IWB Issues

A bizarre year winds down… Stock market volatility… Shawn Allen updates Visa, American Express, WSP Global, Linamar… Ryan Irvine updates Enghouse, Photon Control… Members’ Corner: model portfolios… Last chance to beat price increase… Final issue of 2018. Next issue Jan. 7

Buy and Hold still works… Bond market storm warning… Gordon Pape updates Suncor… Gavin Graham updates Honda… Glenn Rogers update Nvidia… Members’ Corner: ETF closed…Housekeeping

A tragic investment story… Small-cap volatility creates opportunities… Ryan Irvine picks Questor Technologies… Gordon Pape updates three telecom stocks… Your Questions: What to do with cash?… Beat the increase… Housekeeping

Tech Wreck – Part Two… Glenn Rogers picks a fallen icon… Glenn Rogers updates Alibaba, Baidu… Gordon Pape updates Walgreens Boots Alliance, Aecon Group, JPMorgan Chase… Your Questions: Buying REITs, TFSA… Price increase

Europe looks vulnerable… Gavin Graham updates iShares MSCI Germany ETF, Genworth MIC, Jefferies Financial Group… Gordon Pape updates Horizons Euro STOXX 50 Index ETF… Richard Croft updates Goldman Sachs… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire, Alimentation Couche-Tard, BHP Billiton… Your Questions: TFSA withdrawal

Gridlock or compromise?… Pipeline woes… Coping with rising rates… Shawn Allen updates FedEx, CN Rail, Toll Brothers… Your Questions: Dual citizen

The rise of machines… Richard Croft updates IWM, OUSM, H&E Equipment… Low Risk Portfolio slips…… Gordon Pape updates NFI Group, Mawer Balanced Fund, TFI International, Horizons Marijuana ETF… Your Questions: Bond funds

The future is India… Adam Mayers’s India recommendations… Adam Mayers updates Microsoft, McDonalds… Small gain for RRSP Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group

Scare or bear? TFSA Portfolio holds firm despite sell-off… Gordon Pape updates AbbVie Inc…. Video gaming hits the big time… Glenn Rogers’s ETF updates…… Richard Croft’s updates: BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund… Your Questions: Shorting Manulife

The cannabis craze… Some companies don’t work hard for their money… Shawn Allen updates Melcor Developments, Canadian Western Bank, Ceapro… Hard landing ahead: Where to invest now… Walgreens added to Recommended List

Growth Portfolio averaging 27%… Higher rates continue to benefit banks… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… No one can predict the markets… Your Questions: Deep value stocks… Ryan Irvine’s workshops

Where now?… Do hedge funds belong in your portfolio?… Richard Croft’s bank ETFs… Ryan Irvine updates GlobalSCAPE… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Telus, Enbridge, TransCanada, Lundin Mining… Your Questions: Emergency fund… Ryan Irvine’s workshops

Your future diet – yeast!… Gordon Pape updates Walmart… XPEL takes flight… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, Photon Control… Gavin Graham updates Vodafone, Novartis… Your Questions: Fiera fund, cash in mattress… Toronto Money Show… Ryan Irvine’s workshops

Bull market not over yet… Binary options – eight years later… Glenn Rogers goes nuclear… Glenn Rogers updates Vail Resorts, FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, Bristol-Myers Squibb… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, Costco Wholesale… Gordon Pape updates CAE, CGI, Power Financial preferreds, SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Meritas funds to disappear… Socially irresponsible investing… Sticky customers make for profitable businesses… Shawn Allen’s updates: CRH Medical Corp., AutoCanada… Gordon Pape updates Lundin Mining

Tech stocks are not all the same… Gold due for a rally… Gavin Graham updates Agnico Eagle, Franco-Nevada, Goldcorp, First Mining Gold… Gordon Pape updates Richelieu Hardware, Fortis, Equitable Group

Summer doldrums? Not this year!… The Portfolio Effect… Richard Croft’s recommendations… Richard Croft updates Goldman Sachs… Glenn Rogers updates Nike Inc., Telefonica SA, Healthcare Sector SPDR Fund… Update on fund portfolios

Serbian mine focus of takeover bid… Stick with these long-time winners… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, J.B. Hunt Transport… Your Questions: Index funds, TFSAs and U.S. real estate… Toronto Money Show… Correction

Mutual funds still worth considering… Investing in the Space Force… Glenn Rogers updates Walt Disney, Boeing… SoftBank is undervalued…… Gordon Pape updates Hydro One, JPMorgan Chase… Paul Bamford updates Bombardier preferreds… Your Questions: HIVE shares and a 7% return

Trade war escalates Enbridge continues recovery… Safe ways to invest in emerging markets… Adam Mayers’s emerging markets picks… Adam Mayers updates Microsoft… Gordon Pape updates McKesson Corp…. Paul Bamford’s preferred share updates: George Weston Series 3, Bombardier Series 4

Small gain for Buy and Hold Portfolio… Headwinds and tailwinds… Richard Croft recommends OUSM… Gordon Pape’s updates: Stryker Corp., UnitedHealth Group, Sherwin-Williams, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF… Gavin Graham’s updates: iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Templeton Frontier Markets Fund… Your Questions: RRSP contributions

Who’s immune in a trade war?… Populism on the rise… Gordon Pape’s updates: Descartes Systems Group, George Weston, AT&T… Your Questions: Global X takeover, TFSA withdrawals, TFSA losses, USD in RRSP

