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
iwb22518 (May 12, 2025)
Invest in what you eat… The Week… Sunoco bids for Parkland… Why so sad?… Richard Croft updates iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF, iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF, Purpose Bitcoin ETF, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF… Gordon Pape updates BCE… Glenn Rogers updates Verizon, e.l.f. Beauty
iwb22517 (May 5, 2025)
Incroyable! Europe beats US!… The Week… Green energy stocks still struggling… Gavin Graham updates Reckitt Benckiser… Who gains from China-US trade war?… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates… Member’s Corner: US tax threat
iwb22516 (April 28, 2025)
The new gold rush… The Week… Nuclear energy takes on a new glow… Adam Mayers updates TC Energy, VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF… Gordon Pape updates Alphabet, Home Depot, EQB Inc., Rogers Communications… Your Questions: Investing in Europe; Base metals ETF
iwb22515 (April 14, 2025)
Trade wars not over… The Week… The orphan stock opportunity… Ryan Irvine picks Orbit Garant Drilling… Ryan Irvine updates VersaBank… Glenn Rogers updates Teck Resources
Recent Updates
EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB, OTC: EQGPF)
EQB carries on operations through wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Bank, a federally regulated Schedule I bank with total assets under management of over $21 billion. EQB services individuals and businesses in Canadian urban markets, with a focus on entrepreneurs and new Canadians.
Hold
Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RCI)
Rogers is one of Canada’s largest wireless and cable companies.
Buy
TC Energy Inc. (TSX, NYSE: TRP)
TC Energy is one of North America’s biggest pipeline companies. It owns or has interests in seven power generation facilities, including the Bruce nuclear facility in Ontario.
Buy
Alphabet Inc. (NDQ: GOOGL)
The firm implemented a major restructuring in 2015 that created Alphabet as a holding company for Google (which includes Android, Chrome, and YouTube), Nest (home automation), Calico (anti-aging research), Fiber (high-speed Internet), Google Ventures (new company investments), Sidewalk Labs (city infrastructure), and Waymo (driverless cars). Other services include Google Maps, Google Play, AI, and cloud computing.
Buy
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSE Arca: NLR)
This ETF includes companies involved in uranium mining, those involved in the construction, engineering, and maintenance of nuclear power facilities and reactors, as well as those that supply equipment, technology, and/or services to the nuclear power industry.