Five ETFs for the five main sectors

A key rule of our three-part Successful Investor strategy is to spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; and Utilities).

This has two main benefits: a) It keeps you from… Read More

Possible tariffs weigh on these manufacturers

These three manufacturers operate plants across North America. That makes them vulnerable to rising input costs if the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.
Despite tariff uncertainty, we still like the long-term prospects for CAE and Linamar. That’s because they have… Read More

Our top spinoff pick for 2025

For 2025, we have selected Honeywell as your #1 Spinoff Buy.

Following a long series of acquisitions over the past few decades, the company is now a major conglomerate with many businesses spread across a variety of industries. That makes Honeywell a prime candidate for a.. Read More

More ETF investment ideas for 2025

Here are three more ETF investment ideas for 2025. See the Supplement on page 19 and 20 for more on these funds.
ISHARES GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ETF $50.29 (Toronto symbol CIF; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $572.1 million) invests globally in utilities and other companies that provide or… Read More

Your #1 ETF for 2025

VANGUARD INDUSTRIALS ETF $262.20 (New York symbol VIS; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $61.3 billion) invests in U.S. industrial companies. That includes stocks of companies that convert unfinished goods into finished durables used to manufacture other goods or to provide services. The ETF began trading on September… Read More

Tap into expanding military spending

Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.44 trillion U.S. in 2023, spurred by major regional wars and large-scale investments by several countries. That spending might slow in the coming years as governments are forced to re-examine their military budgets in the wake of… Read More

Activist wants a different spinoff

Diversified manufacturer Honeywell recently announced that it will spin off its Advanced Materials business as a separate firm. That unit make a variety of products, ranging from body armour and pharmaceutical packaging to air-conditioning refrigerants and packaging films.
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which owns $5… Read More