Q: Thanks for all your recommendations over the years, Pat. Can I have your advice on Eaton Corp.?

A: Eaton Corp. plc, $370.94, symbol ETN on New York (Shares outstanding: 395.2 million; Market cap: $147.0 billion; www.eaton.com), is a power management company. Eaton serves many markets: datacentre, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

Founded in 1911, the company expanded worldwide… 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

Boost your gains with these top IT funds

Information technology has been the best-performing market segment over the past 25 years, although there have been some big downs along with the big ups. Going forward, we still see top information technology stocks—and the ETFs that hold them—as an attractive component of an investor’s… Read More

Q: Hi Pat; I am seeking your opinion/advice on an ETF that I am thinking about investing in, for exposure to the so called Magnificent Seven Companies. I usually do not do ETFs only individual stocks, mostly on your input. This may be my exception. What are your thoughts on the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, symbol MAGS on Nasdaq? Thanks.

A: The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, $37.90, symbol MAGS on Nasdaq Units outstanding: 3.9 million; Market cap: $147.8 million; www.roundhillinvestments.com), offers equal weight exposure to the so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla.

The fund’s MER is 0.29%.

Prior to November 9, 2023,… Read More

Key updates on two of your buys

Long-time readers know that we aim to keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to bolster investor gains. Here are two buys that stand out this month:
ALTAGAS LTD., $27.93, is a buy. The utility (Toronto… Read More