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
iwb22337 (October 23, 2023)
Crypto: big returns, bigger risk… Canadians are pessimistic about economy… Another way to play the weight loss craze… Glenn Rogers updates Verizon, Nike, Barrick Gold, Rock Teck Lithium, Shopify… Gordon Pape updates Tourmaline Oil, CGI Group… Emerge funds to wind up… Your Questions: OAS clawback… Ryan Irvine’s fall events
iwb22336 (October 16, 2023)
The Indian imbroglio… Diabetes drugs a game-changer… Adam Mayers updates Corby Spirit and Wine, Scott’s Miracle-Gro… Gordon Pape updates ExxonMobil… Ryan Irvine updates XPEL Inc., Polaris Infrastructure… Financial Factoids: Henry Ford
iwb22335 (October 2, 2023)
Non-tech winners… Rolling recession (2)… Bifurcated market offers opportunities… Ryan Irvine updates Viemed Healthcare, Calian Group… Gordon Pape updates Fortis, Pfizer
iwb22334 (September 25, 2023)
Global Portfolio on track… Are we in a rolling recession?… Discount giants take opposite directions… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge, Home Depot… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Western Bank… Financial Factoids: Bill Gates… Members’ Corner: Price updates
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.