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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives finally voted to formalize an impeachment process for President Trump … and the market went up, which seems to have surprised a lot of people.

Generally, it’s a good sign when a long-feared threat like the Trump impeachment vote occurs, and stock prices rise in response....

We think foreign stocks can safely make up 10% of a conservative investor’s portfolio. One way is through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus.


The best of those ETFs charge you very low management fees yet offer you well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks.


Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as suitable for new buying and two others we feel you should continue to hold.


ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF, $42.92, is a buy for aggressive investors. The fund (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) is designed to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; it gives investors access to some of the world’s fastest growing markets....

Here’s a special report from our research team on the October 21, 2019, Canadian Federal election. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost their majority but held on to a minority government with 157 seats (170 are needed for a majority). The Liberals failed to win any seats in Alberta or Saskatchewan.

The Conservatives won a total of 121 seats and the NDP, 24....

Learn how to invest in junior mining stocks to make better investment decisions for the Resources component of your stock holdings

You can count on your favourite Canadian newspapers to do a great job of reporting the results of yesterday’s Canadian federal election. However, it will take a little longer to figure out how the new minority Canadian government will hurt or help your investments....

Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects.

Here’s the text of the most-recent letter I sent to our Portfolio Management clients in August.

“In recent years, I’ve mentioned that the world is going through a gigantic monetary experiment. At first, I was referring to the “quantitative easing” that the U.S....

If you are wondering how to find the best gold companies to invest in for your portfolio, look no further. Here are our guidelines

A varied assortment of equity ETFs, as well as base metal producer ETFs, gave investors the biggest gains in September 2019. “Value” ETFs were also well represented at the top end of the leaderboard. The Alpha US Quant Value ETF (QVAL) jumped by 6% while the Vanguard Global Value ETF (Toronto symbol VVL) added 5.7%.


Courtesy of some stability in the economic environment, the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) did very well for its investors, with a 12.2% gain in the third quarter....

Narrowly focused agricultural commodity ETFs can give you spectacular returns when markets rise. However, there are risks to match.


A good example is the TEUCRIUM SUGAR FUND $6.54 (New York symbol CANE), which uses futures contracts to invest in sugar....