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Brazil is one of the top 10 global economies, and is richly endowed with a range of basic commodities. Still, the country currently faces significant challenges.
Elevated inflation—amid supply disruptions—has driven up prices for food and other goods....
Elevated inflation—amid supply disruptions—has driven up prices for food and other goods....
Many technology stocks has seen strong growth over the past couple of years as the pandemic unfolded. The reasons included: the rapid expansion of productivity and cybersecurity technology as COVID-19 forced many people to work from home, and the shift to online shopping....
ISHARES CANADIAN FINANCIAL MONTHLY ETF $8.06 (Toronto symbol FIE) invests in the common shares, preferred shares, corporate bonds and income trusts of firms in the Canadian finance sector.
The fund has an MER of 0.82%, which is high by ETF standards....
The fund has an MER of 0.82%, which is high by ETF standards....
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in early 2020, U.S. homebuilding stocks took a big drop, along with the overall market. However, they quickly rebounded, and most homebuilding stocks went on to hit new all-time highs in December 2021.
Since then, they have fallen around 20% from those highs....
Since then, they have fallen around 20% from those highs....
Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors, in part because of gold’s appeal as a “safe harbour” in uncertain times. In fact, in August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S....
INVESCO SOLAR ETF, $70.35, is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol TAN; buy or sell through brokers) tracks solar-related companies (including technology firms and utilities) listed on global exchanges.
The fund’s top holdings are SolarEdge Technologies (Israel; solar-power batteries), 11....
The fund’s top holdings are SolarEdge Technologies (Israel; solar-power batteries), 11....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)
Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....
Investors in this country can, however, buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on U.S....
This month we highlight an ETF that provides short exposure to the highly popular “disruptive growth” ARK Innovation ETF. We also look at a fund that aims to use a quantitative model to pick the top dividend-paying stocks.
TUTTLE CAPITAL SHORT INNOVATION ETF $43.66 (Nasdaq symbol SARK) provides an inverse (short) exposure to the stocks held by the popular ARK Innovation ETF (New York symbol ARKK).
This fund uses derivatives to let investors profit from a decline in the potentially overvalued and unprofitable “transformational” companies held by the ARK Innovation ETF in the electric vehicle, genomics, next-gen Internet and fintech segments.
This ETF effectively holds short positions in companies such as Tesla, Roku, Teladoc, Zoom, Coinbase and Spotify.
The fund launched on November 9, 2021; it charges a management fee of 0.75%....
Fortune magazine annually lists the top 500 global companies, based on various measures.
In 2021, seven Indian companies made the list, of which six are also held in the iShares India Index ETF. Top conglomerate Reliance Industries as well as several major Indian banks, were included on the list.
But India is also home to a number of highly ranked global information technology services companies—Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Tata Consultancy—to name but a few of the largest firms included in the ETF portfolio.
These companies have been highly successful in reaching a global market.
Infosys, for example, now derives 60% of its revenue from North America, and Tata Consultancy, 50%.
The offshore outsourcing model (whereby well-qualified, but less expensive Indian workers deliver services to higher-priced developed markets) provides an attractive business model....
In 2021, seven Indian companies made the list, of which six are also held in the iShares India Index ETF. Top conglomerate Reliance Industries as well as several major Indian banks, were included on the list.
But India is also home to a number of highly ranked global information technology services companies—Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Tata Consultancy—to name but a few of the largest firms included in the ETF portfolio.
These companies have been highly successful in reaching a global market.
Infosys, for example, now derives 60% of its revenue from North America, and Tata Consultancy, 50%.
The offshore outsourcing model (whereby well-qualified, but less expensive Indian workers deliver services to higher-priced developed markets) provides an attractive business model....
Apart from the immediate challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India faces a weak health-care system, poor infrastructure, and is only very slowly implementing much-needed economic and political reforms.
Still, the country is home to a number of top global companies with bright futures....
Still, the country is home to a number of top global companies with bright futures....