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Broadridge profits from its recurring fee-based revenue from long-term client contracts and its leading position in proxy and other investor communication services. Its dominance in providing a wide range of back-office services, plus its high-quality clientele, also helps cut its risk....

In April 2022, AT&T merged its WarnerMedia entertainment business with Discovery Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq symbol WBD). AT&T investors received 0.241917 shares of WBD as a tax-free distribution for each share they owned. At that time, AT&T shareholders owned 71% of the new firm....

Ignore the “bells and whistles” when it comes to making portfolio decisions and stick to simple investing for the long term.

Mattr (formerly ShawCor) sold most of its pipeline coating business to focus on plastics production with a long-term goal of doubling revenues.

Unveiling the truth behind low volatility ETFs - a closer look at beta traps, beta scoring and its impact on investment decisions.

EMERA INC., $48.80, Toronto symbol EMA, is a buy.

The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Teco Energy, which supplies electricity and natural gas to 1.3 million customers in Tampa Bay, Florida....

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

ETFs in brief


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

Value investing has long been considered the investment style that provides superior returns over the long run. However, for much of the past 15 years “growth investing” produced much better results. That may be changing, as “value investing” staged a comeback over the past three years, supported by moderate profit growth and considerable valuation discounts.


Defining ‘value investing’


There is no universal definition of value investing....

This month we highlight an ETF that aims to profit from the popularity of a single company—Nvidia—and a second that wants to jump aboard the artificial intelligence bandwagon.


NVIDIA YIELD SHARES PURPOSE ETF $30.82 (Neo Exchange symbol YNVD) invests in the common stock of Nvidia Corp....

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $131.94, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.

Due to concerns over rising interest rates and inflation, Canada’s largest bank by market cap continues to set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses.

In its fiscal 2024 first quarter, ended January 31, 2024, loan-loss provisions jumped 52.8%, to $813 million from $532 million a year earlier.

That’s mainly why Royal’s earnings before unusual items in the quarter fell 5.0%, to $4.01 billion from $4.22 billion....