Look away!… The Week… Disney turnaround takes shape… Adam Mayers updates Invesco Solar ETF, Harvest Blockchain Technologies ETF… Gordon Pape updates iShares USD Green Bond ETF, iShares North American Natural Resources ETF… Glenn Rogers updates Ross Stores, TJX… Your Questions: Sell Utilities, US Elections
Archives: Newsletters
A mixed first half… Forget bank deposits, buy the shares… National Bank buys CWB… Gavin Graham updates AltaGas, Ecora Resources, Lundin Mining, Sucor Energy… Top PHN fund reopens
Buy and hold really works… The Week… The Bank of Canada paradox… Are Canadian banks turning the corner?… The company that powers your phone… Glenn Rogers updates Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund, Carrier Global, RTX Corp…. Your Questions: CLS stock… Members’ Corner: The future of oil
The coming oil fadeout… The Week… Texas Instruments offers quiet growth… Adam Mayers updates Canadian Solar Inc., Horizons US Marijuana Index ETF… The CWB sale: What you need to know… Gordon Pape updates ARC Energy, Tourmaline Oil, BMO Clean Energy Index ETF… Nuclear makes a comeback… Members’ Corner: Asking questions
A rock and a hard place… Infrastructure ETFs offer hidden value… Top Picks: iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF, BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF… Adam Mayers updates TC Energy… Gordon Pape updates Innergex
Farming for dollars… The Week… High ROE companies pay offs… Shawn Allen updates lululemon, Canadian Western Bank, RioCan REIT… The Dow at 50,000… Gordon Pape updates Pfizer… Your Questions: One stock please – or maybe an ETF… Members’ Corner: Downloading pdf files
ETF Update-June 2024
Celestica continues to shine… The Week… Still time to make money in small caps… Ryan Irvine updates Dynacor, Firan Technology, Enghouse Systems… Gordon Pape updates Thermo Fisher Scientific, UnitedHealth Group… Your Questions: Resource ETFs
US utility stocks surge… Gordon Pape’s Top Pick: Southern Company… Gordon Pape updates Emera Inc., Duke Energy… Copper-bottomed certainty… Gavin Graham’s Top Pick: BHP Billiton… Gavin Graham updates Intact Financial, Leon’s Furniture, Pason Systems
The unknown index… The Week… The value trap… Richard Croft picks JMON… Richard Croft updates Oddity Tech… Gordon Pape updates Telus, Walmart, Target, The Home Depot… Financial Factoids: Adrianna Huffington
AI may rescue green energy… Corby’s high dividend worth a toast… Adam Mayers updates BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge… Members’ Corner: Bond funds
Ma Bell no longer… The Week… Money laundering scandal hits TD hard… Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, Enbridge… Gordon Pape updates TFI International, ExxonMobil, Rogers Communications… Glenn Rogers updates Ford, GE HealthCare Technologies, Bank of America
ETF Update-May 2024
The Magnificent Six… The Week… Aid package boosts US defense industry… Glenn Rogers updates Cheniere Energy, Crown Castle International… The advantage of economic moats… Adam Mayers updates Microsoft, Nvidia
Stock gains 22% a year… The Week… Gold hits new highs… Gavin Graham updates Agnico Eagle, Franco-Nevada, Pan American Silver, Equinox Gold… Gordon Pape’s updates: ARK Innovation ETF, CI Canadian REIT ETF… Your Questions: US dollar bank ETFs
Hydro One transmits steady growth… Debunking covered call myths… Richard Croft updates Power Corp., CIBC… Balanced Portfolio rebounds… Gordon Pape updates Medical Properties Trust, Russel Metals… Your Questions: Transferring to a TFSA
Four ETF winners… The Week… Intuitive Surgical puts AI to work… Adam Mayers updates iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, Medtronic… Gordon Pape updates Tourmaline Oil, Norfolk Southern, Archer-Daniels-Midland… Your Questions: Debt repayments and reverse mortgages
Japan is back … The Week… Where now for rates?… Focus on strong balance sheets… Your Questions: Can I avoid bonds?… Financial factoids: Michael Bloomberg
Cash from energy… TC Energy spinoff coming soon… Adam Mayers updates TC Energy… Gordon Pape updates Firm Capital… Gavin Graham updates Boralex
ETF Update-April 8, 2024
Winners, losers, and muddlers… The state of the markets… The Week… Shawn Allen updates Berkshire Hathaway, BHP Group, CN Rail, WSP Global… Gordon Pape updates Fortis… Glenn Rogers updates two ETFs… Gavin Graham updates Canadian Natural Resources… Ryan Irvine’s upcoming webinar
High Yield Portfolio rebounds… Central banks signal rate cuts ahead… Top Pick: Canadian Tire… Gavin Graham updates Saputo, Stella-Jones, Canadian Natural Resources… Your questions: Managing a small RRIF
New drugs a game-changer… Adam Mayers updates Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk… The Week… Strong gain for Global Portfolio… Defense stocks on the rise… Glenn Rogers updates Barrick Gold, Shopify, Magna International… Ryan Irvine’s spring webinars
Growth Portfolio averages 24%… The Week… Trading with a twist… Gordon Pape updates Descartes Systems… Reviewing our dividend ETFs… Members’ Corner: VersaBank, portfolio management
Bonds still lagging… Choosing the right dividend fund… This month’s Top Pick: iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates Algonquin Power and Utilities, Pembina Pipeline Corp.
