amazon.com Inc.
NASDAQ symbol AMZN, is the leading bookseller on the Internet, as well as a leading video and music seller. It also has numerous other store categories, including electronics, computer games, toys and tools. Through Amazon Services, the company also offers programs that let sellers market on its web sites.
U.S. retail sales continue to recover as employment, wages and consumer confidence rise. The growth of online shopping has also contributed to the recovery. Still, the pace of future gains for retailers will largely depend on how fast interest rates move up.
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from the continuing rise in consumer spending (for more information, see the supplement on page 49).
SPDR S&P RETAIL ETF $45 (New York symbol XRT; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $427.8 million) invests in firms that are involved in the U.S....
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from the continuing rise in consumer spending (for more information, see the supplement on page 49).
SPDR S&P RETAIL ETF $45 (New York symbol XRT; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $427.8 million) invests in firms that are involved in the U.S....
MCKESSON CORP. $139 (New York symbol MCK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 206.3 million; Market cap: $28.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.1; Dividend yield 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mckesson.com) is the largest wholesale drug distributor in the U.S....
On November 1, 2015, the old Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two firms: HP Enterprise and HP Inc. (see below). Hewlett-Packard shareholders received one share of HP Enterprise and one share of HP Inc. for each old share they held.
Since the split, HP Enterprise is up about 95%, while HP Inc....
Since the split, HP Enterprise is up about 95%, while HP Inc....
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL $65.70 (New York symbol WTW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (212-589-2700; www.weightwatchers.com; Shares o/s: 64.5 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; No dividends paid) plans to launch a new service called WW Healthy Kitchen....
BLUE APRON HOLDINGS INC. $2.15 (New York symbol APRN; Consumer Sector; Shares o/s: 245.4 million; Market cap: $527.6 million; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.blueapron.com) sells meal kits over the Internet....
The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. ex- changes. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as solar power and bio- technology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers nearly $5 trillion U.S., spread across 370 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Dear safe-money investor:
We’ve selected our top picks for 2018—one stock, one real estate investment trust (REIT) and one exchange-traded fund (ETF). Each offers an attractive combination of growth prospects and a reasonable price.
We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality stocks and REITs—like our first two recommendations below....
We’ve selected our top picks for 2018—one stock, one real estate investment trust (REIT) and one exchange-traded fund (ETF). Each offers an attractive combination of growth prospects and a reasonable price.
We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality stocks and REITs—like our first two recommendations below....
A: WPT Industrial REIT, $13.10, symbol WIR.U on Toronto (Units outstanding: 44.5 million; Market cap: $583.0 million; www.wptreit.com), is a Canadian REIT that owns and manages industrial properties in the U.S.
Right now, WPT has 52 properties in 15 states....
Right now, WPT has 52 properties in 15 states....
XPO LOGISTICS $95 (New York symbol XPO; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 119.6 million; Market cap: $11.4 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.xpo. com) is a major global provider of supply-chain services.
The company operates two business segments: The Logistics division (35% of sales) provides contract, warehousing, distribution, and inventory management....
The company operates two business segments: The Logistics division (35% of sales) provides contract, warehousing, distribution, and inventory management....