Here’s our Pick of the Month

DREAM OFFICE REIT $24.75 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-365-3535; www.dream.ca/office; Units outstanding: 60.1 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%) owns and manages 38 office and retail properties in major Canadian cities. Altogether, they comprise 7.4 million square feet of leaseable space. This includes… Read More

We don’t like all its holdings

ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $17.70 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 15 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.7%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT… Read More

These high-yield trusts also offer growth

DREAM OFFICE REIT $23.66 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-365-3535; www.dream.ca/office; Units o/s: 60.1 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%) owns and manages 42 office and retail properties in major Canadian cities. Altogether, they comprise 7.8 million square feet of leaseable space.
In early 2016,… Read More

Three top dividend picks for 2018

For 2018, we’ve chosen to highlight three stocks that have a long history of regular dividend payments. Their strong growth prospects also position them to increase those payments over the next few years.

We continue to recommend that income-seeking investors cut their risk with a.. Read More