commodity
Characteristics of the best Canadian bank to invest in: dividends, growth, and investment quality
A: HudBay Minerals Inc., $8.99, symbol HBM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 237.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.hudbayminerals.com), produces base and precious metals including copper, zinc, gold and silver.
The company first sold shares to the public at $2.25 each and began trading on Toronto in December 2004....
The company first sold shares to the public at $2.25 each and began trading on Toronto in December 2004....
Northern Dynasty Minerals aims to mine one of Alaska’s largest copper/gold deposits but faces environmental opposition and a $1.5 billion funding challenge.
We’ve long recommended Canadian Utilities as a top pick for income seekers when you consider its high-quality assets that provide plenty of cash flow for dividends.
We also like its parent company, ATCO. Essentially, it lets you buy the same businesses as Canadian Utilities but at a discount....
We also like its parent company, ATCO. Essentially, it lets you buy the same businesses as Canadian Utilities but at a discount....
Another way to profit from higher oil prices is to invest in companies that sell vital equipment and services to producers such as Encana and Cenovus (see pages 31 and 32).
Conservative investors should stick with Finning. If you can accept the higher risk, we also like Precision Drilling.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC....
Conservative investors should stick with Finning. If you can accept the higher risk, we also like Precision Drilling.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC....
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. That month, silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,238 and silver at $18.28....
Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. That month, silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,238 and silver at $18.28....
Canadian energy stocks can add fuel to a balanced portfolio
Here are some tips on successfully investing in commodity stocks
Dear Inner Circle member,
In our last Inner Circle, I wrote about the difficulty you face when you try to predict stock-market corrections (temporary setbacks in stock prices). The task relies on a lot of guesswork. On the whole, it does more harm than good to investor finances.
Last week I focused on the drawbacks of the “too far, too fast” approach to predicting corrections....
In our last Inner Circle, I wrote about the difficulty you face when you try to predict stock-market corrections (temporary setbacks in stock prices). The task relies on a lot of guesswork. On the whole, it does more harm than good to investor finances.
Last week I focused on the drawbacks of the “too far, too fast” approach to predicting corrections....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is to buy carefully chosen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have 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 hang on to:
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $37.36 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 26.1%; South Korea, 14.7%; Taiwan, 12.0%; India, 8.1%; Brazil, 8.0%; South Africa, 6.6%; Russia, 4.2%; Mexico, 3.4%; Indonesia, 2.5%; Malaysia, 2.5%; Thailand, 2.3%; and the Philippines, 1.2%.
Its top holdings are Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.1%; Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 3.6%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.5%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 2.7%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 1.7%; China Mobile, 1.7%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%; and Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.0%.
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 hang on to:
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $37.36 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 26.1%; South Korea, 14.7%; Taiwan, 12.0%; India, 8.1%; Brazil, 8.0%; South Africa, 6.6%; Russia, 4.2%; Mexico, 3.4%; Indonesia, 2.5%; Malaysia, 2.5%; Thailand, 2.3%; and the Philippines, 1.2%.
Its top holdings are Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.1%; Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 3.6%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.5%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 2.7%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 1.7%; China Mobile, 1.7%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%; and Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.0%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....