An LNG superpower?… The Week… Climbing the wall of worry… Richard Croft updates BMO Gold Bullion ETF, BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge, Home Depot
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ETF Update-May 2026
The magnificent one… The Week… ARC bought by Shell… Where’s the upside for software stocks?… Should you trim bank holdings?… Financial Factoids: Sovereign Wealth Funds… Future Impact: UAE quits OPEC
Big gain for High Yield Portfolio… Outside the income-box thinking… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Manulife Financial, BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF… Copper isn’t gold, but it’s close… Gordon Pape’s Top Pick: Amerigo Resources
One pro’s advice: raise cash… The Week… Zoom searches for a second act… Glenn Rogers updates Cheniere Energy, Eaton Corp., Ross Stores, The TJX Companies, State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF… Masters of Finance: Benjamin Graham
The elusive rare earths… The Week… Iran war will boost energy service stocks… Gavin Graham recommends SLB Ltd…. Gavin Graham updates Chevron… Ryan Irvine updates VersaBank… Members’ Corner: Iran and oil… Final notice: Ryan Irvine webinars
Where now for energy?… Update on CI Energy Giants… Split preferreds offer strong cash flow… Rudy Luukko’s Top Pick: SPLT
War and oil… The Week… A unique Canadian REIT… Ryan Irvine updates Groupe Dynamite… Gordon Pape updates Walmart… Ryan Irvine’s spring webinars
ETF Update-April 2026
Escaping volatility… The Week… Does Iran make India a buy again?… David Kitai’s India updates… Rebalancing our Global Portfolio… Glenn Rogers updates Quanta Services, RTX Corp., Global X Lithium & Battery Technology ETF
Central banks cautious on rates… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… Gavin Graham updates Boralex, Calian Group, Peyto Exploration & Development… Nice gain for RRIF Portfolio… Gordon Pape updates Duke Energy… Your Questions: Little-known stocks
Flex LNG is riding high… The Week… War and the economy… Richard Croft likes Circle Internet Group… Richard Croft updates PIC.A, Purpose Bitcoin ETF… Glenn Rogers updates Palantir Technologies… Members’ Corner: Fertilizer crisis
Held hostage… The Week… Clean energy fights back… Rudy Luukko updates ZCLN… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewables, Invesco Solar ETF, iShares USD Green Bond ETF… Nutrien shares spike
High dividends from European banks… Top Pick: EBNK… Gordon Pape updates Hydro One, BCE… Clarification: BAE… Your Questions: Managing millions
ETF Update-March 2026
Things will get better… The Week… Energy benefits from Iranian conflict… Gavin Graham recommends Suncor… Gavin Graham updates Canadian Natural Resources… Gordon Pape updates South Bow Corp., Amazon, Apple
Is the S&P 500 over-valued?… The Week… Shawn Allen updates Restaurant Brands International, Starbucks, Canadian Tire… Portfolio building your way… Ryan Irvine updates Dynacor Gold, Orbit Garant Drilling
Dividend funds aren’t all the same… Rudy Luukko’s Top Pick: iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF… Going global… Gavin Graham’s Top Pick: BAE Systems… Gavin Graham updates iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, Fomento Economico Mexicano, Rio Tinto, Unilever… Gordon Pape updates Coca-Cola
Growth Portfolio rolls on… The Week… Canadian tech stocks struggle… A blacksmith’s shop grows up… The tax alphabet soup
No pension? Use RRSPs… The Week… The Golden Age?… Richard Croft updates Oddity Tech, iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF… Your Questions: Foreign diversification
The same but different… Preferred shares updated… Gordon Pape updates South Bow Corp., Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Financial 15 Split Corp.
