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If you are Canadian and you buy or sell U.S. stocks, you need to remember that arbitrage is your friend, all the more so when it has an assist from AI, or Artificial Intelligence.

Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in different markets, to exploit tiny differences in prices....

Investors often ask us, “Is investing in penny stocks a good idea?” We think there are ways to invest in penny stocks, but it needs to be done with a lot of caution.

AVIVA PLC. $11 is a hold. The company (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol AVVIY; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $22.0 billion; Dividend yield: 5.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.aviva.com) is a U.K.-based provider of life, health and property insurance products....

We continue to keep an eye on activist investors. Like us, they search for undervalued firms that can boost shareholder value by selling or spinning off assets, or putting themselves up for sale. Here are three recent examples.


CLOUDERA INC. $16 is a hold. The company (New York symbol CLDR, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 296.1 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.cloudera.com) makes software for data engineering, data warehousing, machine learning and analytics....

Barrick Gold and Alamos Gold offer you great ways to prosper from rising gold prices during coronavirus uncertainty and beyond. That economic volatility should significantly boost demand for gold as an investment, especially if huge goverment stimulus spending across the world spurs inflation....

There’s little doubt that the developing world’s aging population will continue to spend more on medical services for years to come. Medical device makers are well positioned to capture a share of that increased spending.


We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers among the top device manufacturers....

“Buy land, they aren’t making it anymore”


—U.S. author/humourist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), who is more widely known by his pen name, Mark Twain.


We think real estate investment trust Gladstone Land lets you profit from owning U.S....

Smaller companies can generate higher returns than their larger counterparts, but they are often riskier and less liquid, and may underperform for long periods.


Small stocks are also more volatile in times of unsettled or falling markets.


Still, if you focus on the best-quality small companies—or ETFs that hold those stocks—they can be a worthwhile addition to a well-balanced portfolio


Do small companies have an edge?


Small companies trading on U.S....

Regulators appeared to be in no hurry to approve ETFs that invest in cryptocurrencies. Their main concerns hinged on the risks that investor assets could not be kept safely in custody, a lack of transparency, significant price volatility and possible market price manipulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether....

3D PRINTING ETF $37.34 (New York symbol PRNT) invests in publicly listed companies involved in the production and distribution of hardware, software and other materials related to 3-dimensional printing.


The fund aims to track the Total 3D-Printing Index.


The manager of the ETF, ARK Invest, believes that there is room for considerable growth in the 3D printing industry, with commercial applications ranging from shoe making, aviation and medical devices....