Australia’s future looks bright

ISHARES AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND $23.48 (New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds the 79 largest Australian stocks. Its MER is 0.48%.

The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 11.7%; Westpac Banking Corp., 9.1%; BHP Billiton, 8.5%;… Read More

Buy for Australian gains

ISHARES AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND $27.34 (New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds the 72 largest Australian stocks. Its MER is 0.48%.

The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 11.1%; BHP Billiton, 10.0%; Westpac Banking Corp., 9.2%; Australia… Read More

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $66.60 – Toronto symbol BNS

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $66.60 (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $80.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%, www.scotiabank.com) has formally changed the name of its ING Direct subsidiary to Tangerine (www.tangerine.ca).

The bank bought ING Direct from its Netherlands-based parent,… Read More

Tap into Australian gains

ISHARES AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND $26.45 (New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds the 72 largest Australian stocks. Its MER is 0.48%.

The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 11.1%; BHP Billiton, 10.5%; Westpac Banking Corp., 9.6%; Australia… Read More

Buy for Australian gains

ISHARES AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND $24.15 (New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds the 71 largest Australian stocks. Its MER is 0.51%. The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 11.4%; BHP Billiton, 10.9%; Westpac Banking Corp., 9.0%;… Read More

Buy for Australian growth

ISHARES AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND $25.47 (New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds the 70 largest Australian stocks. Its MER is 0.50%. The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 10.7%; BHP Billiton, 10.6%; Westpac Banking Corp., 9.4%;… Read More