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On November 1, 2016, Arconic spun off its bulk aluminum business (Alcoa). Each investor received one Alcoa Corp. share for every three ARNC shares they held.

The split has let both companies focus on improving their core operations. Their smaller size has also enhanced their takeover prospects....
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We’ve often pointed out that hidden conflicts of interest are the single greatest risk you face as an investor. That’s because you’ll find conflicts of interest all over the place, but especially in the financial industry. The potential cost of any one conflict may be modest, but the potential cumulative damage is huge.

The Labor Department of former U.S....
What are value stocks truly worth? The answer depends on a number of factors, including hidden assets and profit potential



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India continues its impressive expansion, and remains one of the world’s top ten fastest growing economies.

The country’s major structural reforms, such as the introduction of a nationwide goods and services tax and better funding for state-owned banks, should further speed up growth for 2018 and 2019.

ISHARES INDIA INDEX ETF $36 (Toronto symbol XID; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $68.3 million) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed Indian companies.

The ETF holds a portfolio of 50 stocks....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $24 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 326.5 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan....
Many investors resist holding emerging-market stocks. They are concerned about weaker levels of regulatory oversight, weak corporate governance, market volatility, and political and currency risks.

However, emerging-market economies continue to expand faster than those of the developed world....
India continues its impressive expansion, and remains one of the world’s top ten fastest growing economies.

The country’s major structural reforms, such as the introduction of a nationwide goods and services tax and better funding for state-owned banks, should further speed up growth for 2018 and 2019....
Apart from lower fees, ETFs offer a simple way for investors to participate in major trends without having to pinpoint the individual company, or companies, destined to dominate—whether that’s five, 10 or 15 years from now.

Take for example investors looking at companies focused on the needs of today’s aging population....
Investing in oil stocks and other resource sector investments can be profitable if you choose technologically advanced, well-run companies
A: CoPower, the Montreal-based issuer of CoPower bonds, was established in 2013.

The company aims to pool senior, secured loans in individual clean-energy projects into Green Bonds with five- and three-year terms. To cut risk, it looks for projects that are already operational and generating steady revenues.

Examples so far include an energy-efficiency upgrade at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre and a commercial rooftop solar installation in Windsor, Ontario.

CoPower Green Bonds are available to individual investors at a minimum of $5,000, pending a positive suitability assessment....