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A: BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF, $16.40, symbol ZWP on Toronto (Units outstanding: 63.6 million; Market cap: $1.0 billion; www.bmo.com/gam), invests in a dividend-focused portfolio of European stocks.


The fund started up in March 2018....

Most precious-metal stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020. They then quickly reversed that trend to soar for investors. In fact, In August 2020, gold jumped to over $2,000 U.S. an ounce for the first time ever. Gold stocks also jumped.


The extra burst reflects investor fears about many things, including stock market volatility because of COVID-19 and the length and depth of the resulting economic slowdown.


For many investors, gold and silver represents a “safe harbour” in turbulent times....

VANECK VECTORS VIETNAM ETF, $16.34, is a buy for aggressive investors. This emerging-markets ETF (New York symbol VNM) lets you tap leading Vietnamese companies and foreign firms that get a significant share of their revenue from this Southeast Asian nation.


Your top holdings through this ETF are Vingroup (conglomerate), 9.4%; Vietnam Dairy, 8.4%; Vinhomes (real estate), 6.8%; No Va Land Investment, 6.4%; Hoa Phat Group (iron and steel), 6.3%; the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, 6.1%....

If you’re looking for an ETF with quality holdings and exceptionally low fees, then Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group offers you strong options. Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $6.2 trillion U.S....

Here’s an Excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“The timing of downturns is largely random....

High fees, often not directly visible to investors, can substantially lower investment returns over time. It is therefore key that investors carefully consider fees before deciding to buy an ETF or mutual fund.

The damaging effect of high fees

The following example demonstrates the outcome of a $100,000 investment in two identical vehicles that both produce an annual return of 10%....

This month we look at two new ETFs. The first invests in the units of an actively managed mutual fund from Franklin Templeton. The second is an ETF that aims to capture the performance of the 100 companies just outside of Nasdaq’s top 100.


THE FRANKLIN GLOBAL GROWTH ACTIVE ETF $21.63 (Toronto symbol FGGE) invests in companies with growing revenues and profits, located anywhere in the world....

Finland has a small but competitive economy. Several of its major companies are among the global leaders in their industries. Meanwhile, despite a relatively old population, the country has coped well with the COVID-19 pandemic and is well-positioned to benefit from a global post-COVID recovery.


Here is an ETF that provides exposure to the top Finnish public companies.


ISHARES MSCI FINLAND ETF $44.13 (New York symbol EFNL; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $26.7 million) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed companies in Finland.


Industrial companies account for 27.3% of the fund’s assets....

While some businesses—and especially “work-from-home” stocks like Zoom—have thrived during the pandemic, others continue to suffer. This includes airlines, hotels, movie theatres, automakers, oil and gas producers and many brick-and-mortar retailers.


Here’s a look at several ETFs that generally hold stocks that have underperformed in the past year, mostly due to COVID-19....

CI FIRST ASSET TECH GIANTS COVERED CALL ETF $20.16 (Toronto symbol TXF) invests in what it sees as 25 of the most innovative U.S. technology companies. These include Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia, Adobe and Amazon.


First Asset Tech Giants has a very high 9.3% yield....