Nasdaq powers higher… How Warren Buffett picks stocks… Ryan Irvine updates Photon Control, Dynacor Gold Mines… Shawn Allen updates Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, American Express, Canadian Tire… Gordon Pape updates TransCanada, CAE, Badger Daylighting

Trade war! What to do now…. Ryan Irvine chooses XPEL Technologies… Ryan Irvine updates Photon Control, Dynacor Gold Mines… Gordon Pape updates NFI Group… Glenn Rogers updates Bank of America, Citigroup

Aecon: Don’t be tempted by price drop… Revamp for Low-Risk Portfolio… Supreme court legalizes sports gambling… Glenn Rogers updates Axon Enterprise, Xylem Inc., Overstock.com… Gordon Pape updates Vermilion Energy, Enbridge… Members’ Corner

Righting a listing ship… Volatility indexes reflect your emotions… Trump, Iran, and the energy sector… Richard Croft updates U.S. Concrete, H&E Equipment Services, iShares Russell 2000 ETF… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Asset Management, Telus Corp., Walmart… Members’ Corner: Tax software

Amazon rolls on… Insider trading as a buy/sell signal… Shawn Allen updates FedEx, CN Rail… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: J.B. Hunt Transport, UnitedHealth Group, BCE… Members’ Corner: Foreign exchange on credit cards

Hydro One has become a political football… Ryan Irvine updates four picks: Photon Control. Firan, Enghouse, Boyd Group… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Maple Bond Index ETF, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Alphabet

Taxing times… Trade wars and market volatility… Gavin Graham picks InterRent REIT… Gavin Graham updates Leucadia National, Loews… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF… Member’s Corner: Tax software

Coping with volatility… High-tech investing… Gordon Pape updates CAE, Andrew Peller, CGI Group, TFI International… Members’ Corner: Tax software

Trump escalates war with Amazon… When the going gets tough, have fun… Glenn Rogers updates Facebook, Alibaba Group, Baidu, Heineken… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, Linamar… Your Questions: Needs 4% income, AI ETFs… Members’ Corner: Tax software

Investing in gold… TFSA Portfolio posts another gain… How to lower those high, hidden FX fees… Shawn Allen’s updates: AutoCanada, Toll Bros., CRH Medical, Alimentation Couche-Tard

Dividend stocks losing ground… Richard Croft: Volatility and the markets… Where now for stocks?… Gordon Pape’s ETF Updates: Horizons Euro STOXX 50, BMO India Equity, iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market, iShares MSCI EAFE (CAD-Hedged), iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate + Maple Bond… Members’ Corner: TurboTax glitch on foreign income

Nine years and counting… Ryan Irvine revisits two winners… Gordon Pape updates BCE, Tata Motors, Student Transportation… Your Questions: RESPs, Canadian stocks in New York… Member’s Corner: Bitcoin

Watch bonds for market clues… Trump’s folly… Banks and insurers deliver on earnings… Gavin Graham’s financial updates… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge

Correction? What correction?… Big gain for Growth Portfolio… How “anchoring” weighs down returns… Shawn Allen picks BHP Billiton… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire, WSP Global… Members’ Corner: Building a portfolio… Last call for Ryan Irvine’s seminars

Investing in cryptocurrencies… Glenn Rogers updates Nvidia, Carnival Corp., Crown Castle International, Prime Cyber Security ETF, Global X Lithium ETF… Small setback for RRSP Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates Amazon.com… Note to readers… Ryan Irvine’s seminars

Trump should know better… What now for stocks?… Stock valuations are too high… Ryan Irvine recommends Dynacor… Ryan Irvine updates Meritage Hospitality, Sylogist… Gordon Pape updates Wells Fargo… Ryan Irvine’s cross-country seminars

Gold vs. Bitcoin as a store of value… Gold on the rise again: Updates on Agnico-Eagle, Goldcorp, Franco-Nevada, First Mining Gold… Gavin Graham’s update: Canadian National Railway… Michael Corcoran’s updates: ExxonMobil, Tourmaline Oil, Whitecap Resources, LyondellBasell… Note to readers: Renewal delays… Thank you

Profits in the snow… Glenn Rogers updates Palo Alto Networks, FireEye Inc., Tech Resources, Freeport-McMoRan, National Beverage… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil… Fund portfolios reviewed… Members’ Corner: Marijuana… In Memoriam

Red ink doesn’t faze investors… Gordon Pape’s U.S. bank updates… What’s past, what’s coming… Is it Alberta’s time again?… Shawn Allen’s top picks… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank, AutoCanada, Costco

Chance of a lifetime?… Insuring your portfolio… More of the same but less… Richard Croft’s 2018 picks… Gordon Pape updates New Flyer Industries… Your Questions: TFSAs and U.S. stocks

A new tech wreck?… How do you value Bitcoin?… 2017 Top Pick doubles in value… Ryan Irvine’s 2018 top picks… A watch on High Arctic… Ryan Irvine’s tech outlook… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates

Predictions revisited… What lies ahead?… Stocks to watch in 2018… Michael Corcoran’s energy outlook… Your Questions: TIPS funds

A tale of two markets… Buy and Hold Portfolio moves higher… Bitcoin – Millennials fake gold… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group, Equitable Group, CAE Inc., BCE

Enbridge raises dividend, issues shares… Top Stocks 2017 – WSP Global… Banks benefit from rising rates… Gavin Graham updates JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Empire Company… Gordon Pape updates Fortis, Hydro One… Your Questions: Dealing with a “crazy” portfolio… Members’ Corner: Recommended lists… Price Change

