How We Assess an ETF’s Risk

To help you decide if certain ETFs are suitable for your portfolio and investment temperament, we classify them into three easy-to-understand categories: Conservative, Aggressive and Income. To determine how an ETF fits into one of those three classifications, we examine a number of factors. They… Read More

New ETFs for the Canadian market

ETFs are flooding the market and Canadians are increasingly spoiled for choice. Here’s four new, or upcoming, launches. We’re not entirely convinced of their investment merits, but we are impressed by the diversity and creativity.

WISDOMTREE EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND INDEX ETF $27 (Toronto symbol EMV.B; Market… Read More

Strong cash flow buoys their dividends

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. $39.91 (Toronto symbol BEP.UN; Units outstanding: 296.3 million; Market cap: $11.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.brookfieldrenewable.com) has interest in 207 hydroelectric generating stations, 37 wind farms and five natural gas-fired plants. In all, it has over 10,663… Read More

Sasol Ltd. (ADR) – New York symbol SSL

SASOL LTD. (ADR) $27.17 (New York symbol SSL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (082-883-9697; www.sasol.com; ADRs o/s: 651.4 million; Market cap: $18.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%) has developed a technology to convert coal and natural gas into motor fuels.

Sasol is South Africa’s third-largest coal producer… Read More

LINAMAR CORP. $43

LINAMAR CORP. $43 (www.linamar.com) is down 43% since the start of 2016. That’s partly due to the U.K. vote to leave the European Union. Linamar gets 23% of its revenue from Europe, and the vote increases its currency risk. As well, automakers are shifting away… Read More

Updating Blackberry Ltd. and Linamar Corp.

BLACKBERRY LTD. $8.45 (www.blackberry.com) hopes to spur demand for its smartphones with two new models that run on Google’s Android software instead of its own operating system. The company uses a modified version of Android with additional security features. That should appeal to BlackBerry’s securityconscious… Read More