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The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets have moved back up since their initial COVID-19 drop. Nonetheless, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is still a good time for new buying. We see ETFs as one way for you to profit from the continuing rise, while at the same time cutting your risk....

One Successful Investor way to cut IPO risk—and distinguish the good from the bad—is to wait till a new issue has survived a market slump and/or recession. And in the case of tech-focused PagerDuty, it has. The stock dropped to near $13 in March 2020 as COVID-19 took hold....

This month we take a look at a new healthcare ETF from TD Asset Management, plus a very unique ETF from Horizons that focus on companies looking to develop psychedelic drugs for the treatment of mental illness.


TD Asset Management recently launched the TD Global Healthcare Leaders Index ETF $15.57 (Toronto symbol TDOC)....

Over the last few years, more and more ETF managers have launched funds focused on taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into account.


Sustainable investing offers some investors a lot of conceptual and emotional appeal. But does investing in these kind of stocks hurt your portfolio returns? Yes and no.


One way investing in sustainable ETFs can hurt performance is the ethical criteria used by some funds to select stocks could keep you out of promising investments with the power to boost your long-term portfolio returns....

As we’ve often pointed out, IPOs tend to come to market when it’s a good time for the company or its insiders to sell. That may not be, and often isn’t, a good time for you to buy.

One common problem is that the IPO sales process drums up a temporary wave of buying that can push up the stock’s price....

New money continues to flow at a rapid pace into Canadian ETFs. In the first three months of 2021, those funds attracted $13.4 billion of new money. That brought total ETF assets up to $258.8 billion by March 31, 2021.


The bulk of the inflows this year moved into stock ETFs, with the funds that offer global exposure for investors attracting the most money....

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF $17.80 (Toronto symbol ZWC) holds mostly high-quality Canadian stocks. The ETF, launched in February 2017, holds $985.2 million of assets, and has a MER of 0.72%. The fund has 75 stocks. Current top holdings include TD Bank, Royal Bank, BCE, CIBC, Manulife, and Enbridge....

Investors looking to generate current income from their stock portfolios typically start by looking for the highest-yielding shares. However, exceptionally high yields can be a sign of trouble ahead—they can signal imminent dividend cuts. One way around that risk is to invest instead in stocks (or ETFs that hold them) with solid, sustainable dividends....

Even with the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19, we like the long-term prospects for investors in TD Bank. This Canadian big bank was as well prepared—and well capitalized—to handle the pandemic as it was the 2008-2009 financial crisis. We still see TD Bank as a top pick, especially given its expanding and profitable U.S....

A: iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF, $7.63, symbol FIE on Toronto (Units outstanding: 113.4 million; Market cap: $865.3 million; www.blackrock.com/ca), invests primarily in the common shares, preferred shares and corporate bonds of firms in the Canadian finance industry.


The fund charges investors an MER of 0.89%, which is high by ETF standards....