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PEPSICO INC. $121 (Nasdaq symbol PEP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $169.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Divd. yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pepsico.com) is the world’s second-largest softdrink maker after Coca-Cola....
NOVARTIS AG (ADR) $87 (New York symbol NVS; Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.3 billion; Market cap: $200.1 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.novartis.com) is a Swiss-based company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of healthcare products worldwide.
Novartis has now hired an investment bank to review options for its dermatology business....
Novartis has now hired an investment bank to review options for its dermatology business....
TENNANT CO. $73 (New York symbol TNC; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. tennantco.com) makes industrial floor and street-cleaning equipment, including scrubbers, sweepers and polishers....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is by choosing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with 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....
STELCO HOLDINGS INC. $18 (Toronto symbol STLC) produces hot rolled and other steel products for three main industries: North American auto manufacturing; oil drilling and pipeline; and residential, commercial and industrial construction.
On November 3, 2017, the company completed an initial public offering on the Toronto stock exchange at $17.00 a share....
On November 3, 2017, the company completed an initial public offering on the Toronto stock exchange at $17.00 a share....
What is an ETF? An Exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a pooled investment vehicle that trades like a common stock on the market. Investors own a portion of all the assets held by the ETF.
What assets do ETFs hold? Publicly traded equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, stock options and futures.
What are the associated costs of investing in ETFs? Direct costs are broker trading fees to buy and sell ETF units on the stock exchange....
What assets do ETFs hold? Publicly traded equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, stock options and futures.
What are the associated costs of investing in ETFs? Direct costs are broker trading fees to buy and sell ETF units on the stock exchange....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $82 (www.rbi.com) has 16,000 Burger King, 4,655 Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts) and 2,768 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (chicken) outlets. The company has filed lawsuits against some Tim Hortons franchisees in Canada....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers about $4 trillion U.S., spread across 370 mutual funds and ETFs.
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S....
We think conservative investors can hold up to 10% of their portfolios in foreign stocks. One way to do that is by choosing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus.
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks.
Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as buys, and two we feel you should continue to hold.
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $44.86 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 28.9%; South Korea, 14.6%; Taiwan, 11.8%; India, 8.5%; Brazil, 7.3%; South Africa, 6.4%; Mexico, 3.6%; Russia, 3.1%; Indonesia, 2.3%; Malaysia, 2.2%; Thailand, 2.1%; and Poland, 1.3%.
Its top holdings are Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.7%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.1%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 3.9%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.5%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 2.0%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; China Mobile, 1.4%; Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.2%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.2%; and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....
The best ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of highquality stocks.
Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as buys, and two we feel you should continue to hold.
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND $44.86 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown includes China, 28.9%; South Korea, 14.6%; Taiwan, 11.8%; India, 8.5%; Brazil, 7.3%; South Africa, 6.4%; Mexico, 3.6%; Russia, 3.1%; Indonesia, 2.3%; Malaysia, 2.2%; Thailand, 2.1%; and Poland, 1.3%.
Its top holdings are Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.7%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 4.1%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 3.9%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.5%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 2.0%; China Construction Bank, 1.5%; China Mobile, 1.4%; Hon Hai Precision (Taiwan), 1.2%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.2%; and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.1%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....
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