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
iwb22514 (April 7, 2025)
Stay invested?… The Week… Banks prepare for tariff storms… Gavin Graham updates RBC, Scotiabank… Update on Equinox Gold… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Corp., Norfolk Southern… Glenn Rogers updates Palo Alto Networks, Johnson & Johnson
iwb22513 (March 31, 2025)
History repeats… The Week… Two European defense ETFs… Glenn Rogers updates Teladoc Health, Nike… Discount retailers thrive in bad times… Adam Mayers updates Nutrien Corp., Novo Nordisk… Financial Factoids: PMs and Markets… Keystone webinars
iwb22512 (March 24, 2025)
The real impact of tariffs… The Week… Shawn Allen updates Costco, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Visa, Linamar… Small gain for Global Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates J.B. Hunt Transport… Correction… KeyStone webinars
iwb22511 (March 17, 2025)
Forget the US. Think Europe… The Week… Follow the bouncing ball… Richard Croft updates Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF, iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, ALPS O’Shares US Quality Dividend ETF… Tariff humour… Your Questions: Worried about the market… KeyStone webinars
Recent Updates
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.
Hold
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD)
Home Depot was founded in 1978 and now has a total of 2,322 retail stores in all 10 provinces, all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Mexico. The company generated $157.4 billion in revenue in 2022. It employs approximately 500,000 workers.
Hold
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.