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
iwb21431 (August 25, 2014)
RRSPs in August… What does it take to be a good investor?… Ryan Irvine updates Athabasca Minerals, Parex Resources, Glentel… Gordon Pape’s updates: Saputo Inc., RioCan REIT
iwb21430 (August 18, 2014)
Telecoms under pressure… Obamacare a boon for hospitals… Glenn Rogers updates Baidu, Freeport McMoRan… Mini Portfolio updates… Gordon Pape updates Gibson Energy
iwb21429 (August 11, 2014)
The high cost of health care… Let the winners run… Growth Portfolio on a roll… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cenovus Energy, CGI Group, Suncor Energy, Vermilion Energy… Your Questions: CPP benefits
iwb21428 (August 5, 2014)
Cash or canned goods?… Russian turmoil hits Europe… Gavin Graham’s updates: Home Capital Group, Copa Holdings, BMO Asian Growth and Income Fund, Templeton Frontier Markets Corporate Class A Units… Gordon Pape’s updates: AT&T, ArcelorMittal, Google, iShares Japan Fundamental Index ETF, iShares Gold Bullion ETF… Members’ Corner: Cash in Chou Funds
Recent Updates
Brookfield Corporation (TSX, NYSE: BN)
Brookfield Corporation is a Toronto-based conglomerate with interests in several areas including asset management, real estate, renewable energy, infrastructure, and insurance. The company currently has about $490 billion in assets.
Hold
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)
American Express is a credit and charge card issuer. Most of its customers pay off their cards monthly and so the company is more of a payments processor than a source of lending.
Hold
Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG, NDQ: DSGX)
Descartes specializes in business software designed to facilitate logistics, financial controls, inventory, customs clearance, and freight tracking. Customers include transportation firms, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, customs brokers, and government agencies.
Hold
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO)
Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, this is a leading manufacturer of scientific instrumentation including laboratory and health monitoring equipment. It also provides software and services to the healthcare, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as to governments and academia. Its brands include Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Patheon, and Unity Lab Services.
Hold
Stantec Inc. (TSX, NYSE: STN)
Stantec now has 34,000 employees working in over 400 office locations on five continents. In 2024, 52% of its revenues were from the US, 24% from Canada, and 24% from other international operations, which are primarily in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.