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Fertilizer demand and prices are moving up again with the global economy—spurring Nutrien’s profits. The company’s recent sale of its investment in Egypt also frees up cash for new growth projects and acquisitions. Moreover, Nutrien is rewarding investors with higher dividends and share buybacks.


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Here’s an excerpt from a recent issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“It’s a mistake to let predictions guide your investments, but especially so at times like now, when new ideas and differences of opinion are continually streaming into the markets....

Utility stocks are shares in companies that provide services like electric power, telecommunications, and pipeline transportation. While most utility stocks are steady income producers, some utilities also offer opportunities for growth. This happens mostly when utilities expand into new markets or geographic regions.


Utility stocks, or ETFs holding those shares, should be a part of most well-balanced investor portfolios....

Commodities can help diversify portfolios, but are cyclical and come with higher levels of price volatility.


However, well-diversified ETFs that offer exposure to commodity producers can help investors overcome the problems associated with direct investments in physical commodities or funds that track a single commodity.


Meanwhile, while a range of commodities, including copper, lumber, and palladium, have moved up strongly over the past year, it’s important to note that there are many different types of commodities, each with their own demand and supply dynamics....

This month we look at two new bitcoin ETFs—one from Purpose Investment and the other from Evolve Funds. Due to U.S. regulatory restrictions, these Canadian-listed ETFs are among the first globally that directly hold bitcoin.


PURPOSE BITCOIN ETF $11.80 (Toronto symbol BTCC.B or BTCC.U) invests in the digital currency bitcoin....

The best exchange-traded funds offer investors well-diversified portfolios of high-quality stocks with low fees. Still, investors need to be aware of some potential pitfalls with ETF investing.


First, investors need to be sure they know all the ins and outs of what they are investing in....

South Korea has been one of the most impressive performers among emerging-market economies over the past 50 years. That’s especially so over the last year.


The country has managed the COVID-19 pandemic well, with the government implementing massive stimulus programs to boost the economy....

Commodity production is capital intensive with long development times. Producers face considerable costs to establish or replace mines, oilfields, and so on, or build processing, storage and transportation facilities. This means that the selling prices of their products can vary significantly from the time of their initial investment decisions....

Adding the best undervalued stocks to buy now to your diversified portfolio can lead to big gains in the future, especially if there is hidden value involved.

There’s a fine line between truisms and clichés on the one hand, and great gems of knowledge on the other. Worse, that fine line keeps shifting. It depends on where you are, who you’re talking to, and the level of knowledge and manners of the people who are in on the conversation.

When you’re relatively new to a particular subject—investing, say—you run the risk of accepting a truism or cliché as a great gem of knowledge....