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You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For July 2024 Here.

ETFs in brief


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

This month we look at new ETFs that use derivative instruments to target specific investment outcomes. The BMO U.S. Equity Buffer ETF aims to offer upside market gains, combined with limited protection against market declines. The Harvest Industrial Leaders Income ETF aims to supplement the income and yield of a portfolio of U.S....

The Vietnamese economy continues to expand steadily in the wake of the pandemic—with tourism playing a key role. Longer-term, it should also continue to attract foreign manufacturers looking to steer clear of any China-U.S. trade issues. Meanwhile, the country’s free-trade pact with the European Union came into effect in August 2020....

Crop and food prices will continue to fluctuate from year to year, but it’s a good bet that global food production and consumption will continue to increase. We think the best way to profit is through shares of well-established companies with a range of operations to help offset swings in commodity prices....

GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $40 (www.greatwestlifeco.com) is a hold. The insurer earned $1.09 a share (or a total of $1.01 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, up 22.5% from $0.89 a share (or $826 million) a year earlier....

I recently heard from an enterprising young man who I met a few years ago, when he was running a small moving business. Since then, he has taken on several additional lines of business, such as management of rental properties for clients. I suspect he’ll go a long way in years to come.

He texted me a few weeks ago to say he’s concerned about his stock portfolio, which is mainly made up of well-established, dividend-paying U.S....

PAGERDUTY INC., $19.71, is a buy. The company (symbol PD on New York) operates a platform that collect real-time data from software systems and devices and then notifies its IT customers of any incident that could harm their operations.

PagerDuty’s platform sits on top of a company’s technology systems, taking in data....

CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD., $239.97, symbol CYBR on Nasdaq, is a cybersecurity firm based in Israel. The CyberArk Identity Security Platform enables secure access for any human or machine to resources or environments from anywhere, using any device.

The company has over 8,000 customers in 110 countries worldwide....

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $146.35, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

With the August 2024 payment, Royal will raise your quarterly dividend by 2.9%. Investors will then receive $1.42 a share instead of $1.38. The new annual rate of $5.68 yields 3.9%....

You Can See Our CWA REIT & Trust Portfolio For June 2024 Here.

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