Life after NAFTA… Shawn Allen returns Linamar to our list… Shawn Allen updates VISA, Berkshire Hathaway, American Express… Top Stocks 2017 – Savaria Corp…. Mini-Portfolio – A final report… Gordon Pape updates TransCanada, AT&T… Glenn Rogers updates General Electric… Your Questions: ETFs and a market crash… Price change

What’s the trouble with Enbridge?… Top Stocks 2017 – Premium Brands… Glenn Rogers checks the gaming sector… Glenn Rogers updates Tesla, Apple, LifePoint, Facebook… What’s next for Apple?… Gordon Pape’s stock updates… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: CDZ and SDY… Your Questions: U.S. stocks in a TFSA

High tech rolls on… Top Performers 2017 – Empire Company… Onward and upward – Maybe… Richard Croft’s option updates… Richard Croft’s equity updates… Gordon Pape updates Richelieu Hardware, George Weston Ltd.

Digitalization – the best is yet to come… Buy Descartes Systems… Aecon bought by Chinese firm… Top stocks 2017 – New Flyer… Start with the A’s… Ryan Irvine updates Meritage Hospitality, Photon Control… Gordon Pape updates Fortis, Badger Daylighting… Your Questions: New ETF… TSX hits new high

Investing conservatively… German election creates uncertainty, opportunity… Gavin Graham recommends German ETF… Gavin Graham updates Novartis, Vodafone… Gordon Pape’s stock updates… Your Questions: Financial advisors

The tipping point… Diversification: How much do you need?… Shawn Allen’s updates: Stantec, FedEx, Toll Brothers, Ceapro… Gordon Pape’s updates: ABB Group, iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF… U.S. stocks seminar… Member’s Corner: RESP dilemma

Oil price rebound fuels TSX surge… Hurricanes: Ill winds blow in opportunities… Glenn Rogers updates Boeing, Alibaba, Nvidia, Apple, Starbucks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor Energy, Andrew Peller… Your Questions: Stingray… Short-term bond funds can lose money… No IWB next week. Next issue Oct. 16.

A tax break that’s not on the hit list… Another gain for TFSA portfolio… Risk reduction through diversification… Gordon Pape updates Telus and Brookfield… Your Questions: Hotel REIT, RRIF conversion… Members’ Corner: Fortis and Waneta

Pension plan members face tough choices… Ryan Irvine on diversification… Ryan Irvine recommends Sylogist… Gordon Pape updates Wal-Mart, Fortis, Sandstorm Gold… Gavin Graham updates Manulife… Your Questions: RESP dilemma, fund problems

Bullish Bank, bearish investors… Trump dominates Toronto Money Show… Expect more interest rate hikes… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… Gordon Pape updates Wells Fargo, TransCanada, Amazon.com

Risks? What risks?… SoftBank’s brilliant plan for a smarter Internet… How car dealers make their money… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire, AutoCanada, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Gordon Pape updates Stryker Corp…. Member’s Corner: U.S. investing… Last call for Money Show

A new stock for Growth Portfolio… Casualties of e-commerce… Gavin Graham’s updates: Novartis AG, Intact Financial… Gordon Pape updates Alphabet… Your Questions: Bond funds… Member’s Corner: Spotting trends

The Black Swan sails in… European banks worth a look… Glenn Rogers updates Cott Beverages, Boeing, Verizon, eBay, Shopify… Good gain for RRSP Portfolio… Toronto Money Show

Look to Europe for profits… Ryan Irvine updates three picks… Gordon Pape updates AT&T, Shaw Communications, Vermilion Energy, New Flyer Industries… Mutual Fund Portfolios updated

Game changer for Hydro One… Tracking the cost base of U.S. dollars… Shawn Allen updates Alimentation Couche-Tard, Costco Wholesale, CRH Medical Corp…. Gordon Pape’s updates: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo… Your Questions: RESP Investing

Interest rates: it’s just the beginning… Glenn Rogers takes another drink… Glenn Rogers updates Kroger, Xylem, Carnival, Tesla… Your Questions: Robo investing… Members’ Corner: ETFs and mutual funds

Hard times for oil companies… Take advantage of market’s overreaction… Gordon Pape’s updates: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Sandstorm Gold… Members’ Corner: Model Portfolios

Buy and Hold Portfolio gains ground… Europe looks attractive – finally!… Gavin Graham updates Industrial Alliance, Manulife, Empire Corp…. Gordon Pape updates WSP Global… Your Questions: Wants more diversification… Members’ Corner: Too many model portfolios?

TSX woes – what to do… Tech pullback not unexpected… Ryan Irvine updates Meritage Hospitality, Photon Control, Boyd Group Income Fund… Shopify is number one… Gordon Pape updates Amazon, CAE Inc., Andrew Peller… Your Questions: Coffee ETF

The Fourth Industrial Revolution… The forces that move share prices… Shawn Allen updates Ceapro, CN Rail, Melcor Developments, Canadian Western Bank… Your Questions: Investing in the U.S., Sprott Physical Silver

Mini Portfolio averaging over 10%… Panasonic is more than TV sets… Glenn Rogers updates Facebook, Barrick Gold, Crown Castle, Hertz Global Holdings… The changing dynamics of the car industry… Gavin Graham updates Genworth MI Canada

Disruptive technology… Gold or gold miners?… Gavin Graham updates his gold picks… More Gavin Graham updates: Loews and Leucadia National… Gordon Pape’s updates: Wal-Mart Stores, McKesson Corp…. Your Questions: Unused RRSP room, CPP benefits… Ryan Irvine workshops – last chanc

