Q: Pat, I am 72 years old and have a million-dollar-plus investment portfolio, mainly in blue chip, dividend-paying stocks. I recently bought some of BMO International Dividend ETF. Could you give me your opinion on this ETF. Have been an Inner Circle member for years and value your advice.

A: BMO International Dividend ETF, $19.68, symbol ZDI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 15.0 million; Market cap: $295.2 million; www.bmo.com), aims to provide exposure to a yield-weighted portfolio of dividend-paying companies in developed markets outside of North America. This could include foreign ADRs trading on U.S. exchanges.

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Q: Hello Pat: I’ve been following your advice since the mid-nineties. Throughout the good and the bad, my portfolio has held up very well. I would like your opinion on the following stocks: Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) NYSE, Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Nasdaq, Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) NYSE, and ADRs of ING Group, NYSE. Thanks again!

A: Oceaneering International, $15.15, symbol OII on New York (Shares outstanding: 98.5 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; www.oceaneering.com), is a deep-water oilfield services company. Its ROV segment builds and operates remotely operated vehicles (ROVs); Subsea Products builds custom subsea hardware; and Subsea Projects has vessels… Read More

Q: Pat: What do you think of Dream Global REIT? It has a good dividend and offers international diversification in the real estate business.

A: Dream Global REIT, $11.05, symbol DRG.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 175.1 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; www.dream.ca/global), is a Canadian real estate investment trust that focuses on investing outside the country. It aims to grow by acquiring various types of properties in certain European… Read More

Acquisitions power Intact’s dividend growth

INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. $101 (Toronto symbol IFC; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 131.0 million; Market cap: $13.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intactfc.com) began operating in 1809. It’s now Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance, with… Read More

Hi Pat: Is ING Group a good investment? Thanks.

ING Group NV (ADR), $11.70, symbol ING on New York (ADRs outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $44.2 billion; www.ing.com), is a global financial institution that offers banking, insurance and asset management to approximately 75 million clients in Europe, the U.S., Latin America, Asia and Australia… Read More

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $72.16 – Toronto symbol BNS

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $72.16 (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $88.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Div. yield: 3.7%, www.scotiabank.com) is the third-largest of Canada’s five big banks, with $791.5 billion of assets.

In the three months ended July 31, 2014, the… Read More