This is a plain vanilla ETF. There is nothing fancy about it; it simply tracks the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, net of expenses. Basically, you’re investing in […]
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Added on March 30, 2019
Ericsson (NDQ: ERIC)
Added on March 12, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: International Stocks. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Swedish-based Ericsson (the legal name is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson) is one of the world leaders in 5G technology.
Apple Covered Call
Added on March 7, 2019
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Option Strategies. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (TSX: ZLB)
Added on March 7, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder and The Income Investor.
This ETF invests in a portfolio of low-beta-rated Canadian stocks. Beta is a measure of a stock’s sensitivity to broad market movements. The lower the beta, the less sensitive a […]
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (NDQ: IGF)
Added on February 17, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF was launched in 2007 and holds 86 global stocks in the transportation, communication, water, and electricity services sectors. Five Canadian energy firms are included in the holdings.
BMO Global Infrastructure ETF (TSX: ZGI)
Added on February 17, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This was the first ETF launched by Bank of Montreal in 2010 and is a good-sized fund with $222 million in assets. It offers reasonable liquidity and passively follows the […]
BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to Canadian Dollar ETF (TSX: ZLD)
Added on February 17, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This fund focuses on low volatility securities from countries outside Canada and the U.S.
CI Canadian REIT ETF (TSX: RIT).
Added on February 17, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF holds a portfolio of Canadian REITs and real estate companies.
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: XHY)
Added on February 17, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF invests in a portfolio of U.S. dollar high-yield bonds, also known as junk bonds.
Parkland Fuel Corporation (TSX: PKI, OTC: PKIUF)
Added on February 9, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Special Situations. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Parkland is Canada’s largest and one of North America’s fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products.It is Canada’s second largest convenience store operator, delivering competitive product offerings to […]
Canoe EIT Income Fund (TSX: EIT.UN)
Added on February 5, 2019
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Income Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This is a closed-end fund that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol EIT.UN. It invests in a portfolio of high-quality U.S. and Canadian stocks, mainly large- and […]
Waste Connections Inc. (TSX, NYSE: WCN)
Added on February 5, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Special Situations. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Toronto-based Waste Connections operates both in Canada and the U.S., serving six million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It is also active in the oil patch, providing waste disposal for […]
iShares China Large Cap ETF (NYSE: FXI)
Added on January 20, 2019
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE China 50 Index, which comprises the country’s largest companies.
Questor Technologies (TSX-V: QST)
Added on December 23, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Aggressive. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Questor was founded in 1994. It is headquartered in Calgary, with field offices in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Brighton, Colorado, and Brooksville, Florida. The company is active in Canada, the United […]
Dream Industrial REIT (TSX: DIR.UN, OTC: DREUF)
Added on December 22, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: REITs. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This REIT specializes in light industrial properties, mainly located in Canada but with a U.S. expansion strategy. It owns and operates a portfolio of 223 geographically diversified properties comprising approximately […]
Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM)
Added on September 10, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: U.S. Stocks - Primary Core. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Headquartered in Chicago, ADM is one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers. It has approximately 31,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries. It has […]
Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX, OTC: BRLXF)
Added on August 3, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Canadian Stocks. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
Boralex is an independent producer of onshore wind, hydro, thermal, and solar power. It develops, builds, and operates renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France, and the U.S.
AeroVironment (NDQ: AVAV)
Added on July 15, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: U.S. Stocks - Special Situations. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
AeroVironment is largest supplier of small, unmanned aircraft systems (drones) to the Pentagon and to dozens of allied nations. It also manufactures tactical missile systems. Some of their products are […]
Summit Industrial Income REIT (TSX: SMU.UN, OTC: SMMCF)
Added on July 14, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: REITs. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This REIT invests in a portfolio of light industrial properties. It has a few assets in the West and one in the Maritimes, but the prime focus is on Ontario […]
Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF (TSX: HHL, HHL.U)
Added on July 2, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This fund invests in a portfolio of 20 international healthcare giants. They include such widely recognized names as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, and Bristol-Myers Squibb as well as some […]
XPEL Inc.
Added on June 4, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: U.S. Stocks - Aggressive. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
XPEL Technologies is based in San Antonio, Texas. The company manufactures, sells, distributes, and installs after-market automotive products. These include automotive paint protection film, headlight protection film, automotive window films […]
BMO Covered Call DJIA Hedged to CAD ETF (TSX: ZWA)
Added on April 21, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This ETF tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average (hedged to Canadian dollars) and uses covered call options to generate additional income.
Netflix Covered Calls
Added on April 21, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Option Strategies. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
Facebook Covered Call
Added on April 21, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Option Strategies. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
Cedar Fair LP (NDQ: FUN)
Added on April 16, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
The company is in the theme park business with 13 parks throughout the U.S. and one near Toronto: Canada’s Wonderland. They also have five hotels adjacent to their parks with […]
Microsoft (NDQ: MSFT)
Added on April 16, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: U.S. Stocks - Secondary Core. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Microsoft is the world’s largest software company, best known for its Windows operating system, which runs about 90% of the world’s personal computers, and its Office suite of applications. Microsoft […]
Intact Financial Corp. Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Class A Shares Series 4 (TSX: IFC.PR.D)
Added on April 16, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Preferred Shares. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This preferred is the result of rate reset holders converting to the floating rate preferreds. It still currently trades well below par.