Governments make bad partners… How is your portfolio doing?… Richard Croft updates U.S. Concrete, Global X MLP and Energy Infrastructure ETF… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge and TransCanada… Your Questions: Investing in resources

ETFs gain more traction… Ryan Irvine picks Meritage Hospitality… Ryan Irvine updates Exco Technologies, GlobalSCAPE, Merus Labs… Gordon Pape’s updates: TFI International… Glenn Rogers updates Nvidia Corp… Members’ Corner: Senior discount

Glenn Rogers looks to big tech for growth… Glenn Rogers’ updates: National Beverage, Tesla, FireEye, Axon Enterprise, Wyndham Resorts… Gordon Pape’s updates: Amazon, Alphabet, Equitable Group, AT&T… Michael Corcoran’s updates: LyondellBasell Industries, Tourmaline Oil, Whitecap Resources, ExxonMobil… Ryan Irvine seminar

In this issue: Home Capital hits a wall HOME CAPITAL HITS A WALL By Gavin Graham, Contributing Editor Home Capital (TSX: HCG) saw its stock price plummet this week. The company provides mortgages to borrowers who don’t meet the banks’ standards, primar …

Richelieu is a buy… Does the Trump effect work overseas?… Gavin Graham updates iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Vodaphone, Honda… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group, Wells Fargo, Stryker Corp…. Your Questions: GICs… Seminar: Building a winning portfolio

Conservative Portfolio stays on track… Don’t shun companies with dual class shares… Shawn Allen updates Alimentation Couche-Tard, Canadian Tire, CRH Medical Corporation… Gordon Pape updates TransCanada Corp., CAPREIT… Your Questions: Bond funds

Investing in India… Gordon Pape’s mutual fund updates: Templeton Growth, Steadyhand Founders, Steadyhand Income… Ryan Irvine updates Photon Control, TrueBlue Inc., Enghouse Systems… Glenn Rogers updates Palo Alto… Members’ Corner: The federal budget

Look south for health care stocks… Stocks show signs of faltering… Glenn Rogers watches the ships go by… Glenn Rogers updates Starbucks, Under Armor, Alibaba, Baidu… Gordon Pape updates Stella-Jones, New Flyer Industries… Your Questions: Changing advisors, RRIF withdrawals, bond allocation

The “bide-your-time” budget… The Self-Sustaining Portfolio… Shawn Allen updates Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank, AutoCanada, and Stantec… TFSA portfolio posts gain… Gordon Pape updates Alphabet… Members’ Corner: Tax Software

Military spending should boost CAE… This bull still has legs – Croft… Budget shocker?… Gordon Pape updates Equitable Group, Student Transportation… Profiting from IWB (2)

Eight years and still going… Canadian banks keep motoring… Gavin Graham updates RBC Group, TD Bank, Scotiabank, AltaGas… Gordon Pape updates Amazon.com… Profiting from IWB… Your Questions: Golden Ocean… Members’ Corner: Assessing newsletter value

Defensive Portfolio surprisingly strong… Ryan Irvine’s updates: Espial Group, Photon Control, Luxor Industrial… Gordon Pape’s updates: TFI International, New Flyer Industries… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Palo Alto Networks… Your Questions: Keeping bonds, RRIF conversion, covered call options, withholding tax… Members’ Corner: Tax Software, issue posting

Searching for value… Wells Fargo lifts U.S. Mini Portfolio… Don’t like Coke? Try FIZZ… Glenn Roger updates Walt Disney, iShares S&P Global Tech ETF, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF, Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund… Gordon Pape updates Southern Company… Your Questions: Transferring stock; Advisor pushes preferreds… Members’ Corner: Growth Portfolio, RRSPs, tax software, new members

Growth portfolio still strong… RRSPs work! Here’s the math… A speculative pick from Shawn Allen… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE Inc., Telus… Members’ Corner: Exco dividend

Thinking long term… Gold in the Trump era… Gavin Graham’s updates: Franco-Nevada, Agnico Eagle, Goldcorp, Novartis… Gordon Pape’s updates: Alphabet, Suncor Energy, Bombardier Series 4 Preferreds, TD Bank Series O Preferreds, Bank of America Series J Preferred

Honeymoon still on… RRSP Portfolio has small gain… Ryan Irvine’s updates: Exco Technologies, GlobalSCAPE, High Arctic Energy… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF… Preferred share updates: George Weston Series 3, Enbridge Series A, Power Financial Series D

Keystone still faces hurdles… There’s a Tesla in your future… Glenn Rogers updates Global X Lithium ETF, Bank of America, Citigroup, AstraZeneca, Veolia Environment Services… Gordon Pape updates Shaw Communications… Mutual fund portfolios… Your Questions: TFSAs, fund MERs, RBC fund

America First!… A tale of two banks… Shawn Allen looks back at 2016… Visa is a Buy… Shawn Allen updates Berkshire Hathaway, Canadian National… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge… Members’ Corner: Amazon, Conservative Portfolio… Notice to readers

Amazon delights Trump… Richard Croft named Associate Publisher… Trumpanomics and the altered universe… Gordon Pape’s updates: Hydro One, Andrew Peller, Constellation Software… Your Questions: U.S. cash

Volatility ahead… Gavin Graham: The known unknowns of 2017… Gordon Pape’s updates: Norfolk Southern, Sherwin Williams, iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market ETF… Your Questions: Sold dividend fund, GIC in an RRSP

2016: An unpredictable year… Energy outlook 2017… Michael Corcoran updates Whitecap Resources… Gordon Pape’s updates: Simon Property Group, Southern Company… Your Questions: U.S. citizens and TFSAs

