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Discover the benefits of ETFs over mutual funds so you can make better decisions when it comes to buying investments that follow indexes

Sustainable investing—or what used to be called ethical investing—offers some investors a lot of conceptual and emotional appeal. But does investing in those kind of stocks hurt your portfolio returns?


First, it needs to be said that investment practices and results vary widely among ETFs funds that promote themselves as following an ethical or socially responsible investing philosophy.


For that matter, opinions vary as to what constitutes a socially responsible investment....

An varied group of stock ETFs led the performance tables in October 2019. Apart from ETFs investing in countries such as Russia, Brazil, Germany and Greece, the Invesco Shipping ETF (SEA) made it to the top end of the leaderboard. Investors in the iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) saw a 7.2% gain, while those in Invesco Shipping ETF (SEA) added 9.2%....

There were six ETFs focused on Sustainable Investing among the group of funds made available to investors under RBC’s new partnership with Blackrock.


Four of these funds are focused on stocks, while another two concentrate on fixed-income instruments....

Tourism will play a key role in any investment success you enjoy in Greece. The 33 million tourists who visited the country in 2018 spent more than 20 billion euros. That’s equal to roughly 10% of the total economy. The tourism and travel industries employ 460,000 workers, or about 12% of the county’s total labour force of 4.0 million.


Compared to the largest tourist market in the world, France, which received 89 million visitors in 2018, Greece is relatively small....

If you’re like a lot of Canadians, your foreign investment is often spurred by a vacation abroad. Greece’s sundrenched islands and archeological wonders are undoubtedly attractive, but many investors wonder about the future prospects for its stock market.


The Greek economy is emerging from a deep crisis, exacerbated by austerity measures forced upon the country by its lenders....

You will find that the most-popular ETFs in the Sustainable Investment category pick companies based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) attributes. While the top-ranked companies are generally included in ETF portfolios, the funds also tend to widen their holdings to include all major industry segments....

About 90 Sustainable Investment ETFs trade on U.S. exchanges, and they manage $16.9 billion (less than 1% of total ETF assets) in investor assets. On average, investors pay a reasonable 0.41% MER. Apart from publicly listed stocks, some Sustainable ETFs also expose you to fixed income instruments.


The largest of these funds is the iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (New York symbol SUSL), with $1.6 billion in assets....

POINT BRIDGE GOP STOCK TRACKER ETF $28.45 (New York symbol MAGA) has a unique investment niche, which, as its name suggests, may appeal to politically minded investors. Well, at least some of you. The fund invests in companies whose employees and political action committees are highly supportive of the U.S....

Sustainable Investments continue to gain in popularity among socially conscious Canadians. This month, we provide you with an overview of ETFs designed to appeal to those investors—at the same time keep their returns high. In selecting their holdings, these ETFs look at a company’s environmental impact, social behaviour, and corporate governance.


Here’s your look at two Sustainability funds and your potential gains relative to their benchmarks. Each is a buy. Our supplements (click here: Link 1 & Link 2) provide you with more Successful Investor insights on this investment style.


INVESCO CLEANTECH ETF $46.76 (New York symbol PZD; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $201.2 million) gives you global exposure to firms leading in creating and deploying clean technology products and services.



Companies that get at least 50% of their revenue or profits from clean technology qualify for inclusion....