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Even the best junior mining stocks are risky—so it’s important to take steps to minimize that risk
A: Artis REIT, $13.15, symbol AX.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 149.3 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.artisreit.com), owns 25.4 million square feet of industrial (43%), office (43%) and retail (14%) space.
Those properties are in Alberta (19% of the total), Manitoba (15%), Saskatchewan (6%), B.C....
Those properties are in Alberta (19% of the total), Manitoba (15%), Saskatchewan (6%), B.C....
How To Pick The Right TSX Energy Stocks For Your Portfolio
John Templeton, a famous investor who inspired modern investors, still offers lessons we can use today
If you want to make the best energy stock investments, you need to read this advice
In 2011, gold shot up to a high of $1,950 U.S. an ounce, and silver reached a peak of $48.58.
Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. Silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,226 and silver at $16.00....
Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. Silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,226 and silver at $16.00....
The importance of diversifying your holdings while sector investing, and why it’s a smart idea to avoid a sector rotation strategy
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $27 (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 168.2 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells, rents and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment.
Western Canada (B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories and parts of Nunavut) supplied 50% of the company’s revenue in 2016....
Western Canada (B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories and parts of Nunavut) supplied 50% of the company’s revenue in 2016....
A: Bearing Lithium, $0.76, symbol BRZ on the Toronto Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 24.8 million; Market cap: $18.4 million; www.bearingresources.ca), will buy U.S.-based Li3 Energy Inc. to gain an interest in the advanced-stage Maricunga lithium project in Chile....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is by choosing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus.
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks.
Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as buys, and two we feel you should continue to hold.
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $41.20 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 26.9%; South Korea, 15.5%; Taiwan, 12.2%; India, 8.5%; Brazil, 6.9%; South Africa, 6.6%; Mexico, 3.6%; Russia, 3.4%; Indonesia, 2.5%; Malaysia, 2.4%; Thailand, 2.2%; and Poland, 1.3%.
Its top holdings are Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.3%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.3%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.6%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 3.0%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 2.0%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; China Mobile, 1.5%; Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.2%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.1%; and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks.
Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as buys, and two we feel you should continue to hold.
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $41.20 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 26.9%; South Korea, 15.5%; Taiwan, 12.2%; India, 8.5%; Brazil, 6.9%; South Africa, 6.6%; Mexico, 3.6%; Russia, 3.4%; Indonesia, 2.5%; Malaysia, 2.4%; Thailand, 2.2%; and Poland, 1.3%.
Its top holdings are Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.3%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.3%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.6%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 3.0%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 2.0%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; China Mobile, 1.5%; Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.2%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.1%; and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....