Pat McKeough

A professional investment analyst for more than 30 years, Pat has developed a stock-selection technique that has proven reliable in both bull and bear markets. His proprietary ValuVesting System™ focuses on stocks that provide exceptional quality at relatively low prices. Many savvy investors and industry leaders consider it the most powerful stock-picking method ever created.

As early as 1980, Pat was recognized as #1 in the world of published investment advice by the Washington, DC–based Newsletter Publishers Association, and he was the first multi-year winner of The Globe and Mail’s stock picking contest.

Both CBS MarketWatch and The Hulbert Financial Digest recognized Pat as one of North America’s top stock analysts. The Wall Street Journal called him “one of only four investment newsletter advisors who have managed to serve their readers well over the long haul.”

A best-selling Canadian author, he wrote Riding the Bull, his 1993 book that predicted the stock-market boom of the last half of that decade. Through his many television appearances, he is well-known to investors for his insightful analysis and his candid, unpretentious style.

Bottom line: Pat’s conservative, reduced-risk strategy is a proven approach to safe investing.

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To determine when to buy an ETF, some investors use technical analysis and other tools. But you need to dig deeper.
ISHARES CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF $33.44 (New York symbol FXI; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) China 50 Index. That portfolio is made up of the 50 largest, most-liquid Chinese stocks.

The ETF’s top holdings include Tencent Holdings, China Mobile, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Ping An Insurance and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp....
MARKET VECTORS VIETNAM ETF $14.42 (New York symbol VNM; buy or sell through brokers) holds Vietnamese companies and foreign firms that get a significant amount of their revenue from the country.

The ETF’s top holdings are Vingroup (conglomerate), 8.8%; Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, 7.6%; Masan Group (a food, resources and banking conglomerate), 7.2%; Saigon Securities, 6.4%; and Bao Viet Holdings (insurance), 6.2%....
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND $25.87 (New York symbol EWZ; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that’s designed to track the Brazilian stock market.

Its top holdings are AmBev SA (beer and beverages), 10.6%; Cia Itau Unibanco Holding (banking), 10.5%; Banco Brandesco SA, 10.2%; Petrobras (oil and gas), 7.2%; Cielo SA (payment processing), 3.9%; BMF Bovespa (Brazil’s stock exchange), 3.6%; BRF SA (food), 3.4%; Ultrapar SA (gas distribution and petrochemicals), 3.1%; and Itausa Investimentos SA (financial services), 3.1%....
ISHARES MSCI CHILE INVESTABLE MARKET INDEX FUND $35.13 (New York symbol ECH; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that aims to track the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index. Its stocks trade on the Santiago Stock Exchange.

The fund’s largest holdings are Empresas Copec SA (conglomerate), 7.7%; S.A.C.I....

ISHARES MSCI AUSTRALIA ETF $19.42
(New York symbol EWA; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that holds 73 major Australian stocks.

The fund’s top holdings include Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 11.3%; Westpac Banking Corp., 8.6%; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, 6.3%; National Australia Bank, 6.0%; BHP Billiton, 5.2%; CSL Ltd., 4.5%; Wesfarmers, 3.9%; Woolworths Ltd., 2.4%; Scentre Group, 2.1%; and Telstra Corp., 2.0%....
ISHARES MSCI GERMANY FUND $25.96 (New York symbol EWG; buy or sell through brokers) tracks the stocks in the MSCI Germany Index.

These holdings aim to replicate 85% of the market capitalization of the German stock market. The remaining 15% is unavailable for investment, partly due to limitations on foreign ownership....
ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA INDEX FUND $49.94 (New York symbol EWY; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Korea Index.

The ETF’s top holdings are Samsung Electronics,23.7%; Hyundai Motor, 3.3%; Naver (Internet), 3.1%; Hyundai Mobis (auto parts), 2.8%; Shinhan Financial, 2.7%; SK Hynix Semiconductor, 2.6%; Korea Electric Power, 2.6%; Posco (steel), 2.3%; KT&G Corp....
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $33.10 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 24.0%; South Korea, 15.3%; Taiwan, 12.8%; India, 8.0%; South Africa, 6.4%; Brazil, 5.7%; Mexico, 4.6%; Russia, 3.7%; Malaysia, 3.5%; Indonesia, 3.0%; Thailand, 2.3%; and Turkey, 1.5%....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. $11.64 (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares o/s: 256.2 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.algonquinpower.com) saw Emera Inc. (Toronto symbol EMA) sell 50.1 million shares in the company at $10.85 each....