Despite an ongoing trade war, high tariffs, and COVID-impacted supply lines, the U.S. still imported goods worth more than $500 billion from China in 2021. In that same year, Mexico was a distant second as a trade partner, delivering $385 billion of goods to the U.S.


However, Mexico now seems poised to contribute a larger share of U.S....

The Mexican manufacturing and export sectors have already grown significantly over the past two decades. But now, despite the country’s challenges, a unique set of circumstances present Mexico with an opportunity to develop these sectors even further. That will further advance it as a major manufacturing hub for North America.


Here is one ETF that provides exposure to the top Mexican publicly listed companies.


ISHARES MSCI MEXICO ETF $55.85 (New York symbol EWW; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.25 billion) tracks the performance of the largest publicly listed Mexican companies.


Consumer Defensive stocks account for 29% of its assets, while Financial Services (18%), Communication Services (16%), Industrials (15%), and Basic Materials (12%) are other key segments.


The ETF holds a portfolio of 44 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a sizeable 64% of holdings....

Many investors overlook mid-cap stocks, thinking that a combination of large- and small-cap stocks will provide their portfolios with all the diversification they really need. However, as a group, U.S. mid-cap stocks have often performed better than large caps and are generally less risky than small caps....

VANECK VECTORS SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF $15.00 (New York symbol BUZZ) follows the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index. This index tracks the 75 large-cap U.S. stocks that it believes have the highest degree of “positive investor sentiment.”


The fund aims to analyze millions of investment-related messages and posts on sites, like Reddit, Stocktwits and Twitter, using what it believes is sophisticated computer software....

Most commodity production is capital intensive with long development times. Producers face considerable costs to establish or replace mines, oilfields, and so on, or to build processing, storage and transportation facilities. This means that the selling prices of their products can vary significantly from the time of their initial investment decisions....

This month we update our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors.


In light of the current market volatility, investors are paying more attention to dividend yields (dividends paid per share divided by the current stock price)....

CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD. $36 (www.canadianutilities.com) is a buy. The company distributes electricity and natural gas in Alberta and Australia....

BCE has now substantially completed a multi-year plan to upgrade its wireless and fibre-optic networks. Those improvements are already attracting new customers and bolstering cash flow. The company’s lower capital spending is also freeing up cash for dividends.


BCE INC....

CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (class A non-voting) is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbols CTC $285 and CTC.A $162; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) continues to make progress with its new long-term growth plan, including upgrading its stores, online platforms and private-label brands....

TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $15 is still a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 86.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) is Canada’s leading commercial printer....