RioCan narrows its focus

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $20.43, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 309.9 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.riocan.com) is currently developing The Well, a major mixed-use project in the King Street West/Spadina area of downtown Toronto.
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Get a 5.3% yield from Allied Properties REIT

Get a 5.3% yield from Allied Properties REIT

The re-opening of offices as COVID-19 restrictions eased helped boost the occupancy levels—and cash flow—of this REIT. That should also allow it to maintain its current distributions.

The stock trades at 15.4 times the company’s 2022 cash flow forecast.

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IBM, $141.86, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 899.4 million; Market cap: $127.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.7%) is one of the world’s largest computer companies, with operations in over 175 countries.
Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, IBM is… Read More

Top REITs for income and future growth

RioCan and Choice Properties continue to build new residential, office and industrial properties to cut their exposure to the retail industry. Their new properties—along with store reopenings as the pandemic has eased—should help both REITs raise investor distributions in the next few years. All in… Read More

This ETF holds top REITs

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $18.83, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 19 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 3.3% yield.
The… Read More