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MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $22 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $44.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider....
A: In May 2018, Bank of Nova Scotia’s asset-management business, Scotia Global Asset Management, announced the launch of its Scotia Strategic ETF Portfolios.
These “smart beta” ETF portfolios include fixed-income, Canadian, U.S. and global equity funds....
These “smart beta” ETF portfolios include fixed-income, Canadian, U.S. and global equity funds....
These three U.S. lenders continue to benefit as the improving American economy lifts demand for new loans at higher interest rates. As well, more borrowers are repaying their loans on time. What’s more, all three continue to trade at low multiples to their projected earnings.
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Canadian ETF assets are still growing. At the end of August 2018, there were 621 ETFs in Canada, with assets under management of $163.7 billion. Total assets were 22% higher than a year earlier. They were almost double the total asset value recorded at the end of 2015.
Blackrock Canada remains the largest ETF provider with 115 funds and a 37% market share....
Blackrock Canada remains the largest ETF provider with 115 funds and a 37% market share....
TRISURA GROUP LTD. $27 (Toronto symbol TSU; Finance Sector; Shares outstanding: 6.6 million; Market cap: $178.2 million; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividends paid; www.trisura.com) offers insurance in three areas: Risk Solutions provides warranties for manufactured products; Surety Insurance guarantees that specific tasks are completed; and Corporate Insurance and Reinsurance offers policies to professionals to cover malpractice and defamation.
Brookfield Asset Management (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off Trisura in June 2017....
Brookfield Asset Management (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun off Trisura in June 2017....
Most investors typically hold two, three or more of the big five Canadian banks. That makes sense given their steady profit growth and rising dividends. They also give investors exposure to a wide variety of financial services, including mutual funds, retirement planning and insurance.
Even so, we continue to advise investors to hold non-bank stocks, like the three we analyze below, as part of their Finance sector investments....
Even so, we continue to advise investors to hold non-bank stocks, like the three we analyze below, as part of their Finance sector investments....
We feel that investors will profit the most from a well-balanced portfolio of high-quality individual stocks, but ETFs can also play a role in a portfolio—especially low-fee funds.
ETF providers are now cutting fees even lower to gain market share. That further boosts their appeal as an alternative to pricey mutual funds, although even they are reducing their fees to compete.
In the U.S., Fidelity has recently started offering two index mutual funds with zero expense ratios—Fidelity Zero Total Market Index, a U.S....
ETF providers are now cutting fees even lower to gain market share. That further boosts their appeal as an alternative to pricey mutual funds, although even they are reducing their fees to compete.
In the U.S., Fidelity has recently started offering two index mutual funds with zero expense ratios—Fidelity Zero Total Market Index, a U.S....
A: Canoe EIT Income Fund, $12.07, symbol EIT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 89.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.canoefinancial.com), changed its name from EnerVest Diversified Income Trust in November 2013....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider....