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, Rudy Luukko, & David Kitai.
Recent Issues
iwb22635 (October 5, 2026)
Utility stocks at risk… The Week… How high will oil go?… Gavin Graham’s energy updates… Are real return bonds a hedge against inflation?… Shawn Allen’s top individual real return bond… A US real return bond ETF pick…Shawn Allen updates XRB
iwb22634 (September 28, 2026)
Another gain for Global Portfolio… The Week… Investing in Japan… An oil/travel barbell… Glenn Rogers updates Carrier, GE HealthCare Technologies, Jacobs Solutions… Ryan Irvine updates BioRem
iwb22633 (September 21, 2026)
The doomsday scenario… The Week… No deal. Now what?… Richard Croft’s updates… Future impact: The pros and cons of the EU… Members’ Corner: Chorus Aviation
iwb22632 (September 14, 2026)
Rising rates a game changer… The Week… Celestica top TSX performer… Gordon Pape updates Celestica… “Buy Canadian” doesn’t include stocks… Microsoft rebounds… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology, Dynacor… The pros and cons of Chorus Aviation
Recent Updates
Canadian Natural Resources (TSX, NYSE: CNQ)
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) owns well-diversified production facilities in Western Canada, the UK North Sea, and offshore Africa.
Suncor Energy (TSX, NYSE: SU)
Suncor is one of the leading Canadian integrated oil-and-gas companies, with production from the oil sands in Alberta. It also has extensive overseas operations it acquired when it bought Petro-Canada a decade ago, as well as refineries in the US and Canada and over 1,800 Petro-Canada gas stations in Canada.
Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX)
Chevron was formed by the merger of Chevron and Texaco in the 1980s. It is the second largest private oil and gas company in the US and the third largest by market capitalization in the world after ExxonMobil and Saudi giant Aramco.
iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF (TSX: XRB)
The fund was launched in December 2005 and has assets under management of $263 million. The management expense ratio is 0.39%.
CI Japan Equity Index ETF (Hedged) (TSX: JAPN)
The mandate of this ETF is to track the price and yield performance of the Japan Equity Index CAD, before fees and expenses. The Index consists of dividend-paying companies incorporated in Japan and traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that derive less than 80% of their revenue from domestic sources. That means it’s skewed towards companies with a significant global revenue base.