RIOCAN REIT $28.76 – Toronto symbol REI.UN

RIOCAN REIT $28.76 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 313.9 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.9%; www.riocan.com) has agreed to form a new joint venture with Hudson’s Bay Co. (Toronto symbol HBC).

The REIT will contribute $325 million to this new firm,… Read More

Hi, Pat. I have a 15% weighting in real estate investment trusts, with 9% in these three industrial REITs: WPT Industrial REIT, Dream Industrial REIT and Pure Industrial REIT. Can you please comment on industrial REITs in general and these three specifically? Thanks.

We haven’t found any industrial REITs we recommend as buys, but some are okay to hold as part of a well-balanced portfolio. Here’s a look at the three you asked about:

WPT Industrial REIT, $10.80, symbol WIR.U on Toronto (Units outstanding: 29.4 million; Market cap: $317.5… Read More

Hi Pat: What are your current views on HSBC Holdings and Telefonica as vehicles to obtain international exposure, including emerging market exposure? As always, thanks for your help.

HSBC Holdings plc (ADR), $57.16, symbol HBC on New York (Shares outstanding: 3.5 billion; Market cap: $199.0 billion), was hurt by the recession, along with most financial-services stocks. But the bank’s operations are now steadily recovering.

The credit crisis had less of an impact on… Read More