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
iwb22432 (September 9, 2024)
Golden days… Gavin Graham recommends Alamos Gold… The Week… Gavin Graham updates Agnico Eagle Mines, Franco-Nevada, Pan American Silver, Equinox Gold… Another gain for RRSP Portfolio
iwb22431 (September 3, 2024)
Discount retailers thrive… The Week… What really happened on Aug. 5?… Richard Croft updates BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF, Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF… Webinar reminder
iwb22430 (August 26, 2024)
Another gain for Growth Portfolio… The Week… Canadian healthcare offers opportunities… Adam Mayers updates Eli Lilly, Nutrien… Gordon Pape updates BCE, iShares Edge MSCI Minimum Volatility USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged), CGI Group… Financial Factoids: V. Prem Watsa… Ryan Irvine’s new webinars
iwb22429 (August 19, 2024)
Pipelines moving higher… The Week… Invest where you spend… Shawn Allen updates Linamar, Canadian Tire, Aecon Group, WSP Global, Starbucks… Glenn Rogers updates Jacobs Solutions, Xylem… Ryan Irvine’s new webinars
Recent Updates
BCE is Canada’s largest communications company, providing a comprehensive suite of broadband, mobile, landline, and cable communication services to residential and business customers through Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is the company’s multimedia arm, with assets in television, radio, and digital media. Television assets include the CTV television network and many of the country’s most-watched specialty channels.
Hold
Updated August 26
Nutrien is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers. This includes nitrogen and phosphates, which it sells in bulk and at the retail level to farmers.
Buy
Updated August 26
XMS invests in low-beta U.S. stocks such as Coca-Cola, Visa, McDonalds, and Verizon. Low beta means they are less sensitive to broad market movements and, in theory, less risky.
Buy
Updated August 26
CGI is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. It employs about 74,000 professionals in offices and delivery centres across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. The company offers a range of services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management, as well as many proprietary solutions.
Buy
Updated August 26
Eli Lilly is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. It is a leading producer of a new type of diabetes/weight loss drug. Eli Lilly’s trade name for their drug is Mounjaro. It was approved in the US in 2022 for treatment of Type 2 diabetes and is expected to be approved as a weight-loss drug by year-end.