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
iwb22424 (July 8, 2024)
Look away!… The Week… Disney turnaround takes shape… Adam Mayers updates Invesco Solar ETF, Harvest Blockchain Technologies ETF… Gordon Pape updates iShares USD Green Bond ETF, iShares North American Natural Resources ETF… Glenn Rogers updates Ross Stores, TJX… Your Questions: Sell Utilities, US Elections
iwb22423 (June 24, 2024)
Buy and hold really works… The Week… The Bank of Canada paradox… Are Canadian banks turning the corner?… The company that powers your phone… Glenn Rogers updates Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund, Carrier Global, RTX Corp…. Your Questions: CLS stock… Members’ Corner: The future of oil
iwb22422 (June 17, 2024)
The coming oil fadeout… The Week… Texas Instruments offers quiet growth… Adam Mayers updates Canadian Solar Inc., Horizons US Marijuana Index ETF… The CWB sale: What you need to know… Gordon Pape updates ARC Energy, Tourmaline Oil, BMO Clean Energy Index ETF… Nuclear makes a comeback… Members’ Corner: Asking questions
iwb22421 (June 9, 2024)
Farming for dollars… The Week… High ROE companies pay offs… Shawn Allen updates lululemon, Canadian Western Bank, RioCan REIT… The Dow at 50,000… Gordon Pape updates Pfizer… Your Questions: One stock please – or maybe an ETF… Members’ Corner: Downloading pdf files
Recent Updates
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.
Buy
Updated August 26
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.