Closer look at four of our recommendations

Here’s a look at some of the factors that make the three ETFs we see as buys on pages 3 and 4 attractive—and why we don’t like the fourth.
Healthy profits in healthcare equipment
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare equipment providers were hurt as… Read More

REIT yields are currently very attractive

Higher interest rates in Canada, the U.S. and many other parts of the world have made high-yielding securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), much less appealing compared to bonds for income-seeking investors. In fact, over the past two years or so, ETFs focused on… Read More

Here are two new ETFs for Canadian investors

BMO Asset Management recently added seven ETFs to their already extensive lineup. Here’s a look at two of these funds—one takes long and short positions in Canadian equities and a second aims to participate in U.S. stock gains while also providing some downside protection.
BMO LONG SHORT… Read More

Investors in France tap luxury goods and more

The French economy continues to recover from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but high interest rates and strained government finances continue to dampen consumer and government spending and growth.
On the positive side, tourists are returning in a big way, helped along by large sporting events such… Read More

Here’s a global ETF with a U.S. focus we like

BMO MSCI ALL COUNTRY HIGH QUALITY ETF $53.98 (Toronto symbol ZGQ; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $362.5 million) tracks the MSCI ACWI Quality Index. That index includes firms from both developed and emerging markets with high returns on equity, stable earnings growth, and low debt.
The U.S…. Read More

Three ETFs—two buys and one we don’t like

Here’s a look at three popular ETFs in three different areas—medical-device makers, natural resource producers and S&P 500 companies (but with a twist). We like the first two, but we think the third is likely to underperform its “plain vanilla” counterpart.
Meanwhile, the Supplement on page… Read More

REITs looks attractive right now

In early 2022, most real estate stocks and REITs were well on their way to recovering their pre-COVID highs. That was before investor worries about rising interest rates and a potential economic downturn set them back.
Nonetheless, for most real-estate classes (except for offices), occupancies are… Read More