Use these updates to enhance your returns

DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS INC. $9.81 remains a buy. The company (New York symbol DNB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 439.3 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.dnb.com) continues to benefit from its January 2021 acquisition of… Read More

Balance holdings across the 5 sectors

We continue to recommend holding a portfolio of stocks diversified across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Finance, Consumer, Manufacturing, Utilities and Resources). This cuts your risk of heavy losses from over-indulging in a sector that’s about to plunge. You also… Read More

Ford needs to cut costs

FORD MOTOR CO. $12 is still a hold. The automaker (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $46.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 5.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) reported that its revenue rose 16.7% in the… Read More

Here are new ETFs for Canadian investors

Purpose Investments launched a series of leveraged single-stock ETFs in December 2022. Here we discuss the ETF that holds Apple shares but there are also similar ETFs that invest in single large U.S. companies, These include Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet, and Exxon. In addition, we… Read More

These ETFs target ‘responsible’ investing

Over the last few years, more and more ETF managers have launched funds focused on taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into account.
Sustainable investing offers some investors a lot of conceptual and emotional appeal. But does investing in these kind of stocks hurt your… Read More

Diversify your portfoio with growth ETFs

Most successful investors hold a mix of stocks (or the ETFs that hold them)—and one key component of a well-diversified portfolio are growth stocks. Note that it’s very easy to confuse growth stocks with momentum stocks. Like growth stocks, momentum stocks often move up faster… Read More

Pass on these ETFs

The U.S.-based investment manager AXS Investments recently launched eight new exchange-traded funds that offer long or short positions in single stocks. Here are some examples of the stocks targeted by the ETFs.
The AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF (Nasdaq symbol TSLQ) offers daily returns that correspond to the inverse… Read More

Spinoffs & Takeovers Hotline – Friday, July 8, 2022

COPPERLEAF TECHNOLOGIES INC., $6.71, symbol CPLF on Toronto, develops artificial intelligence-powered optimization software that helps clients who manage critical infrastructure, such as electricity generation or natural gas distribution, make investment decisions.  Its software manages more than $2.6 trillion in infrastructure assets worldwide.

Companies use Copperleaf’s software… Read More

Three riskier ETFs with recovery potential

The recent market downturn has been especially hard on riskier stocks—and all three of these ETFs are down considerably from their 2021 highs. But the best of the stocks these ETFs hold are at the forefront of innovative industries or segments that still have considerable… Read More