Newsletter: Wealth Builder

Make America Great isn’t working… Setback for TFSA Portfolio… Richard Croft updates Canadian Utilities, U.S. Concrete… Gordon Pape updates Canadian Apartment REIT, CGI Group… Your Questions: DRIPs; Owning Gold… Ryan Irvine’s fall seminars

REITs are attractive as interest rates fall.

Total gain over seven years is 375.6%.

Growth Portfolio averages 25%… REITs take a global high-tech turn… Adam Mayers recommends two REITs… Adam Mayers updates iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates

A trade war winner… Indicators point to a softening economy… Shawn Allen’s updates: Berkshire Hathaway, Canadian Tire, Costco, WSP Global… Gordon Pape’s updates: CAE, Chegg Inc., Walmart… Your Questions: More on mortgages; TFSA gains… Ryan Irvine’s fall seminars

Mr. Trump and negative rates… Recession fears… Richard Croft updates iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF, iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF, BMO Equal Weighted Banks Index ETF, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF, iShares China Large Cap ETF… Gordon Pape updates Brookfield Asset Management… Ryan Irvine’s fall seminars

The pipeline impasse… Ryan Irvine picks Polaris… Ryan Irvine updates EXPL, Questor… Gordon Pape’s updates: BCE, Telus, Enbridge, TC Energy… Your Questions: TFSAs and the U.S…. Ryan Irvine’s fall seminars

Big boost for RRSP Portfolio… Four winners and a loser… Adam Mayers updates UPS… Gordon Pape updates Equitable Group… Gavin Graham updates Intact Financial… Your Questions: Saving for grandchildren; TFSA contributions

Five steps to take now… Gold breaking out… Gavin Graham updates Franco-Nevada, Agnico Eagle, Pan American Silver, First Mining Gold… Gordon Pape updates Vermilion Energy… Glenn Rogers updates Vail Resorts… Your Questions: Horizons fund

The easiest way to add bonds to your portfolio is to buy ETFs that invest in them.

Bonds shine… Tariffs and the U.S. steel industry… Education crisis offers opportunity… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Bank of America, Citigroup, Shopify, Freeport McMoRan… Richard Croft’s updates: VIX futures ETN… Gordon Pape’s updates: Amazon.com, Alphabet

NFI’s woes… A challenging market… Buy short-term insurance… Gordon Pape’s updates: Tata Motors, Sandstorm Gold Royalties, UnitedHealth Group, TFI International… Gavin Graham’s updates: Vodafone… Your Questions: Investment dilemma; GIC coming due… Housekeeping

Pipeline profits… More life for this bull?… Invest where you shop… Shawn Allen updates Alimentation Couche-Tard, Canadian Western Bank, Linamar, Ceapro… Gordon Pape updates AT&T, JPMorgan Chase… Members’ Corner: Alternatives to Mawer

Why Trump is disrupting trade… The future of healthcare logistics… Adam Mayers updates Scotiabank… Gordon Pape updates SPDR S&P Dividend ETF, Steadyhand Founders Fund, Templeton Growth Fund, TD Advantage Balanced Income Portfolio… Your Questions: Guaranteed Investment Funds, TFSA withdrawals… Members’ Corner: Bank stocks

Protecting your portfolio…Ryan Irvine updates Parkland Fuel Corp., XPEL, Enghouse Systems…Gordon Pape updates Shaw Communications, AbbVie Inc., Enbridge

Precious metals are considered safe havens during a recession.

