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A: Frontier markets are developing countries, but with economies considered still too small to be emerging markets.
While risky, the best of frontier-market stocks can offer sound prospects for growth and good fundamental value.
Many frontier countries have sizable populations with favourable demographics, including a rising middle class, as well as low penetration of basic goods and services....
While risky, the best of frontier-market stocks can offer sound prospects for growth and good fundamental value.
Many frontier countries have sizable populations with favourable demographics, including a rising middle class, as well as low penetration of basic goods and services....
Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects.
A: NICE Ltd. (ADR), $152.79, symbol NICE on Nasdaq (ADRs outstanding: 62.3 billion; Market cap: $9.6 billion; www.nice.com), is an Israel-based company, specializing in telephone voice recording, data security and surveillance, as well as systems that analyze this recorded data....
A: Lloyds Banking Group plc (ADR), $3.07, symbol LYG on New York (ADRs outstanding: 17.6 billion; Market cap: $50.6 billion; www.lloydsbankinggroup.com) offers a range of banking and financial services through its subsidiaries and associated companies....
The Italian economy ranks among the biggest in the world but has offered investors very little growth for the past decade. High unemployment—especially among the country’s youth—as well as regional income disparities and high government debt are key problems.
Still the country is home to some exceptional companies, such as Ferrari (see page 106), that flourish despite the difficult overall economic situation.
Here is one ETF buy that provides you with exposure to the top public companies in Italy.
ISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF $26.98 (New York symbol EWI; TSI Network ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $233.4 million) offers investors exposure to Italy’s top publicly listed companies.
Financial firms account for 24.5% of its assets, while Utilities (21.2%), Energy (17.2%), Consumer Cyclicals (15.0%), Industrials (14.3%) and Telecommunications (3.5%) are other key segments.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 24 stocks; the top 10 make up a high 70% of its assets.
Those top stocks include Enel SpA (utilities; 18.1%), Eni SpA (energy, 11.3%), Intesa Sanpaolo (financials, 10.1%), UniCredit (financials, 6.5%), Assicurazioni Generali (financials, 4.6%), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (consumer cyclical; 4.2%), Ferrari NV (consumer cyclical, 4.0%), Atlantia (industrials, 3.9%), CNH Industrial (industrials, 3.7%) and Snam SpA (utilities, 3.7%).
The ETF started in 1996 and charges investors a moderate 0.47% MER....
As their name implies, value stocks trade lower than their fundamentals would suggest. Investors perceive them as undervalued with the potential to rise. Even so, it’s best for you to zero in on the shares of quality companies with a consistent history of sales and earnings (or the ETFs that hold them)....
A: TransAlta Renewables, $13.83, symbol RNW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 264.3 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; www.transaltarenewables.com), is one of the largest generators of wind power in Canada and is among the country’s largest publicly traded renewable power companies.
TransAlta Renewables owns 21 wind farms, 13 hydroelectric facilities, seven natural gas generation plants, one solar facility and one natural gas pipeline....
TransAlta Renewables owns 21 wind farms, 13 hydroelectric facilities, seven natural gas generation plants, one solar facility and one natural gas pipeline....
A: Power Financial, $29.30, symbol PWF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 664.1 million; Market cap: $19.8 billion; www.powerfinancial.com), holds majority interests in Great-West Lifeco, symbol GWO on Toronto, and IGM Financial, symbol IGM on Toronto.
We currently see Great-West as a hold and IGM Financial as a buy....
We currently see Great-West as a hold and IGM Financial as a buy....
A: When a company splits its shares, it is simply cutting itself up into a different number of pieces, without changing its fundamental value. It simply wants its stock to trade in a price-per-share range that seems reasonable to investors.
Mechanics of a split: If a stock’s price rises much beyond $50 a share in Canada (or $100 a share in the U.S.), some investors may shun it since it seems expensive....
Mechanics of a split: If a stock’s price rises much beyond $50 a share in Canada (or $100 a share in the U.S.), some investors may shun it since it seems expensive....