Headquartered in Montreal, Dynacor is an artisanal and small-scale mining corporation.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
This ETF tracks the US small cap market.
A strategy for conservative income-oriented investors
The company’s headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario and Descartes has offices and partners around the world.
One of the largest P&C insurers and reinsurers in North America
This ETF focuses on the burgeoning video game industry
Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY)
Canadian IT and Healthcare firm in operation since 1982.
REIT focussed on US strip malls
Nvidia made its name with the graphic processor units used in gaming systems.
Richelieu Hardware (TSX: RCH, OTC: RHUHF)
An importer, distributor, and manufacturer of specialty hardware products.
CAE is the world’s largest maker of flight simulators used to train civilian and military pilots.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V)
Visa operates the world’s largest retail electronic payment system.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)
Founded in 1869, GS has offices in all major financial centres around the world.
The largest on-line retailer in the world.
This bond ETF tracks the performance of the broad U.S. market.
This ETF includes companies from the full spectrum of the lithium story.
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE)
A world leader in designing, marketing, and distributing athletic accessories.
One of the leading marketers and distributors of spirits and imported wines in Canada
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B)
Berkshire Hathaway is the holding company of Warren Buffett.
Pason Systems Inc. (TSX:PSI; OTC: PSYTF)
A leading global provider of specialized data management systems for drilling rigs
The largest company in the TSX information technology sub-index.
This ETF provides exposure to the biggest Canadian utilities.
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)
Verizon operates an extensive wireless network and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Headquartered in New York City, the company employs over 163,000 people and generated nearly $131 billion in revenue in 2018.
A global supplier of aerospace and defence electronic products.
Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI)
One of three major cell phone tower companies that provide the backbone for the U.S. wireless industry
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.
BMO is the fourth largest of Canada’s Big Five banks.
One of the ten largest banks in North America
Palo Alto Networks (NDQ: PANW)
This company is one of the leading cyber security businesses in the U.S.
Replicates the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Convertible Bond Index.
Apple’s iPhones and iPads dominate the market.
Stryker. is a Fortune 500 medical technology company with a market capitalization of almost $150 billion.
One of Canada’s largest residential landlords.
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.
Alphabet is the umbrella company that includes Google and a variety of other entities.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)
UnitedHealth Group is the largest healthcare company in the world.
The third largest credit card brand – at least in the western 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.
Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL)
A builder of executive and “affordable luxury” single-family homes.
Crombie is a real estate investment trust that owns 289 Canadian grocery stores, most of which anchor shopping malls.
Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion dollar global retailer with a total of 723 warehouse club stores in eight countries.
iA Financial Group (TSX: IAG)
The fourth largest life insurer in Canada
Best known for its Circle K brand.
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.
The largest listed Canadian gold miner by market capitalization.
Constellation pays a quarterly dividend of $1 per share.
Montreal-based information technology firm
This is a straight preferred share from a highly-regarded utility.