Our five top ETF picks for 2016

We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality stocks. However, if you don’t want to build a portfolio, or you want to supplement your individual stock holdings, then ETFs can provide a great alternative.

The main factors we… Read More

ECA is still a leader

ENCANA $6.96 (Toronto symbol ECA; Shares outstanding: 840.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Divd. yield: 1.2%; www.encana.com) continues to take steps to conserve cash while it waits for oil and gas prices to recover.

Encana has cut its quarterly payout by 78.6%,… Read More

Hi, Pat: Could I have your opinion on the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF? If one were considering a “Dogs of the Dow” approach, would this be an alternative? Thanks.

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $38.79, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 24.3 million; Market cap: $942.6 million; www.alpssectordividenddogs.com), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” theory on a sector-by-sector basis using the stocks in the S&P 500. The fund’s… Read More