A year of improbable profits… Lessons from history… Glenn Rogers visits Cuba… Glenn Rogers’s updates: iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF, Allergan plc, iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, Aecon Group, Badger Daylighting, Lundin Mining… Your Questions: Rising interest rates

Good news for energy – maybe… Another gain for Buy and Hold… Winners and losers of 2016… Ryan Irvine picks Photon Control… Fee increase

Mini-Portfolio still on track Good news for banks… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… More Gavin Graham updates: Vodafone, Novartis AG… Gordon Pape’s updates: Stryker Corp., Shaw Communications… Your Questions: Mutual Funds or ETFs?… Membership fees

Predicting the unpredictable… Five issues that may affect your portfolio… Trump winners and losers… Shawn Allen’s updates: Stantec, Melcor Developments, American Express… Gordon Pape’s updates: J.B. Hunt Transport, New Flyer Industries, CGI Group

Special Edition – What happens next?

Hold your breath for Tuesday’s vote… Glenn Rogers sees profits in Taser… Glenn Rogers updates Teck, Under Armour, Bristol-Myers Squibb… Gordon Pape updates Suncor Energy, Vermillion Energy, Enbridge Inc., Alphabet Inc.

A plague on both your houses: the AT&T/Time Warner deal… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology, Enghouse Systems, Merus Labs… Gordon Pape updates New Flyer Industries, TransForce Inc… Your Questions: Mutual fund questions… Members’ Corner: Prospects for Canopy Growth, Trump strategy… Correction

The big short… Sometimes, risk arrives out of left field… Shawn Allen’s new stock pick… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank, Toll Brothers… Gordon Pape’s mutual fund updates… Member’s Corner: Luxor placement

Conservative portfolio gains 7%… Political storms ahead… Gavin Graham: A different way to invest in gold… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: SDY, CDZ, XIN, XIC

OPEC blinks… Glenn Rogers prepares for winter… Glenn Rogers updates Crown Castle International, Freeport-McMoRan, Sirius XM Holdings, Palo Alto Networks… Gordon Pape updates Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, J.B. Hunt Transport… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas Ltd… Your Questions: Stop-loss orders, TFSA contributions, home sale proceeds… No IWB next week. Next issue Oct. 17.

Negative rates – what to buy… Strong gain for TFSA portfolio… Ryan Irvine on breakthrough stocks… Ryan Irvin updates Boyd Group, High Arctic Energy… Gordon Pape’s updates Alphabet… Gavin Graham updates Leucadia National

Defensive portfolio on target… The aftermath of Brexit… Gavin Graham picks Vodafone… Gavin Graham’s updates: Intact Financial, A&W Royalties Trust, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF… Glenn Roger’s updates: Agrium

Pipeline money goes south… Danger zone… Retail stocks: Low margins yield big profits… Shawn Allen’s updates: Alimentation Couche-Tard, Canadian Tire, AutoCanada… Gordon Pape’s updates: Andrew Pelle

Health care winners… Add lithium power to your portfolio… Glenn Roger’s updates: Facebook, Alibaba, Hertz, Shopify… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada Corp., Enbridge… Ryan Irvine’s updates: Hammond Power… Your Questions: RRIF investing, best returns, RRSP and TFSA… Correction: Trimark fund

Modest gain for RRSP portfolio… Ryan Irvine updates GlobalSCAPE, Caldwell Partners, High Arctic Energy… Gordon Pape updates Shaw Communications, Telus… Members’ Corner: Brookfield Business Partners… Correction: Sherwin-Williams

Nasdaq’s remarkable comeback… U.S. Mini Portfolio update… Gold still shines… Gavin Graham updates Agnico Eagle, Franco-Nevada, Goldcorp… Gordon Pape updates Wells Fargo, Hydro One… Glenn Rogers updates Xylem, LifePoint Health

Download the PDF In This Issue Big gain for Growth Portfolio A new gold choice In praise of transportation stocks Shawn Allen picks FedEx Shawn Allen updates CN Rail, Costco Wholesale, Stantec Next issue: Aug. 15 BIG GAIN FOR GROWTH PORTFOLIO By Gordon …

Trump threatens NAFTA… Oil price stuck in neutral… Michael Corcoran updates Tourmaline Oil, Whitecap Resources… Glenn Rogers likes Nike… Glenn Rogers updates Under Armour, Atlas Air Worldwide, Clorox… No IWB next week. Next issue Aug. 8.

Floating on air… Glum news for Canada… TSX leaders: BCE Inc…. A paint that kills germs… Gordon Pape’s updates: MetLife, RioCan REIT, iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market ETF, Fidelity Canadian Balanced Fund… Mutual fund portfolios.

Britain is on sale!… First half finishes on a high note… TSX leaders: Boyd Group Income Fund… Gavin Graham’s updates: Empire Company, Home Capital… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: WSP Global… Gordon Pape?s fund updates: iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF, iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF.