Gold on a tear… The Week… Loss provisions worry banks… Gavin Graham’s bank updates… Gordon Pape updates Target, Walmart… Ryan Irvine updates Calian Group, Firan Technology… Your Questions: Canadian Banc shares… Members’ Corner: Looking for advice
ETF Update-March 2024
Telecoms: Bargains or value traps?… The Week… Game-changing stocks… Ryan Irvine recommends VersaBank… Richard Croft updates Premium Income A shares, BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF, BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF… More people contributing to RRSPs?
RRIF portfolio recovers… Active vs. passive… Gavin Graham updates Canadian National Railway, Calian Group… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Renewables… Your Questions: Portfolio size
RRSP Portfolio posts gain… The Week… The odd stock… Richard Croft updates First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund… Shawn Allen updates Canadian Tire, Toll Brothers… Gavin Graham updates Fairfax Financial… Your Questions: Investing for the future… Members’ Corner: Portfolio software
Trucking woes… The Week… RRSPs: Tax trap or ultimate wealth builder?… Shawn Allen updates Starbucks, Linamar… Gordon Pape updates Stryker Corp., Pfizer… Your Questions: CPP dilemma… Financial Factoids: Ken Thomson… Members’ Corner: Software program
Fairfax under fire… BCE cuts leave Trudeau steaming… Gavin Graham updates The Keg, Johnson & Johnson
Cantech thriving… The Week… Gordon Pape updates CGI Group, Apple… Cyber security a growing concern… Glenn Rogers updates Palo Alto Networks, e.l.f. Beauty Inc., Generac Holdings, The Boeing Company, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund… Your Questions: Winding down company… Members’ Corner: RRSP management
ETF Update-February 2024
A myth debunked… The Week… Loblaw, Metro deliver returns… Adam Mayers updates Nutrien
Emerge Canada update… What to put in an RRSP… Chat GPT on RRSPs… Gordon Pape updates Alphabet, Amazon.com… Your Questions: Withdraw RRIF money?
A falling rate cycle begins… The Week… Gavin Graham’s bank updates: RBC, TD, Scotiabank… 5 steps to a winning RRSP… Ryan Irvine updates Caledonia Mining, Envela Corp… Financial Factoids: Tobi Lutke… Your Questions: Worried about exchange rates
Should you invest in Yield Shares ETFs?… Richard Croft updates Manulife Financial… Gordon Pape updates Enbridge, Firm Capital, Mullen Group, Innergex Renewable Energy… Gavin Graham updates Definity Financial, Peyto Development and Exploration, Capital Power… Your Questions: Wants US cash flow
Investing in small caps… The Week… Ryan Irvine updates Parkland Fuel, Sylogist Ltd., Trulieve Cannabis Corp… Smoothing the edges… Your Questions: Mortgage or TFSA… Members’ Corner: What do these terms mean?
Searching for dividends… The Week… Hidden assets drive McDonald’s profits… Adam Mayers updates fast-food giants… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific… Gavin Graham updates First Quantum… S&P best in 2024?… Your Questions: Investing in Europe… Financial Factoids: Andrew Carnegie
Bond rally stalls… Low risk ways to build your TFSA… Top Pick: BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape updates XBB… Gavin Graham updates Slate Grocery REIT
ETF Update January 2024
Happy New Year… The Week… The year that was… Shawn Allen looks back and ahead… TransAlta: A stock for green investors… Shawn Allen updates Visa Inc., Toll Brothers… Gordon Pape updates Canadian Utilities, TFI International… Survey results… Your Questions: Betting it all on banks
Two little words… Lower rates will benefit banks… Top Pick: National Bank… Gavin Graham updates Scotiabank, Canadian Western Bank… Perpetual preferred shares remain timely… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Renewable Partners… Your Questions: Advisor wants to change asset allocation… Price increase – final reminder
And the winner is… The best performers of 2023… Two ways to invest in EVs… FedEx a big winner… Adam Mayers updates CAE, Horizons Active Global Dividend ETF… Gordon Pape updates Pfizer… Watch for survey… Price increase – final reminder
ETF Update-December 2023
Return of the bond bull… This month’s Top Pick: iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: Canadian Utilities, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, Vanguard US Aggregate Bond Index ETF… Your Questions: What’s in store for this T-bill fund?
The rally has started… Buy and Hold posts gain… The symphony of shifting… Gordon Pape’s stock updates: Descartes Systems, Brookfield Corp., Canadian Utilities, Target Inc…. Price increase
A big year for tech… Three small-cap winners… Gordon Pape’s updates Richelieu Hardware… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: ARK Innovation ETF, BMO Clean Energy Index ETF, iShares Global Agricultural Index ETF… Your Questions: Death of a spouse… Price increase
How safe are high interest ETFs?… Cue the music: The return/yield two-step… Richard Croft updates Power Corp., CIBC… Pipelines pay off… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: iShares 0-5 Years TIPS Bond Index ETF, Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF… Price increase
Celestica resurfaces… Walt Disney turns 100… Two industry leaders raise dividends… Gordon Pape updates Teck Resources, Home Depot, Walmart, TC Energy, Enbridge… Your Questions: Paying CPP after retirement