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At the heart of the ETF vs mutual funds pros and cons discussion is the fact that ETFs have much lower fees.

SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $43.04, Toronto symbol SU, remains a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. Suncor also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

With the June 2022 payment, Suncor increased your quarterly dividend by 11.9%....

Many investors have lost interest in investing in emerging markets (“EMs”) given their recent poor performance. Still, EM fundamentals remain sound, despite COVID-19-induced setbacks and higher inflation. The key emerging markets are also home to many top-notch global companies, available at reasonable, if not attractive valuations.


Emerging markets can deliver stellar returns


Over the past 30 years, investors in EMs have experienced slightly lower returns than investors in developed markets....

IAMGOLD CORP., $1.51, is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (symbol IMG on Toronto) owns 90% of the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso; 100% of the Westwood mine in Quebec; and 95% of the Rosebel mine in Suriname. IAMGold also holds 92.5% of the Cote gold project.

IAMGold reports that its Essakane mine, which is located approximately 330 kilometres northeast of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, continues to operate unaffected despite the evolving political situation in the country.

On September 30, Burkina Faso military leader President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed in the country’s second coup in a year, as army Captain Ibrahim Traore took charge, dissolving the transitional government and suspending the constitution.

Captain Traore says that a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to deal with an armed uprising in the country that has worsened in the past nine months.

Meanwhile, a new government is unlikely to disrupt operations at the Essakane mine....

SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $45.04, Toronto symbol SU, remains a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. Suncor also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

Suncor has agreed to sell its renewable power projects in Alberta and Ontario to Canadian Utilities (see below).

The company will receive $730 million for these assets when it completes the sale in the first quarter of 2023....

Investing in initial public offering stocks (IPOs) often leads to investors making costly mistakes. Conflicts of interest are just one of the reasons.

Investing in gold: gold shares, gold bullion and gold in your RRSP—which is best?

W.W. GRAINGER INC., $489.19, symbol GWW on New York, is a leading wide product line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the U.K. Grainger serves more than 4.5 million customers worldwide offering more than 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products in its High-Touch Solutions lines and more than 30 million products through its expanding Endless Assortment lines.

Products offered include safety and security supplies, cleaning and maintenance equipment, material handling equipment, and lighting and electrical supplies....

Fears that higher interest rates and inflation will trigger a recession in Canada and other countries has caused the S&P/TSX Composite Index to drop 12% since the start of 2022.


However, BCE is down just 8% this year. That’s because consumers and businesses increasingly rely on its services, no matter the direction of the overall economy....

When considering a mutual fund vs ETF for your portfolio, it’s important to have a strong understanding of each.