investment

If you are Canadian and you buy or sell U.S. stocks, you need to remember that arbitrage in the stock market is your friend, all the more so when it has an assist from AI, or Artificial Intelligence.
Sobeys has undergone significant changes since this article was published in 2006, including its delisting by owner Empire Company LTD.
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC., $73.39, is a buy. The retailer (symbol ATD on Toronto) operates 12,337 convenience stores, mostly in North America and Europe.

In the three months ended July 23, 2023, Couche-Tard’s revenue fell by 16.3%, to $15.62 billion from $18.66 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
RTX CORP., $75.80, New York symbol RTX, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company recently changed its name from Raytheon Technologies Corp. (it did not change the trading symbol). Formed from the 2020 merger of Raytheon and United Technologies, it is a leading maker of commercial aircraft equipment, electronic systems for military aircraft, and guided missiles.

The stock dropped 4% this week after the company’s Pratt & Whitney unit announced that contaminated metal in some engine parts will force it to remove and inspect between 600 and 700 jet engines over the next three years.

RTX will record a charge of $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2023 to cover these costs....
Unlocking Success with Retirement Investing by Navigating Wealth and Security for Your Golden Years - Keep reading for more.

You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For October 2023 Here.


ETFs in brief


Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....

Biotechnology is a science-driven industry that uses living organisms and molecular biology to produce healthcare-related products. Biotechnology is best known for its role in medicine and pharmaceuticals, but the science is also applied in other areas such as genomics, food production, and the production of biofuels.


The term biotechnology was first used by Károly Ereky in 1919 to refer to the production of products from raw materials with the aid of living organisms....
The United States has been the world’s leading economy for many decades—and we think U.S. companies will continue to offer ETF investors unparalleled opportunities.


Here is an ETF that provides exposure to the top U.S. stocks.


VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ETF $82.24 (Toronto symbol VUN; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market Cap: $6.5 billion) tracks the performance of a broad basket of U.S....

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. (Toronto symbol HCG) is a mortgage lender serving borrowers who fail to meet the stricter standards of Canada’s traditional lenders. Smith Financial Corp. has now completed its takeover of the company. As a result, Home Capital’s shares stopped trading on the Toronto exchange on August 31, 2023.


Home Capital shareholders received $44.28 a share in cash....
The shares TD Bank have dropped 24% from their recent peak of $109 in February 2022. That’s mainly because rising interest rates have forced it set aside more funds for potential loan defaults. At the same time, higher interest rates could trigger a recession, which would cut demand for new loans....