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In the Globe & Mail, The Successful Investor highlights six Japanese ADRs to tap the Nikkei’s future gains.
iShares MSCI Canada ETF: Smart investors should ditch this overpriced ETF for a lower-cost alternative that should perform better over time.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, $725.72, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol LLY on New York) discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceutical products.

The company expects to report revenue of $45.0 billion for 2024, which is 32% above its 2023 revenue....
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD., $34.41, Toronto symbol CU, is a buy.

The company distributes electricity and natural gas in Alberta and Australia. It also owns or invests in power plants in Canada, Mexico, Australia and Chile. ATCO Ltd. (see below) owns 52.6% of the firm.

Canadian Utilities will now raise your quarterly dividend by 1.0%....
The shares of grocery store operators Loblaw and Metro are hitting new all-time highs. That’s mainly because their large operations give them economies of scale and the ability to negotiate better prices from suppliers. Both firms are also adding more discount-price stores to further attract cost-conscious shoppers.


LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD....
The outlook for Canada’s Big Five banks remains bright, particularly as lower interest rates mean they can reduce funds set aside to cover potential loan defaults. Lower loan-loss provisions will in turn push up their earnings and give them more room to increase their dividends.


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $172 is a buy. The bank (Toronto symbol RY; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $240.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.2; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rbc.com) continues to benefit from its March 2024 acquisition of the Canadian operations of U.K.-based HSBC Holdings plc (New York symbol HSBC) for $15.5 billion.


So far, eliminating overlapping operations has cut $224 million from Royal’s annual costs....
Capital Group is a privately owned investment manager with global operations. The manager recently launched its first four ETFs in Canada. We highlight the global equity ETF, as well as the international equity ETF.


Capital Group Global Equity Select ETF $25.48 (Toronto symbol CAPG) invests globally in publicly listed companies....
Shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, the incoming President said he might impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico unless the countries did more to stem what he sees as the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S.


The U.S....
The Canadian economy ranks among the top 10 globally and is considered to be in the top 20 of the world’s most competitive economies. Notably, the prosperity of our country’s economy is highly dependent on exports to the U.S., its main trading partner. That means tariffs imposed by the U.S....
Here are three more ETF investment ideas for 2025. See the Supplement on page 19 and 20 for more on these funds.


ISHARES GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ETF $50.29 (Toronto symbol CIF; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $572.1 million) invests globally in utilities and other companies that provide or manage critical infrastructure....