ETF Update-February 2026
Look up… The Week… Welcome David Kitai… Assets for a world in rupture… A commodity fund to consider… Glenn Rogers updates AstraZeneca, Heineken, Rheinmetall AG, BAE Systems, Devon Energy… A leaky bubble
Gold warning signs… The Week… Invest where you spend… Shawn Allen updates Visa Inc., Alimentation Couche-Tard, Metro Inc…. Gordon Pape updates South Bow Corp., Tourmaline Oil Corp…. Masters of Finance: George Soros… Your Questions: Global Portfolio
Profiting from demographics… Top Pick: Extendicare… Canadian banks rebound… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Power Corp…. Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF, CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF (CAD Hedged), CI Tech Giants Covered Call ETF, Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Gibson Energy, Kyera Corp., Pembina Pipeline, Mullen Group… Members’ Corner
Where now for gold?… The Week… Gavin Graham’s gold updates… The TACO trade resurfaces… Masters of Finance: Greg Abel
Home-Grown Defence… The Week… Comings and goings… Be wary of single stock ETFs… Gordon Pape updates EQB Inc., Home Depot… The January Barometer… Your Questions: Investing in SHLD, Asset allocation… Members’ Corner: Telecom woes
Be cautious with MICs… Investing in bonds… Shawn Allen’s bond ETF recommendations… Your Questions: Investing in ZAG
Dangerous profits… The Week… Finding value in pricy markets… Ryan Irvine updates VersaBank, Polaris Infrastructure, XCEL… Gordon Pape updates Maple Leaf Foods, Thomson Reuters
ETF Update-January 2026
The Trump Market… The Week… Shawn Allen looks back and ahead… Shawn Allen updates Costco, lululemon, Toll Brothers… The winners of 2025… Stocks to own in 2026… Your Questions: Copper investing
Time to rebalance… This year’s income winners… Top Pick: Franco-Nevada… Gavin Graham updates Ecora Resources, Killam Apartment REIT, Brookfield Corp., Definity Insurance… Cash is never trash!… Price reminder
The Year (Part 2)… The Week… A toast to 2025… Adam Mayers updates Well Health Technology, McDonald’s… Gavin Graham updates Novartis… Glenn Rogers updates Palo Alto Networks… Masters of Finance: Christine Lagarde…Your Questions: Constellation Software… Members’ Corner: Developing the North… Price increase: Last reminder
ETF Update-December 2025
The Year (Part 1)… The Week… AI bubble?… Richard Croft updates Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF, iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financial Index ETF, Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF, Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF… Gavin Graham updates National Grid… Beat the price increase
ETF Update-December 2025
Does low-vol really work?… Top Pick: Brampton North American Low Volatility Dividend ETF… Lyondellbasell’s dividend streak… Adam Mayers updates Hydro One… Beat the price increase
Buy and Hold pays off… The Week… Looking for next year’s winners… Gavin Graham’s top picks for 2026… Glenn Rogers updates Ford, GE HealthCare Technologies… Beat the price increase
Balanced Portfolio records gain… Could auto parts be an opportunity?… This month’s Top Pick: Linamar… Gavin Graham updates Northland Power, Calian Group… Your Questions: Dominion Energy, Freehold Royalties… Members’ Corner: Ag Growth International… Beat the price increase
Portfolio derisking… The Week… The grid builders behind the AI boom… Glenn Rogers updates Shopify, Palantir Technologies… Income tax and portfolio rebalancing… Shawn Allen updates Enbridge, TransAlta Inc., CN Rail… Reminder: Ryan Irvine’s webinars
A tale of two dividends… The Week… What to do with SUNC… Ryan Irvine updates Groupe Dynamite, VersaBank… Gordon Pape updates Pfizer, Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Packers… Ryan Irvine’s year-end webinars… Holiday Special
US utilities worth a look… Outlook brightens for Telus… Adam Mayers updates Evolve Healthcare… Gordon Pape updates Coca-Cola
Cash is not risk-free… The Week… Playing the financial engineering game… Richard Croft updates Premium Income Corporation Class A Shares, ALPS O’Shares US Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF, BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates Apple, Amazon… Your questions: The price of gold
ETF Update-November 2025
Fright night… The Week… Nuclear deal boosts Cameco… Eli Lilly leads in weight loss war… Adam Mayers updates iShares US Medical Devices ETF, Medtronic… Gordon Pape updates Rogers Communications, Alphabet, Home Depot… Masters of Finance: Canada’s female trailblazers
Tariffs hit Descartes’ stock… The Week… How much is too much?… Shawn Allen updates American Express, Stantic, Linamar… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Corp., Celestica, Thermo Fisher Scientific… Financial Factoids: Operation Fish
Utilities on the rise… Bonds or preferreds? A tug of war… Richard Croft updates CIBC, Power Corp., Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates BMO Group, Exchange Income Corp…. Gordon Pape’s ETF updates
Does growth trump value?… The Week… Rare earth: The oil of the 21st century… Glenn Rogers updates Cheniere Energy, Crown Castle International, Devon Energy, e.l.f. Beauty Inc., Jacobs Solutions… Your Questions: Beutel Goodman American Equity Fund… Member Corner: Dealing with the CRA
Nervous? Think short… Top Pick: iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF… Infrastructure ETFs offer hidden value… Adam Mayers updates Metro… Gordon Pape updates AT&T
ETF Update-October 2025