The winners so far…Market melt-up?… Richard Croft recommends SPY calls… Gordon Pape updates Simon Property Group, Norfolk Southern Corp., McKesson Corp… Your Questions: Buying IPOs; Where to invest inheritance?… Housekeeping

Big gain for Buy and Hold… As good as gold (and silver)… Gavin Graham’s new silver pick… Gavin Graham updates Empire Corp., Genworth MIC… Gordon Pape updates First Asset Canadian REIT ETF

The trust-busters gear up… New technologies are transforming healthcare… Adam Mayers’s healthcare picks… Adam Mayers updates IBM… Is value investing dead?… Gordon Pape updates Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF

Tariff man strikes again… Are annual shareholder meetings a charade?… Shawn Allen updates FedEx, CN Rail, Toll Brothers, Melcor Developments… Gordon Pape’s ETF updates: BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity, BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to Canadian Dollar… Your Questions: RRSP/RRIF taxation… Housekeeping

Digging for dollars… China’s loss, Vietnam’s gain… Glenn Rogers’s updates: Ericsson, Apple, Baidu, Alibaba Group… Gordon Pape’s updates: Walmart, Fortis, Stryker… Your Questions: Sold house, where to invest?… Members’ Corner: Puzzled by A&W move… Housekeeping

Utilities help push TSX higher… Healthcare cost boom: crisis & opportunity… Ryan Irvine updates Questor, Boyd Group… Gordon Pape updates Telus, Descartes Systems… Gavin Graham updates Loews Inc., BMO Asian Growth & Income Fund… Housekeeping

Low-Risk Portfolio gains ground… A new look at oil and gas… Gavin Graham recommends CNQ… Gavin Graham’s updates: Manulife Financial, iA Financial Group, InterRent REIT… Gordon Pape’s updates: Amazon.com… Housekeeping

An overbought stock… Emerging markets bounce back… Adam Mayers updates McDonald’s, Sun Life Financial, ScotiaBank, BMO India Equity Index ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: JPMorgan Chase, Alphabet, Suncor, CGI Group… Your Questions: Plant-based foods… Ryan Irvine in Ontario

ETFs for your investment persona (2)… European potential – with caveats… Flawed strategies… Gordon Pape updates UnitedHealth Group, Equitable Group, Richelieu Hardware… Your Questions: Options, hyperinflation…Tax software… Ryan Irvine’s workshops – final reminder

ETFs for your investment persona… Government interference in the oil market… Shawn Allen updates Stantec, CRH Medical Corp., AutoCanada… Gordon Pape updates Shaw Communications… Workshop reminder

TFSA portfolio posts gain… Ryan Irvine picks Aritzia… Ryan Irvine updates Boyd Group, Questor… Gordon Pape updates Walgreens Boots Alliance, Andrew Peller… Your Questions: Norfolk Southern, RBC funds… Ryan Irvine’s seminars… Housekeeping

What our our leaders do has a direct effect on our personal well-being and on the direction of many stocks.

Politics and your money… Interest rates retreating… Gavin Graham updates RBC, TD Bank… Gordon Pape’s updates: NFI Group, BCE, Brookfield Asset Management… Your Questions: Hedged ETFs… Ryan Irvine’s seminars

The sell-off – what next?… Trade talks key to growth… Richard Croft’s trade picks… Richard Croft updates iShares China Large-Cap ETF… Gordon Pape’s updates: CAPREIT, Fortis, CAE… Your Questions: Investment confusion, life insurance, TFSA withdrawals, U.S. trading account… Housekeeping

The switch to 5G will change everything and the market is huge.

Buybacks under fire… A closer look at Green investing… Adam Mayers’s Green recommendations… Adam Mayers updates Microsoft… Gordon Pape updates Aecon Group… Glenn Rogers updates National Beverage, Boeing

An uncertain future… Setback for Growth Portfolio… 5G is coming. Here’s how to profit…. Glenn Rogers updates Crown Castle, Apple, Verizon… Gordon Pape updates CAPREIT, Enbridge… Housekeeping

Off to a great start!… Warren Buffett’s annual letter… Shawn Allen updates Berkshire Hathaway, Canadian Tire… Gordon Pape updates Badger Daylighting, Descartes Systems Group, Sandstorm Gold Royalties, Vermilion Energy, TFI International… Housekeeping

Answers to your money management questions.

54% of Canadians have money invested in an RRSP, but good public education about retirement planning is still hard to find.

The portfolio has two objectives: preserve capital and earn a higher return than a GIC.