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Microsoft (NDQ: MSFT)

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.

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Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG, OTC: DNGDF)

Headquartered in Montreal, Dynacor is an artisanal and small-scale mining corporation.

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iShares Russell 2000 ETF

This ETF tracks the US small cap market.

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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (TSX: ZWB)

A strategy for conservative income-oriented investors

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Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG, NDQ: DSGX)

The company’s headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario and Descartes has offices and partners around the world.

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Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U)

One of the largest P&C insurers and reinsurers in North America

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Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (NYSE: GAMR)

This ETF focuses on the burgeoning video game industry

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Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY)

Canadian IT and Healthcare firm in operation since 1982.

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Slate Grocery REIT (TSX: SGR.UN, OTC: SRRTF)

REIT focussed on US strip malls

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Nvidia Corp. (NDQ: NVDA)

Nvidia made its name with the graphic processor units used in gaming systems.

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Richelieu Hardware (TSX: RCH, OTC: RHUHF)

An importer, distributor, and manufacturer of specialty hardware products.

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CAE Ltd. (TSX, NYSE: CAE)

CAE is the world’s largest maker of flight simulators used to train civilian and military pilots.

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Visa Inc. (NYSE: V)

Visa operates the world’s largest retail electronic payment system.

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)

Founded in 1869, GS has offices in all major financial centres around the world.

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Amazon.com (NDQ: AMZN)

The largest on-line retailer in the world.

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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSE: AGG)

This bond ETF tracks the performance of the broad U.S. market.

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Global X Lithium and Battery Technology ETF (NYSE: LIT)

This ETF includes companies from the full spectrum of the lithium story.

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Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE)

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

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Corby Spirits and Wines (TSX: CSW.A)

One of the leading marketers and distributors of spirits and imported wines in Canada

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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway is the holding company of Warren Buffett.

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Pason Systems Inc. (TSX:PSI; OTC: PSYTF)

A leading global provider of specialized data management systems for drilling rigs

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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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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.

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Firan Technology

A global supplier of aerospace and defence electronic products.

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Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI)

One of three major cell phone tower companies that provide the backbone for the U.S. wireless industry

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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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BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO)

BMO is the fourth largest of Canada’s Big Five banks.

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RBC Group (TSX, NYSE: RY)

One of the ten largest banks in North America

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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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iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF (TSX: CVD)

Replicates the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Convertible Bond Index.

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Apple Inc. (NDQ: AAPL)

Apple’s iPhones and iPads dominate the market.

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Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK)

Stryker. is a Fortune 500 medical technology company with a market capitalization of almost $150 billion.

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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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American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)

The third largest credit card brand – at least in the western 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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iA Financial Group (TSX: IAG)

The fourth largest life insurer in Canada

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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 information technology firm

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

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