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
iwb22528 (August 11, 2025)
Pipeline companies look south… The Week… Gold pauses (briefly) after record run… Gavin Graham’s gold updates… Gordon Pape updates Thermo Fisher Scientific, Alphabet
iwb22527 (July 28, 2025)
A cloudy crystal ball… The Week… The Epstein deflection… Richard Croft updates Premium Income Corporation Class A Shares, BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF, iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates five winning ETFs
iwb22526 (July 21, 2025)
Celestica still surging… The Week… Walking the M&A line… Ryan Irvine updates Firan Technology, Groupe Dynamite… Resources are hot but be cautious… Financial Factoids: Quotable Quotes
iwb22525 (July 14, 2025)
Small caps shine… The Week… Military spending should boost MDA… CAE beats forecasts… AI drives Nvidia, Microsoft… Telecoms: Is the storm over?… Gordon Pape updates Richelieu Hardware, AT&T… Glenn Rogers updates WisdomTree Cybersecurity ETF… Masters of Finance: Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee “Tennie” Claflin
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.