3. Direct Foreign Stock Investments Many foreign company stocks, however, do not trade in the U.S. That means you have to trade the stock on the local exchange and in the local currency.

Since a foreign banking organization may have federal and state-chartered offices in the country, the Federal Reserve plays a major role in supervising their U.S. operations.

Because of its better ethical track record, Royal Bank has an edge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) compared to TD Bank. Recently, the bank bought out HSBC’s Canada assets. The deal closed back in ...

The stock pays $1.02 in dividends per quarter, which works out to $4.08 per year. At today’s stock price of $79.40, that works out to a 5.13% dividend yield. By contrast, RY stock only yields 3.8%.

In the first quarter of 2025, Canada’s two CDR issuers, CIBC and BMO, expanded their roster of CDRs beyond U.S.-listed stocks to include stocks listed only in European and Japanese markets.