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
iwb21335 (September 20, 2013)
Think growth… TFSA performance improves… From flop to high-flyer… Glenn Rogers updates Teck Resources, Freeport McMoRan, Yelp… Shawn Allen likes Melcor Developments… Your Questions: Life insurance or TFSA?, pension worries… Your Questions: Life insurance or TFSA?, pension worries… Members’ Corner: U.S. withholding tax
iwb21334 (September 16, 2013)
Five years later… Cyclicals should benefit from GDP growth… A gold producer that stands out from the crowd… Gordon Pape’s updates: CIBC, Metro Inc… Your Questions: Pension puzzle… World Money Show
iwb21333 (September 9, 2013)
Growth funds save RRSP portfolio… Banks running into headwinds… Tom Slee’s updates: Scotiabank, National Bank, TD Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Rogers Communications, Alimentation Couche-Tard… Gordon Pape’s updates: Saputo, Gibson Energy… Gordon Pape’s updates: Saputo, Gibson Energy… Your Questions: What to do with $100,000… Housekeeping
iwb21332 (September 3, 2013)
What could go wrong?… Gold rebounds… Gordon Pape’s gold updates… Ryan Irvine looks at three small caps… Your Questions: Vanguard ETFs… Members’ Corner: TD Waterhouse… Housekeeping
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.