InterRent REIT (TSX: IIP.UN, OTC: IIPZF)
Added on April 16, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Trust Units. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
InterRent REIT is an owner of apartments in eastern Canada, primarily in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, and Montreal. At the end of 2018, it owned and managed 9,300 apartments […]
SPDR Gold Trust
Added on March 26, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This is the largest gold ETF in the world.
Supremex (TSX: SXP, OTC: SUMXF)
Added on March 9, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Canadian Stocks. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
Supreme is an envelope and packaging manufacturer that operates in Canada and the U.S.
BHP Group (NYSE: BBL)
Added on February 27, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: International Stocks. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
BHP Group is a huge Australia-headquartered global mining and petroleum company. It has $109 billion in assets and about 80,000 employees and contractors. Iron ore is its main product, accounting […]
Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG, OTC: DNGDF)
Added on February 23, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Aggressive. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Dynacor’s activities consist of the production of gold and silver from purchased ore and the exploration of its mining properties located in Peru, with the potential for commercial extraction of […]
Plaza Retail REIT (TSX: PLZ.UN)
Added on February 10, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: REITs. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
Plaza Retail REIT owns and is the operator of unenclosed strip shopping malls. As of Dec. 31, it owned 251 properties comprising 8.8 million sq. ft. These are located in […]
First Asset U.S. & Canada Lifeco Income ETF (TSX: FLI)
Added on February 10, 2018
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This ETF offers an equally-weighted portfolio of the 10 largest U.S. and Canadian life insurance companies. The managers also write covered call options on a portion of the portfolio to […]
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (TSX: ZWB)
Added on January 14, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF holds the five largest Canadian banks and writes covered calls against 50% of the positions.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM)
Added on January 14, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This is an exchange traded fund that tracks the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index.
Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (TSX: HMMJ)
Added on January 14, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF tracks the North American Marijuana Index, which includes publicly traded companies from across the continent with an emphasis on Canada.
Sylogist Ltd. (TSX-V: SYZ, OTC: SYZLF)
Added on January 4, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Aggressive. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Sylogist is a software company that, through strategic acquisitions, investments and operations management, provides intellectual property solutions to a range of public sector customers.
Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG, NDQ: DSGX)
Added on January 4, 2018
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Aggressive. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Descartes specializes in business software designed to facilitate logistics, financial controls, inventory, customs clearance, and freight tracking. Customers include transportation firms, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, customs brokers, and government agencies.
Canadian Utilities Preferred Shares Series FF (TSX: CU.PR.I)
Added on December 25, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Preferred Shares. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This preferred is just about the oldest minimum rate reset on the market, and therefore has one of the longest track records of any preferred of its type. It is […]
CanWel Building Materials Group (TSX: CWX, OTC: CWXZF)
Added on December 25, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Canadian Stocks (Aggressive). Newsletters: The Income Investor.
The company is Canada’s only fully integrated national distributor in the building materials and related products sector. It operates two business segments, Building Materials Distribution and Forestry. CanWel has plants […]
PIMCO Monthly Income ETF (TSX: PMIF)
Added on November 27, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This recently launched ETF is based on a mutual fund of the same name that has been in existence since January 2011.
Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF (TSX: HBF)
Added on November 27, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This is an equal weighted, currency-hedged portfolio of 20 blue chip U.S multi-national corporations with a minimum market cap of US$10 billion (the actual valuations are much higher). The managers […]
iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS: IAGG)
Added on November 27, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
The mandate is to invest in a portfolio of investment-grade bonds that are not denominated in U.S. dollars. The main holdings are issues from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and the […]
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NDQ: IUSB)
Added on November 27, 2017
Categories: Picks. TII Lists: Exchange Traded Funds. Newsletters: The Income Investor.
This ETF invests in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that can be both investment grade and high yield.
Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U)
Added on November 26, 2017
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Special Situations. TII Lists: Canadian Stocks. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder and The Income Investor.
Over the past 30 years, Fairfax has succeeded in building one of the largest personal and commercial insurance companies in North America. Almost all its insurance businesses continue to be […]
Wedbush ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (NYSE: GAMR)
Added on November 21, 2017
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This U.S.-based ETF offers exposure to the video gaming sector of the market.
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
Added on October 22, 2017
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF tracks the performance of a portfolio of large and mid-size German companies.
Cott Beverages
Added on August 4, 2017
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Canadian Stocks - Special Situations. Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
Cott is primarily a private label manufacturer of beverages with a vast array of customers, although they do have a few of their own brands.
Horizons Euro STOXX 50 Index ETF
Added on July 31, 2017
Categories: Picks. IWB Lists: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS). Newsletters: Internet Wealth Builder.
This ETF tracks the Euro STOXX 50 Index, which includes the top blue-chip stocks from the Eurozone.