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
iwb2510 (March 7, 2005)
Income trusts correction is coming…Irwin Michael sees new highs for stocks…Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance (ANAT), Dominion Homes (DHOM), Sears Canada (SCC)…Oil surges again…Energy updates: Petro-Canada (PCA, PCZ), ENI SpA (E), Frontline (FRO), Equitable Resources (EQT), ARC…Energy Trust (AET.UN), Peyto Energy Trust (PEY.UN)…Members Corner: Labour funds, poor recommendations…Free Special Report
iwb2509 (February 28, 2005)
Goodale the magician: Foreign content, deposit insurance, RRSP limits, gold and silver…No action on income trusts (yet)…Tom Slee: Life insurance statements still a mystery…Tom Slee updates Sun Life (SLF), Manulife (MFC), Alcan (AL), Novelis (NVL)…Labour funds update: Front Street Energy, Algonquin Power, ROI…Royal Bank surges…Members Corner: Pengrowth shares
iwb2508 (February 21, 2005)
Time to fix deposit insurance…Yola Edwards says stocks have reversed course…Yola Edwards picks Cognos (CSN)…Yola Edwards recommends Altair (ALTI) for aggressive accounts…A sweet idea: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMFC)…Updates: Decoma International (DEC.SV.A, DECA), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B), Brascan (BNN.LV.A, BNN), Telus (T, T.NV, TU)…Pengrowth has a problem…TD Funds Report
iwb2507 (February 14, 2005)
A contrarian looks ahead…Tom Slee: The winds of change are blowing in the boardrooms…Tom Slee updates EnCana (ECA), Shoppers Drug Mart (SC), General Electric (GE), Manitoba Telecom (MBT), Alcan (AL)…New labour fund for Atlantic Canada…Updates: Loblaw Companies (L), Canadian Utilities (CU.NV)…Members Corner: 2004 Scorecard, delay in .pdf file, dollar collapse
Recent Updates
Winpak Ltd. (TSX: WPK, OTC: WIPKF)
Winpak produces goods that are mainly used in the food and beverage and healthcare industries. Its modified atmosphere packaging is used to extend the shelf life of perishable products such as meat, poultry, and cheese as well as healthcare products. The majority of its sales are in North America.
Buy
Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO, NYSE: CCJ)
Cameco is one of the world’s largest uranium producers, with mines at McArthur River and Cigar Lake in Saskatchewan and refineries in Ontario. As governments and investors have become more favourably inclined towards non-carbon emitting sources of baseload power such as nuclear in recent years, Cameco’s fortunes and its share price have revived.
Sell half
CGI Group (TSX: GIB.A, NYSE: GIB)
CGI is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. The company, founded in 1976, delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from IT and business consulting to systems integration, outsourcing services, and intellectual property solutions. It employs about 93,000 professionals in offices and delivery centres across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Hold
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX, NYSE: BNS)
Scotiabank is the most internationally diversified of the major Canadian banks, with over 30% of its assets coming from its overseas operations, primarily what the bank describes as the three Pacific Alliance countries of Mexico, Peru, and Chile. It sold its subscale operations in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica to bank Davivienda in the first quarter in exchange for a 20% stake in Davivienda, taking a $1.4 billion impairment charge on the sale. Scotiabank has strengths in mortgage and corporate lending and wealth management and is usually the lowest cost operator amongst the major banks.
Buy
RBC Group (TSX, NYSE: RY)
RBC is the largest bank in Canada, with 23% market share after the acquisition of HSBC’s Canadian operations in late 2024. It has strengths in retail banking, investment banking, and asset management plus the largest share of mortgages and corporate lending in Canada.