Brexit vote shakes markets… What to expect in the second half… TSX leaders: Agnico Eagle… Ryan Irvine picks GlobalSCAPE… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology, Merus Labs… Gordon Pape updates CGI Group

Brexit vote spooks fed… TSX leaders: New Flyer Industries… Profiting from organic growth … Shawn Allen updates American Express, CN Rail, Canadian Western Bank… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: TransForce, George Weston… Gordon Pape’s mutual fund updates: Beutel Goodman American Equity, Black Creek International Equity, Leith Wheeler Canadian Equity, Steadyhand Income Fund

Buy and Hold Portfolio gains… Top TSX performer: Teck Cominco… Financials doing better than expected… Gavin Graham updates Industrial Alliance, Manulife… Gordon Pape updates Stella-Jones… Your Questions: Under Armour share split

TSX continues to lead world markets… TSX leaders: Franco-Nevada… The misunderstood Peter Lynch… Ryan Irvine updates Espiel Group, Enghouse Systems, Grenville Strategic Royalty, and Exco Systems. … Gordon Pape?s updates: BCE, Fortis

Where now for oil?… Mini Portfolio going strong… Valeant gives growth by acquisition a black eye… Shawn Allen updates Alimentation Couche-Tard, Canadian Tire, Toll Brothers… Gordon Pape updates Badger Daylighting, Polaris Minerals… Your Questions: Stock dividends, TFSA contributions… Members’ Corner: The nuclear option

Investors ignore climate change plan… The real cost of Fort McMurray… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell Industries… Gordon Pape’s updates: Telus Corp., Brookfield Asset Management, Constellation Software, JPMorgan Chase… Your Questions: Nuclear option, wills

Dual shares under fire… New tax bracket hits estates… Emerging markets recovery?… Gavin Graham’s updates: Mead Johnson Nutrition, Linamar Corp., A&W… Shawn Allen updates Costco Wholesale… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada Corp…. Your Questions: Model portfolios

BCE deal raises questions… Will we ever learn?… Average manager can?t beat index ? Buffett … Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank, Stantec… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group, Suncor… Your Questions: Investing strategies

Conservative Portfolio back on track… A look at U.S. small caps… Ryan Irvine picks TrueBlue Inc. … As others see us … Gordon Pape’s updates: New Flyer Industries, Norfolk Southern, Shaw Communications… Your Questions: Underperforming ETF… Equitable clarification

Happy days? Not yet!… Glenn Rogers goes food shopping… Glenn Rogers updates Allergan, American Water, Citigroup, Bank of America, Constellation Brands, Fiat Chrysler… Gordon Pape updates Hydro One… Members’ Corner: Tax software, NAICS frustration… Correction

Tax software getting better… NAICS frustration… How big a threat is “Brexit”?… Gavin Graham?s updates: Honda Motor Co., Copa Holdings, Novartis AG

The pros and cons of dividend increases… Shawn Allen likes Berkshire Hathaway… Shawn Allen updates Melcor Developments, AutoCanada… Michael Corcoran updates Tourmaline Oil… Gordon Pape updates Equitable Group… Ryan Irvine updates The Caldwell Partners International… Members’ Corner: RRSP drawdowns… Your Questions

Deficits forever!… Measures that may affect you… The truth about Canadian small caps… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, Exco Technologies, Hammond Power Systems… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil, Whitecap Resources

TFSA Portfolio holds steady… Michael Corcoran’s new pick… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shawcor Ltd., Aecon Group, Stella Jones… Your Questions: RRSP drawdown

Playing defence… Gold is glittering again… Gavin Graham’s gold stock updates… More Gavin Graham updates: Loews and Leucadia National… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, JPMorgan Chase, Andrew Peller

Writing on the wall… Back in the black… Warren Buffett and market volatility… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire, Toll Brothers… Gordon Pape’s updates: Student Transportation

First, do no harm… Ryan Irvine updates Enghouse Systems, Grenville Strategic Royalty, Merus Labs International… Gordon Pape’s updates: AT&T, J.B. Hunt Transport, MetLife, Wal-Mart, Lundin Mining… Your Questions: Portfolio results

Growth Portfolio hangs in… Glenn Rogers finds a cancer fighter… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Palo Alto Networks, FireEye, Shopify… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE Inc., TransCanada Corp., CGI Group, PHN Short Term Bond and Mortgage Fund… Your Questions: Alimentation Couche-Tard, fixed income and taxes, bond funds

Will history repeat?… Coping with bear markets… Canadian banks ride the storm… Gavin Graham updates Royal Bank, TD Bank, Scotiabank… Gavin Graham assesses the Capstone takeover… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor Energy, Fortis Inc., TransForce Inc., American Express correction

The Alphabet see-saw… Understanding adjusted earnings… Shawn Allen?s updates: American Express, CN Rail… Gordon Pape?s updates: iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market ETF, iShares Japan Fundamental Index ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF, iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF, Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund

Japan goes negative… Parsing the Fed… Be greedy when others are fearful… Ryan Irvine updates High Arctic Energy, Espial Group, Firon Technologies… Gordon Pape’s fund updates: Templeton Growth Fund, TD Advantage Balanced Income Portfolio, Steadyhand Founders Fund, Steadyhand Income Fund, PH&N Total Return Bond Fund, Mawer U.S. Equity Fund

Profits from a weak loonie… Glenn Rogers picks Verizon… Glenn Rogers updates three ETFs… Gordon Pape updates Wells Fargo, Shaw Communications, iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF, iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF… Your Questions: Corporate class funds

We’ve been here before… Ditherer’s regret… TSX a top performer?… Safe havens in volatile markets… Gavin Graham likes Empire Company… Gavin Graham updates Home Capital… Gordon Pape updates Fortis Inc. .. Your Questions: Google shares, RRSP growing pains, Liberal promises

Put safety first in 2016… A final look back… Three key areas to watch in 2016… Shawn Allen’s top pick for 2016… Shawn Allen updates Toll Brothers, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Three big disappointments in 2015… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Asset Management

Energy outlook 2016… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil, Whitecap Resources… Six stocks that did well in 2015… Buy and Hold Portfolio update

Oil and the falling knife… Managing the tax changes… Ryan Irvine: Cash is king… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, WiLAN, Exco Technologies… Gordon Pape’s updates: Badger Daylighting, Gibson Energy, Brookfield Asset Management… Your Questions: Why are prices falling?… Members’ Corner.

