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.

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Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (NYSEArca: EDV)

EDV was launched in December 2007. It seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg US Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. It has US$2.4 billion in assets under management and a minimal expense ratio of 0.6%.

Hold


VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSE: OIH)

OIH invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund’s benchmark index. Effectively, OIH is a passive sector-specific ETF.

Sell


Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VNQ)

VNQ holds a basket of stocks in the real estate sector that mirrors its constituent index. VNQ tracks the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index and while it is considered a little riskier than average, it is not among the riskiest classes of ETFs.

Sell


Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NDQ: VONG)

VONG holds a basket of stocks that generally track the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index, a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of growth stocks of large U.S. companies.

Hold


Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF (NDQ: VONV)

VONV holds a basket of stocks representative of the Russell 1000 Value Index. This is a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of value stocks of U.S. companies.

Hold