Stock price when the opinion was issued
A Value pick. This always trades at a premium. Has a very good balance sheet, excellent management, a diversified strategy and a very disciplined strategy. That disciplined strategy included investing in office buildings in Calgary. The oil situation has caused the stock to pull off. Very rarely do you get a chance to buy this REIT at a lower level. Dividend yield of 3.8%.
This is a very favourite name with him. In a rising interest rate environment, it will be in better shape than most because it has the least amount of debt and what debt they have is very long term. It has being driven down by their having a small amount of office real estate. A very well managed company with an excellent balance sheet.
(A Top Pick April 22/15. Up 0.66%.) This is diversified having office, retail and industrial. They are now adding a residential component across Canada. A very stable source of income, and will do well over time. They have exposure to the Alberta office market, and it is the lead company to have your money on for any recovery.
All the REITs sold off because of the worry of tapering in the middle of last year. This is the longest publicly traded REIT. Nice mixture between retail, industrial and office. Raised the dividend 3 times in the last 18 months. With rate rises not imminent, this should regain lost ground. 3.83% yield.