Five takeaways from 2015… Is there a golden lining?… Gavin Graham updates Goldcorp, Agnico-Eagle, Franco-Nevada… Gordon Pape’s updates: Trinidad Drilling, CGI Group, Constellation Software… Follow-up: Enbridge, Norfolk Southern… Your Questions: Opinion on ETF… Price Changes

Another mega merger… RioCan faces tough slog… Glenn Rogers picks Under Armour… Glenn Rogers updates Facebook, Palo Alto Networks… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE, Telus, Saputo… 2016 price change

CP goes after Norfolk Southern… But will you tell me when to sell?… Shawn Allen updates Melcor Developments, Stantec, AutoCanada Hydro One fits conservative portfolios… Gordon Pape’s updates: Suncor Energy, Enbridge Inc. … Members’ Corner: Climate change

Mini Portfolio has good run… Ryan Irvine picks Firan Technology… Ryan Irvine’s updates: Grenville Strategic Royalty, Hammond Power Solutions, The Caldwell Partners International… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransCanada Corp., WSP Global… Your Questions: GE share swap… Members’ Corner: Water, water…, AltaGas

Water, water – but not everywhere… Healthcare collapse a buying opportunity?… Infrastructure focus should help utilities/pipelines… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas, Capstone Infrastructure… Gordon Pape’s updates: TransForce, Shaw Communications… Your Questions: TFSA rollovers, CDIC coverage

The Liberals and your money… A towering stock pick… Glenn Rogers updates Yum Brands, Freeport McMoRan, Agrium, CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Fund… Gordon Pape’s updates: New Flyer Industries, Wells Fargo, Alphabet Inc.. SPDR S&P Dividend Income ETF, iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

Defensive portfolio does its job… Buying shares with “stink bids”… Shawn Allen updates American Express, Costco… Gordon Pape’s updates: Student Transportation, Trinidad Drilling, Andrew Peller, UnitedHealth Group, Wal-Mart… Your Questions: Enbridge shares

Why invest?… Slow growth ahead… Ryan Irvine updates Merus Labs, Enghouse Systems, Athabasca Minerals, Exco Technologies… A September to forget… Gordon Pape’s fund updates… Your Questions: Bond investing, U.S. dollar

Alibaba: high risk, high reward… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Atlas Air Worldwide, Magna International… Down markets hit TFSA portfolio… Shawn Allen’s updates: Toll Brothers, CN Rail… Your Questions: RESP investing… Members’ Corner: TFSA reaction

The Fed stands pat… Conservative Portfolio loses ground… Forecasting share earnings vs. share prices… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank, Canadian Tire… TFSA follow-up… Members’ Corner: TFSA contribution limit

TFSAs under fire… The Bank stands pat… Banking on growth… Gavin Graham updates Royal Bank, TD Bank, Scotiabank… Ryan Irvine updates Espial Group… Gordon Pape’s updates: UnitedHealth Group, Simon Property Group, Wal-Mart Stores, Stryker Corp.

A time of uncertainty… The real money is earned in down markets… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, High Arctic Energy… Mini portfolios updated… Gordon Pape updates TransCanada Corp.

A brutal week… We have to eat… New health guidelines boost stock… Glenn Rogers updates iShares Brazil, Hertz Global Holdings, Boeing… Growth Portfolio still strong… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge, CGI Group… Members’ Corner: Impact of NDP government, Upcoming seminar

China joins the currency wars… Gavin Graham updates Home Capital… Marking time: RRSP Portfolio update… Gordon Pape’s updates: Google Inc., Fortis Inc., PH&N Total Return Bond Fund… Follow-up: Crescent Point

The election and your money… Opportunities in the oil patch… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil… Gordon Pape’s updates: Google Inc., Suncor Energy… Your Questions: Buying gold, locking in RRSP money

Commodities: A falling knife… Stock splits and share prices… Shawn Allen recommends AutoCanada… Gordon Pape’s updates: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Alimentation Couche-Tard, TransForce Inc., Google Inc…. Ryan Irvine’s updates: Espiel Group

Doom and gloom… Top ETFs of 2015… Summer is a buying opportunity… Ryan Irvine likes Grenville… Gordon Pape’s updates: Silver Wheaton… Your Questions… Housekeeping

Volatile times… The barbell approach… Europe after Greece… Gavin Graham’s updates: Intact Financial, Manulife Financial, Industrial Alliance, Mead Johnson Nutrition… Gordon Pape updates Shaw Communications

Supreme Court creates opportunity… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Wyndham Worldwide, Facebook, Hertz Global Holdings, Constellation Brands… A new depression?… The halfway point… Gordon Pape’s updates: J.B. Hunt Transport, AT&T… Wine tour

Buy and Hold Portfolio review… Oil price collateral damage creates opportunities… Shawn Allen updates CN Rail, Canadian Western Bank, Melcor Developments… Irwin Michael’s stock picks updated…… Housekeeping

In This Issue Is this the inflection point? Ryan Irvine revisits four picks Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Southern Company, UnitedHealth Group, Michael Kors Holdings Gordon Pape’s mutual fund updates: Beutel Goodman American Equity Fund, Mawer Canadian …

