Here are two REITs to buy. One is focused on residential properties; the other has a portfolio of office, retail, industrial and residential properties.

CAP REIT (TSX—CAR.UN)
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Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

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From Côte d’Ivoire to Chile, Raymond James analyst Craig Stanley scours the globe for junior gold mine stocks to buy.
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Trading to profit from anticipated declines in stock prices seldom works. In the case of the bank stocks, forget it.

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“Bricks and mortar will still remain very, very important . . . consumers are very interested in getting back to the stores” says Scotiabank’s Patricia Baker.

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California money manager Russ Mathews is bullish on Canadian bank stocks and US oil and gas stocks. He picks two of each as his current ‘best buys’.
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Here are three REITs featured in a recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 Income Trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada.

Managing challenges while awaiting direction
Business in Cominar REIT’s   Read More

Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

Equities have had a great   Read More

From Côte d’Ivoire to Chile, Raymond James analyst Craig Stanley scours the globe for junior gold mine stocks to buy.
Although leisure travel to faraway places remains largely restricted, the movement   Read More

Is it a good time to invest in hotel and airline stocks, two of the hardest hit sectors? Will this low water mark in these stocks see the return of   Read More

A recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 income trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada featured three REITs to buy.
Artis REIT: Waiting for the big reveal
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CCL Industries’ shares aren’t cheap. But it rewards its shareholders by raising its dividends each year and buying back its shares. Buy for further long-term share price gains.
We regularly review   Read More

“Bricks and mortar will still remain very, very important . . . consumers are very interested in getting back to the stores” says Scotiabank’s Patricia Baker.

With rising consumer spending high   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers.

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   Read More

Just because conditions are there for a bubble, doesn’t mean that you will time it correctly and get out at the top, says Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management.
There’s quite   Read More

The big Canadian banks are indicators of the economy’s health. How did they fare in the second quarter?

The second-quarter earnings season for the big six Canadian banks has come and   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay ponders a dilemma: For stock market investors, negative news about the economy is good—positive news is bad. Go figure.
Skeptics like to say: “Seeing is believing.”   Read More

Cardiol Therapeutics seeks to save the pandemic’s most vulnerable—those with pre-existing medical conditions and risk factors.

For most Canadians, a successful COVID-19 vaccination will put an end to the crisis that   Read More

A recent MoneyLetter roundup of analysts’ reviews revealed a positive outlook for these three oil and gas stocks that should outperform their peers in the energy sector.

Ensign Energy Services Inc.   Read More

CIBC analysts Hamir Patel and Roshni Luthra continue to expect lumber and OSB prices to moderate in 2022 as record profitability incentivizes more capacity.

US housing starts decreased by nine per   Read More

Here’s our forecast of what we expect of the economy and the stock market over the next six months.

Here’s our outline of what we expect of the economy and stock   Read More

Is it a good time to invest in hotel and airline stocks, two of the hardest hit sectors? Will this low water mark in these stocks see the return of   Read More

Saputo Inc. disappointed the market by earning less in fiscal 2021. But its international operations are growing. Saputo remains a buy.

Saputo Inc. (TSX—SAP) earned a little less in fiscal 2021,   Read More

A recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 income trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada featured three REITs to buy.
Artis REIT: Waiting for the big reveal
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Here are two Canadian construction industry stocks to buy for long-term capital gains.

SNC Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX—SNC)
It looks like SNC is on the mend. It’s a “fully-integrated professional services and   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers.

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay ponders a dilemma: For stock market investors, negative news about the economy is good—positive news is bad. Go figure.
Skeptics like to say: “Seeing is believing.”   Read More

Gold stocks and physical gold can present disadvantages. A study of the real (inflation-adjusted) return on gold from 1802 to 2012 shows that it rose only 0.7 per cent a   Read More

CIBC analysts Hamir Patel and Roshni Luthra continue to expect lumber and OSB prices to moderate in 2022 as record profitability incentivizes more capacity.

US housing starts decreased by nine per   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

Since The Ides   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy for growth and income. They own a mix of residential, retail, office and industrial properties.
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
H&R’s rentals from investment properties   Read More

An Investor’s Digest survey of securities analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 Canadian companies found these two resource stocks in the “Top 10” list of “Time to Buy”.
Endeavour Mining Corp.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently reviewed security analysts’ reports for three utilities stocks—two independent power producers and a regulated utility.
TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX—RNW)
TransAlta Renewables will acquire three assets from TransAlta Corp. (TSX—TA)   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

Mike Vinokur names auto components manufacturer Martinrea International Inc. and online payments processor Paysafe Ltd. as his current ‘best buys’.

The ‘rocket fuel’ of stimulus money has propelled prices for everything   Read More

Just because conditions are there for a bubble, doesn’t mean that you will time it correctly and get out at the top, says Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management.
There’s quite   Read More

Cardiol Therapeutics seeks to save the pandemic’s most vulnerable—those with pre-existing medical conditions and risk factors.

For most Canadians, a successful COVID-19 vaccination will put an end to the crisis that   Read More

This oil and gas stock took advantage of the oil slump by making acquisitions at the bottom of the cycle.

Despite the challenging backdrop of COVID-19 and the sharp decline in   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre opts for well-established, cash-paying Canadian stocks, especially as our economy benefits from high commodity demand and prices.
Despite US Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada speeches in   Read More

Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel looks at two global bank stocks as potential investments against a backdrop of rising interest rates.
The pandemic has created a level of forced savings not seen   Read More

Utilities stocks have lagged the market this past year. To maintain a balanced portfolio, put new money into electric utilities for safety and attractive, growing dividends.

Since December, 2020, the 10   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy for growth and income. They own a mix of residential, retail, office and industrial properties.
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
H&R’s rentals from investment properties   Read More

Danavation Technologies’ Digital Smart Labels™ enable companies to automate labelling, price, product information and promotions in real time.

New technological innovations often lead to rapid changes in previously stable systems. Recall   Read More

Enriched Investing’s Margaret Samuel picks four stocks that can provide services and products required by US President Biden’s infrastructure plans.

US President Joe Biden’s introduction of an infrastructure and climate plan   Read More

Consumers are supporting businesses that have a positive impact on the world. Odlum Brown’s Stephen Boland makes the case that shareholders should too.

Jackie Robinson was a terrific ball player: a   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

Since The Ides   Read More

An Investor’s Digest survey of securities analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 Canadian companies found these two resource stocks in the “Top 10” list of “Time to Buy”.
Endeavour Mining Corp.   Read More

CIBC’s Bob Bek names his two current ‘best buys’–both from the communications services sector. One, a diversified media company; the other, a telecommunications services provider.

Canadian telecommunications and media are currently   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

These three income trusts were featured in Investor’s Digest recent survey of Canada’s most widely covered income trusts.
Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX—CSH.UN)
So far in 2021, some of the retail and diversified   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently reviewed security analysts’ reports for three utilities stocks—two independent power producers and a regulated utility.
TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX—RNW)
TransAlta Renewables will acquire three assets from TransAlta Corp. (TSX—TA)   Read More

Here are two technology stocks that offer capital gains potential over the next few years.

We’ve upgraded US technology stock Motorola Solutions Inc. ( NYSE—MSI) to a buy for long-term share   Read More