Visa Inc.
Visa’s shares have soared 800% since we first recommended them in our December 2010 issue at $19 (adjusted for splits). We were originally drawn to the company’s unique business model, which lets it profit as more people use credit and debit cards instead of cheques and cash....
The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
A financial technology, or “fintech,” stock typically offers one, or several, financial services that rely on technology to gain efficiencies. While there are many startup firms in this field, we prefer well-established companies, such as the four we analyze below, with the resources to develop their own fintech technologies.
VISA INC....
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. $100 (New York symbol AXP, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 847.0 million; Market cap: $84.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.americanexpress.com) is one of the world’s largest issuers of payment cards....
The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $131 (www.iff.com) recently completed its acquisition of Frutarom, an Israeli firm that makes over 70,000 flavouring products for over 30,000 customers in 150 countries. About 75% of those products come from natural sources....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $70 (www.td.com) and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $107 (www.cibc.com), along with Air Canada (Toronto symbol AC) and the Canadian subsidiary of Visa (New York symbol V), are members of the consortium to buy the popular Aeroplan loyalty rewards program....
Pennsylvania-based Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest investment management companies. In all, it administers over $6 trillion U.S., spread across 400 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....
The growing use of technology in financial services has produced a high-growth industry—fintech. The companies involved provide a wide range of services, including digital payment systems, data analytics, process automation and investment management.
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from fintech....
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from fintech....
The growing use of technology in financial services has produced a high-growth industry—fintech. The companies involved provide a wide range of services, including digital payment systems, data analytics, process automation and investment management.
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from fintech....
Here are two ETFs that aim to benefit from fintech....