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
iwb21340 (November 11, 2013)
A cautionary tale… Shawn Allen likes Toll Brothers… Think pipelines!… Tom Slee’s updates: CN Rail, Bombardier, Industrial Alliance, Stantec… CRA says bitcoins taxable… Gordon Pape’s updates: AT&T… New book
iwb21339 (October 28, 2013)
What’s next?… The key developments of 2013… Sun, wind, water, and gas… Gavin Graham updates Home Capital Group, Copa Holdings… Gordon Pape’s updates: Cenovus Energy, Limited Brands, W.W. Grainger
iwb21338 (October 21, 2013)
A momentous week… Glenn Rogers focuses on Obamacare… Glenn Rogers updates Coastal Contacts, Baidu, Westport Innovations… Gordon Pape’s updates: Southern Company, Coach Inc., Suncor Energy, Blue Ribbon Income Fund, iShares BRIC Fund, iShares Japan Fundamental Index Fund… Your Questions: Objects to tax rate… Member’s Corner: GIC alternative, World Money Show reminder
iwb21337 (October 15, 2013)
Out of step… Why unemployment is likely to stay high… Tom Slee updates Bombardier, ShawCor, Stella Jones, Chicago Bridge and Iron, TransForce, New Flyer Industries, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Gordon Pape’s updates: Brookfield Asset Management, Shaw Communications… Your Questions: Zunghui Haixi, worried about GIC, U.S. dividends paid to TFSAs, saving taxes
Recent Updates
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.
Hold
Alphabet Inc. (NDQ: GOOGL)
The firm implemented a major restructuring in 2015 that created Alphabet as a holding company for Google (which includes Android, Chrome, and YouTube), Nest (home automation), Calico (anti-aging research), Fiber (high-speed Internet), Google Ventures (new company investments), Sidewalk Labs (city infrastructure), and Waymo (driverless cars). Other services include Google Maps, Google Play, AI, and cloud computing.
Hold
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (NYSE: IHI)
This ETF was launched in 2006 and holds US manufacturers who make and distribute medical devices. The companies are the biggest names with the broadest global reach.
Hold
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD)
Home Depot was founded in 1978 and now has a total of more than 2,350 retail stores in all 10 provinces, all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Mexico. The company generated $159.5 billion in revenue in 2024. It employs approximately 470,000 workers.
Hold
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO)
Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company focused on diabetes care, medicines, and devices. Its main product is the drug semaglutide, which is used to treat diabetes under the brand name Ozempic. It markets a similar formulation for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy.