Buy quality assets at a discount

POWER CORP. OF CANADA $37 is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 660.4 million; Market cap: $24.4 billion; Dividend yield: 5.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) has several primary investments, including controlling stakes in Canadian financial services firms Great-West… Read More

Q: Hi, Pat. I am wondering about investing in the Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF. What are your thoughts on this ETF? Thanks.

A: The Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF, $25.37, symbol HAC on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.8 million; Market cap: $172.3 million; www.horizonsetfs.com), aims to

tactically spread and move around its holdings between stocks, fixed-income investments, commodities and currencies based on historical seasonal trends.

The managers believe that investment markets… Read More

Get quality assets at a discount

POWER CORP. OF CANADA $36 is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 667.1 million; Market cap: $24.0 billion; Dividend yield: 5.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) has several primary investments, including controlling stakes in Canadian financial services firms Great-West… Read More

This new REIT pays a high yield

PRIMARIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $13 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol PMZ.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 98.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Distribution yield: 6.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.primarisreit.com) owns 35 enclosed shopping malls in Canada. The occupancy rate is 91.1%.
In January… Read More

Two REITs for spinoff gains and income

In January 2022, H&R REIT spun off most of its retail properties to Primaris REIT. Unitholders received one unit of Primaris for every four H&R units they held. At that time, H&R investors held 74% of Primaris, while the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)… Read More

A 12-point checklist for finding quality ETFs

The best ETFs offer low fees and diverse exposure to several companies operating in an economy or a specific industry or region. They don’t, however, eliminate market volatility, although their diversity usually cuts your risk of permanent loss. ETFs can also cut down research time… Read More

Buy quality assets at a discount

POWER CORP. $35 is a buy. The conglomerate’s (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 667.1 million; Market cap: $23.3 billion; Dividend yield: 6.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) primary investments are controlling stakes in Great-West Lifeco, IGM Financial and robo-advisor Wealthsimple. It also… Read More

Asset sales support their distributions

These two REITs continue to sell their surplus properties. That lets them focus on their more-promising assets and on maintaining their distributions.
DREAM OFFICE REIT $14 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol D.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 51.1 million; Market cap: $715.4 million;… Read More