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Here are three more ETF investment ideas for 2025. See the Supplement on page 19 and 20 for more on these funds.


ISHARES GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ETF $50.29 (Toronto symbol CIF; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $572.1 million) invests globally in utilities and other companies that provide or manage critical infrastructure....

Here we highlight just two investment ideas for 2025. The Supplement on page 19 provides more details on both and other ETF strategies.


ISHARES S&P 500 3% CAPPED INDEX ETF $45.52 (Toronto symbol XUSC; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $72.8 million) invests in large and medium-sized U.S....

ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND, $52.49 is a buy for aggressive investors. The ETF (New York symbol EWT; buy or sell through brokers) gives you direct exposure to some of the top public companies of this East Asian powerhouse economy.


The fund’s largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor at 23.% of assets....

The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is a good time for new buying....

iShares MSCI Germany Fund & Australia ETF are two top low-fee ETFs with exposure to two very different economies.

Dividend-paying companies have done well over the longer term, although the recent performance of this group lagged the main market indexes. That’s because higher interest rates on fixed-income investments made their dividends less attractive to income investors....

Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.44 trillion U.S. in 2023, spurred by major regional wars and large-scale investments by several countries. That spending might slow in the coming years as governments are forced to re-examine their military budgets in the wake of massive stimulus spending to deal with COVID-19....

The Indian economy continues to expand rapidly and increased consumption among a growing middle class is expected to support that growth over the medium term. The Indian stock market has also performed well over the past five years, easily beating the emerging markets index and keeping pace with the broad developed markets index....

We think foreign stocks can safely make up 10% of a conservative investor’s portfolio. One way is through exchange traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus. The best of those ETFs charge you very low management fees yet offer you well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks.


Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as suitable for new buying and two others we feel you should continue to hold.


ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF, $44.79, is a buy for aggressive investors. The fund (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) is designed to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; it gives you access to some of the world’s fastest growing markets.


The ETF’s geographic breakdown is as follows: China, 27.3%; Taiwan, 19.0%; India, 18.8%; South Korea, 10.0%; Brazil, 4.8%; Saudi Arabia, 3.9%; South Africa, 3.2%; Mexico, 1.9%; Indonesia, 1.6%; Thailand, 1.5%; and Malaysia, 1.4%.


Your biggest stock exposure through the fund is Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips) at 9.9% of assets; Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.4%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 2.5%; Alibaba (China: e-commerce), 2.3%; Meituan Dianping (China: group buying/food delivery), 1.5%; Reliance Industries (India: conglomerate), 1.2%; HDFC Bank (India), 1.1%; and PDD Holdings (China: retail), 1.1%.


iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....

iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF pays you a high 3.7% from 30 of Canada’s best stocks while emphasizing payout sustainability and growth.