option

This month we discuss two new ETFs that aim to use derivative instruments to target specific investment outcomes. The BMO U.S. Equity Buffer ETF promises upside potential along with limited downside protection against U.S. market declines. The Harvest Industrial Leaders Income ETF plans to supplement the dividend income of a portfolio of U.S....

A lot of change is now going on in the world, particularly in the area of U.S. politics and law—some good, some bad. I’ll say more about these trends in our next client letter. In my opinion, however, one of the most far-reaching and beneficial developments in U.S....

RXO INC., $26.77, symbol RXO on New York, is a provider of brokered transportation services in Canada and the U.S. The company offers tech-enabled truck brokerage services together with complementary solutions including managed transportation, freight
forwarding and last mile delivery.

RXO operates an “asset light” business model....

BEDFORD METALS CORP., $2.18, symbol BFM on Toronto Venture Exchange, is a mineral exploration company based in Vancouver.

The company has two main projects in development: The Margurete gold project, a 687-hectare property 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver; and the Ubiquity Lake uranium project, covering 1,382 hectares and located in the Athabasca Basin in Northern Saskatchewan.

Bedford continues to pursue further opportunities in the uranium sector, again targeting the promising Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan.

The Athabasca Basin is known for hosting some of the world’s highest-grade uranium deposits....

Look for Canadian income trusts or REITs that focus on investment inputs as well as investment outputs. Here are 9 criteria.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., $73.17, is a buy. The company (symbol BSX on New York) develops and markets medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures. Its products are used for angioplasty (blood vessel repair), blood clot filtration, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-aided ultrasound imaging, and many other surgical procedures....

For Canadian investors wondering how to buy international stocks, ADRs, and international ETFs may be a safer option.

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

We first recommended Alphabet (then called Google) as a buy for aggressive investors in our August 2011 issue of Wall Street Stock Forecaster at $607 (or $15.175 adjusted for splits). Since then, the stock has gained a whopping 767.8% for our subscribers.

That success is largely due to the early effectiveness of its Internet search algorithms, which delivered more useful results to its users than competing search engines....

Trading online through a discount broker, rather than with a full-service broker, has become the preferred option for many investors.