One of the most important principles of sound investment management is staying on top of what’s happening in the world and how those events affect finances. Conditions change quickly, and keeping up-to-date on developments and trends can be challenging. The team of experts producing IWB have been advising Canadian investors for over 25 years.
Edited and Published by Gordon Pape. Associate Editor: Richard Croft
With Gavin Graham, Ryan Irvine, Glenn Rogers, Shawn Allen, Adam Mayers, Paul Bamford & Michael Corcoran.
Recent Issues
iwb22507 (February 17, 2025)
CanTech still strong… The Week… Gold continues to soar… Gavin Graham’s gold updates: Agnico Eagle Mines, Alamos Gold, Equinox Gold, Franco-Nevada, Pan American Silver… Your Questions: US dollar GICs
iwb22506 (February 10, 2025)
Trump-proofing your portfolio… The Week… Gordon Pape updates Celestica… Palantir – High growth at a high price… Glenn Rogers updates Cheniere Energy, Devon Energy, Next Era Energy, RTX Corp., C3.AI Inc…. Your Questions: Investing in USD… Correction
iwb22505 (February 3, 2025)
Why tariffs will fail… The unexpected black swan… The Week… The downside of a tariff bailout… Richard Croft updates Goldman Sachs, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF, BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, Premium Income Corporation Class A… Gordon Pape updates Apple… Your Questions: Reviewing bond portfolio; US dollar high interest account; Reader wants one RRIF; Did she get good advice?
iwb22504 (January 27, 2025)
What does he want?… The Week… Where now for the TSX?… Trump and small caps… Ryan Irvine updates Dynacor, XPEL, Envela… Your Questions: Sell long bonds?
Recent Updates
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM)
Agnico Eagle is a senior Canadian gold mining company that operates eight mines in Canada, Finland, and Mexico. It also has exploration and development activities in each of these countries as well as in the United States and Sweden.
Buy
Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX, NDQ: PAAS)
Vancouver-headquartered Pan American Silver operates silver and gold mines in Mexico, Peru, Canada, Chile, and Brazil. Its 2018 acquisition of Tahoe Resources gave it gold production of 500,000 oz. annually. Its takeover of the South American gold mines of Yamana Gold in early 2023 gave it four gold mines in Brazil and Peru and almost doubled gold production to 882,990 oz. in 2023, as well as increasing its silver production by 50% to 20.4 million oz.
Buy
Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX, NYSE: EQX)
Equinox describes itself as a growth focused gold producer operating entirely in the Americas. It has projects in Canada, the US, Mexico, and Brazil.
Buy
Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI)
Alamos Gold has three major producing gold mines in northern Ontario, Young Davidson, Island Gold, and the recently acquired Magino mine, and a fourth producing mine, Mulatos, in Sonora Mexico. Lynn Lake, in Manitoba, is in the pipeline and expected to come into production in early 2028
Buy
Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG, NDQ: DSGX)
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.