Here’s Our Pick Of The Month September 2007

METRO INC. $34.04 (Toronto symbol MRU.A; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (514-643-1055; www.metro.ca; Shares outstanding: 115.3 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion) is a leader in the food distribution business in Quebec, operating Metro supermarkets, Super C discount supermarkets and Marche Richelieu neighbourhood stores. It also operates… Read More

Stornoway Diamond Corp. $1.03 – Toronto symbol SWY

STORNOWAY DIAMOND CORP. $1.03 (Toronto symbol SWY; SI Rating: Start-up) (1-888-338-2200; www.sornowaydiamonds.com; Shares outstanding: 200.2 million; Market cap: $206.2 million) recently completed the acquisition of TSE-listed Ashton Mining for $117 million. In a separate transaction, it also acquired all of the outstanding shares of TSE-listed… Read More

Top Diamond Picks With Risk to Match

Investing in diamond exploration stocks is risky. It’s a long way between the exploration phase and the commercial production phase when they begin to produce diamonds for sale and possibly start making money. There’s often a long lag between signs of progress, and share prices… Read More

Four ETFs Buys, and One Sell

The best exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios with very low management fees. Due to buyback and share issue arrangements, ETFs always trade close to their net asset value.

Here are some of the best deals available in ETFs. We’ve also analysed one we don’t… Read More

Buy for Large-Cap Growth

FIDELITY CANADIAN LARGE CAP FUND $26.55 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Fidelity Investments Canada, 483 Bay St., Suite 200, Toronto, Ont. M5G 2N7. 1-800-263-4077; Web site: www.fidelity.ca. Load fund — available from brokers) invests mostly in large-sized firms like those on the S&P/TSE Index, although it may… Read More

Two Leaders in Competitive Retail Markets

METRO INC. $37.17 (Toronto symbol MRU.A; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (514-643-1055; www.metro.ca; Shares outstanding: 114.5 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion) is a leader in the food distribution business in Quebec, operating Metro supermarkets, Super C discount supermarkets and Marche Richelieu neighbourhood stores. It also operates… Read More