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
iwb20125 (July 12, 2010)
Oil sands pressure builds… What the blogs are saying… New regulations may boost Canadian bank stocks… Tom Slee updates Canadian Financials preferreds, PepsiCo, Emera, Canadian Tire… Your Questions: The loonie, Claymore ETF… Members’ Corner: Investor despair, TFSAs… Car footnote
iwb20124 (July 5, 2010)
G20 fallout… A safety-first ETF… Irwin Michael: Volatility will continue… Irwin Michael updates American National Insurance, Fortress Paper… IWB Defensive Portfolio update… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Selling your car? Beware of scams. … Your Questions: Account fees, how many stocks?… Members’ Corner: More on TFSAs
iwb20123 (June 28, 2010)
The Fed’s bleak outlook… China’s housing bubble not a repeat of U.S. mess… Ryan Irvine updates Boyuan Construction, Zungui Haixi, Cash Store Financial… Suncor or Cenovus?… Gordon Pape’s updates: Viterra, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Research in Motion… Glenn Rogers updates Jabil Circuit, Cogent Systems… Members’ Corner: G20 meeting, TFSA confusion… Senate report… Last chance to beat HST
iwb20122 (June 21, 2010)
G20 a bad idea… The TFSA mess… More on TFSAs… Glenn Rogers buys iPad, finds stock… Glenn Rogers updates Global Technology ETF, Cisco, Broadcom… Gordon Pape’s updates: Shaw Communications… Tom Slee updates three preferreds… Your Questions: U.S. dollars in RRSPs, bond spreads
Recent Updates
Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI)
Crown Castle owns, operates, and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fibre supporting small cells and fibre solutions across every major US market and in Puerto Rico. It is based in Houston.
Hold
e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (NYSE: ELF)
ELF has broad distribution through department store chains, along with a decent online business. Many of its products cost $10 or less, which appeals to budget-minded millennials.
Hold/Buy
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG).
This Houston-based company is one of the largest distributors of liquefied natural gas based in the US. A lot of its recent growth has been driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has left Europe and other countries around the world scrambling for alternate natural gas supplies. LNG was in the right place at the right time.
Buy
Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J).
Jacobs is a Dallas-based company that provides consulting, technical, scientific, and project delivery services to a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals.
Buy
Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN)
Devon produces approximately 300,000 barrels of oil, more than 125,000 barrels of natural gas liquids, and about 920 million cubic feet of natural gas every day. Devon aims to produce 5% more total volume year-over-year going forward.