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A: Certainly, if one stock becomes an outsized part of a market capitalization-weighted ETF, then you need to consider adjusting your overall holdings. That’s especially so if that ETF also makes up a significant part of your portfolio.


Meanwhile, you always need to keep the “Nortel factor” in mind....

All of the major global stock markets fell with the initial outbreak of COVID-19. But many top markets have since rebounded. We think the outlook remains positive for quality stocks, and one way to profit from that—while cutting your risk—is to invest in quality ETFs.


Here’s a look at four international funds that we believe are well-suited for your new buying....

We have singled out two stocks and one ETF as your #1 buys for 2021. Each offers investors long-term growth prospects at a reasonable price. Meanwhile, all three are in a strong position to weather the current wave of COVID-19. Moreover, each is poised for solid gains as new vaccines help kick-start global economic growth.


ENBRIDGE $44.66 is a #1 Buy for 2021. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $89.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.5%; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump Western Canadian oil and gas to eastern Canada and the U.S....

Building the best ETF portfolio for retirement may differ in the details for individual investors, but the basic principles apply equally.

Some investment rules of thumb will help your portfolio, but others will cost you money. Here’s how to tell the difference.

When we look for ETFs to recommend, we start with what we see as the most important factor: what stocks does the ETF hold?


And when we look at those stocks, we use tools and measures from three key areas to form our assessment:


1) Investment-quality markers—we use them to award our TSINetwork investment-quality ratings;


2) Valuation factors, including the P/E and other financial ratios;


3) Extra value factors—hidden value and other overlooked pluses that help create outsized returns.

How we judge investment quality

The essence of investment quality is a company’s ability to survive a business setback and go on to still greater success when conditions improve....

This month we look at three new ETFs. The first is an actively managed ETF that invests in “frontier” technology companies; they’re selected by a manager with roots in venture capital. The next two funds are ETFs where their managers use a “black box” to pick dividend-paying companies.


INNOVATOR LOUP FRONTIER TECH ETF $54.32 (New York symbol LOUP) is an ETF invested in technology companies that its managers believe will drive the next wave of technological innovation.


Loup Ventures, a venture capital firm with two decades of experience in technology, is the ETF’s advisor....

Stability and a well-educated workforce are two key traits of the Danish economy. The Scandinavian country is also home to leading global companies in the fields of healthcare and green energy. Meanwhile, the economy has coped relatively well with the pandemic and should regain more normal output sometime in late 2021.


Here is an ETF for investors seeking low-fee exposure to Denmark’s top public companies.


ISHARES MSCI DENMARK ETF $97.88 (New York symbol EDEN; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $167.1 million) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed companies in Denmark.


Healthcare companies account for 39.7% of its assets, while Industrials (26.0%), Financial Services (7.8%), Utilities (7.0%), and Consumer Defensive (6.5%) are other key segments.


The ETF holds a portfolio of 46 stocks; the top 10 make up 67% of its assets....

In 2020, ETFs continued to attract new money at a rapid pace, with almost $33 billion in inflows through the end of November. That should lead to a record year of inflows, beating the previous record of $30 billion set in 2019.


Canada now has 39 ETF sponsors who manage 846 distinct ETFs with $250 billion in assets....

In our February 2020 issue, we recommended a number of ETFs for gains ahead—including our #1 ETF Pick for 2020.


Little did investors know at the time how tumultuous the year would turn out. Economies all over the world suffered under the strain of government-enforced lockdowns....