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
iwb21436 (October 6, 2014)
A storm, not a crash… Market timing? Look elsewhere… Tom Slee likes bank stocks… Tom Slee’s bank updates: TD Bank, Scotiabank, National Bank… More Tom Slee updates: Stantec, Canadian Tire… Your Questions: Investment advice… Gordon Pape’s updates: iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF… Housekeeping
iwb21435 (September 29, 2014)
Conservative portfolio on track… Ryan Irvine revisits four stock picks… Gordon Pape’s updates: Andrew Peller… Your Questions: Escalating GIC, short-term investing
iwb21434 (September 22, 2014)
What’s wrong with this picture?… Glenn Rogers takes a bite of Apple… Glenn Rogers updates Wyndham Worldwide, Nuance Communications, Hertz Global Holdings… ETF boom continues… Gordon Pape’s updates: CIBC, Suncor Energy, TransCanada Corp… Members’ Corner: Keep Q&A… Housekeeping
iwb21433 (September 15, 2014)
Change on the way… Don’t let your portfolio drift… Tom Slee picks Long Run Exploration… Tom Slee updates Estee Lauder, New Flyer Industries… Shawn Allen recommends Canadian Western Bank… Shawn Allen updates Toll Brothers, Costco, Melcor Developments… Members’ Corner: No Q&A please
Recent Updates
Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RCI)
Rogers is one of Canada’s largest wireless and cable companies.
Hold
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.