Pay attention to bank’s warning… Where now for oil prices?… Michael Corcoran updates ExxonMobil… Gordon Pape’s updates: Lundin Mining, Aecon Group, Saputo Inc., Norfolk Southern… Your Questions: Do it yourself money management… Members’ Corner: New website

The elusive recovery… Bank dilemma… Gavin Graham updates TD Bank, Scotiabank, Capstone Infrastructure Gordon Pape’s updates: RioCan REIT, Fortis, Wal-Mart… Members’ Corner: Credit cards for U.S. travel

Shopify starts strong… Glenn Rogers updates First Solar, Palo Alto Networks, FireEye, Atlas Air Worldwide… Is hedging the right move?… CPP – the devil is in the details… Gordon Pape updates Gibson Energy, Telus Corp., Google Inc., Brookfield Asset Management

Superpower no more… Share buybacks: good or bad?… Shawn Allen’s updates: Canadian Tire, Stantec Inc., Toll Brothers… U.S. dollar investments… Gordon Pape’s updates: MetLife, Cenovus Energy, Constellation Software… Renewal notices

Investors look overseas… Trudeau declares tax war… Energy bounce back looks fragile… Ryan Irvine updates Macro Enterprises, Parex Resources, High Arctic Energy Services, Hammond Power Solutions… Gordon Pape’s updates: JCMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Shaw Communications, BCE Inc.

Take advantage of TFSA changes… Profiting from water woes… Glenn Rogers updates American Water Works, Clorox… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Suncor Energy… Gavin Graham’s updates: Linamar Corp., A&W… Members’ Corner: Euroseas

Defensive portfolio still strong… Is Europe really recovering?… Gavin Graham updates Novartis, Home Capital Group… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE, Telus, Brookfield Asset Management… Members’ Corner: Praise for Corcoran, TFSAs

TFSA doubling – the unanswered questions… TFSAs – who benefits?… Freedom 55 achieved… Shawn Allen’s updates: American Express, Costco Wholesale, Melcor Developments… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares Japan Fundamental Index ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF, iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF, iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF, iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF, iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market ETF

Bull feeble but intact… All the news you don’t need to know… Michael Corcoran updates Exxon Mobil… Gordon Pape’s updates: Silver Wheaton, Long Run Exploration

Small gain for TFSA Portfolio… A pharma stock with growth potential… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, Caldwell Partners… Your Questions: XUU volume, investing U.S. dollars, retirement portfolio… Members’ Corner: RRIF withdrawals

Seven years on… Low prices + low euro = Fiat… Glenn Rogers updates Douglas Dynamics, Realogy, Sirius Holdings… Action time for RRIFs… Gordon Pape’s updates: iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF, Stella-Jones, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Members’ Corner: Avoid stocks

Conservative Portfolio outperforms… Is the gold bear market over?… Gavin Graham updates Goldcorp, Agnico-Eagle, Franco-Nevada, Anglo-Pacific… Gordon Pape’s updates: Simon Property Group, SPDR S&P Dividend ETF… Your Questions: Institutional funds

Nasdaq briefly tops 5,000… Warren Buffett’s secrets of success… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire… TFSAs under fire… Gordon Pape’s updates: Michael Kors… Your Questions: Black Creek International distribution

Yield curve concerns… Don’t sell too soon… Ryan Irvine’s updates: Exco Technologies, Athabasca Minerals, Enghouse Systems. New iShares offering on target… Gordon Pape’s updates: Fortis, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT… John Hillery website… Your Questions: Horizons ETF, planning for retirement, unhappy with broker, combining retirement plans… Members’ Corner: New website, Beutel Goodman fund, Tax software

Growth Portfolio charges ahead… Glenn Rogers picks Atlas Air… Glenn Rogers updates Apple, FireEye, American Airlines, NutriSystem, First Solar… Gordon Pape’s updates: Google, RioCan, TransCanada… Your Questions: Selling gold, RRSP allocations

Another 2008?… Riding the rails… Gavin Graham’s updates: CN Rail, TD Bank, Scotiabank… What to put in an RRSP… Two funds added to Recommended List… Gordon Pape’s updates: Stryker Corp.

RRSP Portfolio outperforms… Shawn Allen: RRSP or TFSA?… Updates: Saputo, AT&T, Black Creek International Equity Fund, BMG BullionFund, Fidelity Canadian Balanced Fund, Mawer Balanced Fund… Your Questions: Oil ETFs, RRSP contribution for son, new website

January was a downer… Mini-Portfolios reviewed… Venture investing needs fundamental changes… Ryan Irvine picks Espial… Updates: Shaw Communications, J.B. Hunt Transport… Your Questions: Badger Daylighting

Strong returns from Buy and Hold Portfolio… Glenn Rogers on cyber security… Glenn Rogers updates Citigroup, American Waterworks, Las Vegas Sands… How to play the (eventual) oil recovery

Too big to fail?… A dismal start… Beware Greeks bearing debts – again!… Gavin Graham updates Copa Holdings, Honda Motor, Mead Johnson Nutrition… Gordon Pape’s updates: MetLife, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase

The year ahead… Investment strategies for 2015… Shawn Allen named contributing editor… Shawn Allen’s approach to stock picking… Shawn Allen updates Toll Brothers, Costco, Melcor Developments, American Express, Stantec… Gordon Pape’s updates: Enbridge, Vermilion Energy… Housekeeping

The final tally… How our 2014 predictions fared… The best of 2014… Oil and gas: The outlook for 2015… How to profit from low oil prices… Michael Corcoran’s top energy pick… Housekeeping