general electric

New York symbol GE, is one of the world’s largest industrial companies. It operates in six main segments: Infrastructure; Commercial Finance; Consumer Finance; Healthcare; Industrial; and Media.

On average, Canada’s Big Five banks are down about 8% in the past three months. That’s partly due to concerns over a sharp increase in real estate prices, especially in Toronto and Vancouver. Any significant rise in interest rates would hurt the ability of some borrowers to repay their mortgages....
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC. $136 (www.stanleyblackanddecker.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of tools for consumers. It also manufactures specialized tools for auto mechanics and construction firms. The company earned $1.29 a share in the first quarter of 2017, up 0.8% from $1.28 a year earlier....
These six ETFs hold mostly blue-chip stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each ETF mirrors, or tracks, the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from narrower indexes that focus on resources or themes such as solar power or biotech.


Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....
STATE STREET CORP. $84 (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; s/o: 385.7 million; Market cap: $32.4 billion; p/s ratio: 3.1; Divd. yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.statestreet.com) sells accounting and administrative services to operators of mutual funds and pension plans....
Dear client,


J.P. Morgan has jumped 16% in the past three months, while Wells Fargo is up 12%.


Those gains are partly because the new Trump administration has pledged to reduce some of the previous administration’s banking regulations....
Dear client,


J.P. Morgan has jumped 16% in the past three months, while Wells Fargo is up 12%.


Those gains are partly because the new Trump administration has pledged to reduce some of the previous administration’s banking regulations....
A: The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-Canada Index ETF, $31.63, symbol VXC on Toronto (Units outstanding: 17.0 million; Market cap: $537.7 million; www.vanguardcanada.ca), aims to track the FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada China A Inclusion Index....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $30 (New York symbol GE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 9.2 billion; Market cap: $276.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ge.com) is a leading maker of industrial machinery, including jet engines, power plant equipment and locomotives....
These six ETFs hold mostly blue-chip stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each ETF mirrors, or tracks, the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from narrower indexes that focus on resources or themes such as solar power or biotech.


Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....
A: No one can consistently predict currency movements, and we still feel that most Canadian investors should hold, say, up to 30% of their portfolio in U.S. stocks. Note that even if the U.S. dollar falls against the Canadian dollar, your U.S. stocks can appreciate even while the currency sags.


But looking at your question:


There is no easy way to hedge individual U.S....