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South Korea has been one of the most impressive performers among emerging market economies over the past 50 years. Rising wages and an aging workforce could slow growth, but the country’s overall outlook is positive. Unification with North Korea could significantly accelerate growth, although that kind of reconciliation is unlikely in the near-to-medium term.
Here is one ETF that provides exposure to the top South Korean stocks.
ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF $60.76 (New York symbol EWY; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $3.4 billion) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed South Korean companies.
Technology companies account for 41% of its assets, followed by Financial Services (14%), Consumer Cyclical (10%), Industrials (9%) and Basic Materials (8%).
The ETF holds a portfolio of 115 stocks; the top 10 make up 47% of its assets....
The U.S. is the world’s largest ETF market, with a wide range of funds—from those focused on domestic or global equities to those focused on bonds, commodities and even hedge fund strategies. Canadians investing in U.S.-listed ETFs must keep several factors in mind:
• In the case of U.S.-listed ETFs that hold international assets, the foreign currency exposure of those holdings may be hedged back to the U.S....
• In the case of U.S.-listed ETFs that hold international assets, the foreign currency exposure of those holdings may be hedged back to the U.S....
Investors looking exclusively for high-beta-value stocks could miss out on good investment opportunities. That’s especially so when they neglect to look as at key measures of reliability and safety in a stock
A: Patriot One Technologies, $1.80, symbol PAT on the Toronto Venture Exchange (Shares outstanding: 117.0 million; Market cap: $224.8 million; www.patriot1tech.com), develops radar devices and software.
The company hopes to offer a system it calls PATSCAN CMR....
The company hopes to offer a system it calls PATSCAN CMR....
Stocks are a better capital gain investment choice than either real estate or bonds—and you can use them to minimize the tax burden on your portfolio
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Yum Brands set up its Chinese operations (Yum China) as a separate company on November 1, 2016. At the same time, it handed its investors one share in the new firm for each Yum Brands share they held.
Stock in both the spinoff and its former parent are up since the split, and we feel they have more gains ahead.
YUM! BRANDS INC....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $22 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $44.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider....
CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT $12 (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 277.2 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Divd. yield: 6.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.choicereit.ca) acquired Canadian REIT (old symbol REF.UN) on May 7, 2018....
Dividend stocks can offer tax advantages and lead you to better investment returns. But can a “dividend-capture strategy” increase your profits even more?
A dividend-capture strategy is a trading technique where you buy a stock just before the dividend is paid, hold it just long enough to collect the dividend, and then sell it....
A dividend-capture strategy is a trading technique where you buy a stock just before the dividend is paid, hold it just long enough to collect the dividend, and then sell it....