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
iwb21422 (June 23, 2014)
Six years on… Cool, clear water… Glenn Rogers updates Covidien, Realogy Holdings, Nutrisystem, Broadcom… Constellation’s “unprecedented” debenture… More updates: AltaGas, Google, AT&T, RioCan REIT… Members’ Corner: Vanguard replies
iwb21421 (June 16, 2014)
Iraq crisis boosts energy stocks… Gordon Pape picks Vermilion Energy… Blue chip preferreds look attractive… Tom Slee’s preferred share updates… Gordon Pape’s updates: Southern Company, Walmart, MetLife
iwb21420 (June 9, 2014)
Italian turnaround?… A rudderless ship… Global economies are improving… Gavin Graham updates A&W, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Capstone Infrastructure… Gordon Pape’s updates: Gibson Energy, Trinidad Drilling, Silver Wheaton, Target Corp… Your Questions: Taxes on RRIF income… Members’ Corner: Vanguard’s “bargain” pricing.
iwb21419 (May 19, 2014)
ETF price war heats up… Shale gas reshapes transportation sector… Tom Slee recommends J.B. Hunt… Tom Slee updates CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Finning International, Stella Jones, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Zombie bonds… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund, iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF, iShares BRIC Index Fund, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, iShares Japan Fundamental Index Fund, iShares S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged), iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund… Your Questions: TFSA profits… Housekeeping
Recent Updates
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.
Hold
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.