Falling rates spur July’s returns

Further indications that central banks around the world are now moving to ease interest rates prompted gains for several rate-driven market groups in July.
Top performers during the month came from various sectors that lagged the high-flying technology sector over the past few years. These included… Read More

New ETFs for Canadian investors

Despite the large number of ETFs already on the market, Canadian managers continue to launch new funds. This month we highlight an ETF from CI Investments that selects high-quality, dividend-paying U.S. companies. The second ETF comes from Hamilton Capital Partners. It invests in North American… Read More

Ireland is home to top global corporations

Ireland was once known as “the Celtic Tiger” for the high economic growth rates it achieved between 1995 and 2007. However, the global financial crisis of 2008 to 2009 set the country back significantly. Growth only returned several years later. The economy suffered another big… Read More

Growth ETFs add portfolio diversification

Most successful investors hold a mix of stocks (or ETFs that hold them) in their portfolios. Indeed, one key component of a well-diversified portfolio is growth stocks. Note, however, that it’s very easy to confuse growth stocks with momentum stocks. Like growth stocks, momentum stocks… Read More

AI will drive your semiconductor gains

The multi-billion-dollar semiconductor (computer chip) industry has seen spectacular growth over the past two decades. Demand for high-end computers and gaming accelerated during the peak COVID-19 period. Although the industry has now returned to more normal levels of operation,, manufacturers of specialized semiconductors continue to… Read More

A low-cost ETF to invest in the broad U.S. market

TD U.S. Equity Index ETF $42.24 (Toronto symbol TPU; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $2.6 billion) invests in large U.S. publicly listed companies. It tracks the Solactive U.S. Large Cap Index. That index includes the top U.S. publicly listed companies weighted by the market-traded portion of their market… Read More

Pass on this ETF

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x ETF $35.05 (New York symbol SOXL) aims to use a combination of derivatives and debt to offer daily returns that correspond to three times the daily gains of the ICE Semiconductor Index. If SOXL is successful in meeting its investment objective, its price… Read More

Q: Can I get your opinion on the Global X Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF? It offers a very high yield for holding gold stocks. Thanks.

A: Global X Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF, $27.75, symbol GLCC on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 8.4 million; Market cap: $233.1 million; www.globalx.ca) invests in an equal-weighted portfolio of North American-listed gold mining companies.

The ETF’s portfolio currently holds 10 stocks, with all the top producers… Read More