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The Bank of Canada is unlikely to raise interest rates any time soon. That’s because low prices for oil should continue to offset government stimulus spending as well as increased exports due to the weak Canadian dollar. The federal government’s tighter mortgage rules should also cool housing markets and further limit the need to raise interest rates.
Even so, interest rates are expected to rise in the long term....
Even so, interest rates are expected to rise in the long term....
A: The iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF, $18.98, symbol CBO on Toronto (Units outstanding: 106.9 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.blackrock.com/ca), invests in a portfolio of short-term and medium-term corporate bonds....
In 2011, gold shot up to a high of $1,950 U.S. an ounce, and silver reached a peak of $48.48.
Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. That month, silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,297 and silver at $18.49....
Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. That month, silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.
Gold now trades at $1,297 and silver at $18.49....
ISHARES INDIA 50 ETF $29.21 (Nasdaq symbol INDY; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tracks the Nifty 50 index—the 50 largest, most liquid Indian securities. The ETF began trading in November 2009.
The fund’s top holdings are: Housing Development Finance, 7.0%; ITC Ltd....
The fund’s top holdings are: Housing Development Finance, 7.0%; ITC Ltd....
ISHARES CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF $38.66 (New York symbol FXI; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) China 50 Index. That portfolio is made up of the 50 largest, most-liquid Chinese stocks.
The ETF’s top holdings include Tencent Holdings, China Mobile, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Ping An Insurance, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp....
The ETF’s top holdings include Tencent Holdings, China Mobile, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Ping An Insurance, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is to buy carefully chosen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have an overseas focus.
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks....
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks....
ISHARES CDN REIT SECTOR INDEX FUND $16.33 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
Expenses for iShares CDN REIT are 0.61% of its assets. The fund yields 4.9%....
Expenses for iShares CDN REIT are 0.61% of its assets. The fund yields 4.9%....
These six ETFs hold mostly blue chip, widely traded stocks on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. All of them mirror, or track, the performance of major stock market indexes. That’s opposed to narrower indexes focused on, say, resources or themes such as solar power or biotech....
ISHARES MSCI CANADA INDEX FUND $25.31 (New York symbol EWC; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds the stocks in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Canada Index. The fund has a 0.48% MER and yields 1.6%. It began trading on March 12, 1996....