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Qualities of the best ETFs, including diversification among top-quality stocks, so you can hold the best ETFs for your TFSA investing success

Exchange traded funds (ETFs), including Canadian ETFs, are set up to mirror the performance of a stock market index or subindex.

You pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these blue chip ETFs. But their low management fees give them a cost advantage.

Investors who want to own gold and silver stocks may find these precious metals ETFs the best choice. Keep reading to learn more.

Precious metal ETFs have largely centred on gold stocks, and the outlook for that precious metal remains uncertain. Still for aggressive investors who want to hold precious metal ETFs, here are two that offer top-quality global miners and low fees.

Some Canadian investors use currency hedging to protect against a future drop in the U.S. dollar. Consider the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) give you a low-cost, flexible alternative to mutual funds. Here are five ETFs we recommend and one to sell.

Investing in agriculture ETFs could be a smart move if you choose the right investments for the right reasons

A Member of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle asked for his advice on an ETF that focuses on Canadian finance firm common shares, preferred shares and corporate bonds.

Pat likes the high distribution rate but warns that rate may be unsustainable....

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND, $86.81, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) aims to mirror the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Japan Index.


Top holdings are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 4.0%; Toyota., 3.7%; Hitachi (conglomerate), 3.2%; Advantest (chip testing), 3.1%; SoftBank (investment holdings), 2.7%; Tokyo Electron (computer chips), 2.7%; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, 2.5%; Sony Corp., 2.5%; and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.1%. The ETF’s MER is reasonable at 0.50%.