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Sweden is home to a number of top global companies

Apart from the iconic IKEA home furniture stores, Sweden is also base to a range of other high-quality multinational companies. Here is a summary of some of the companies that are included in the ETF.

LM Ericsson is a provider of network equipment and software for wireless communications systems....

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ETFs

This Nordic leader has long-term appeal

The free market-orientated economy of Sweden is complemented by a comprehensive welfare system. Despite a high-tax regime, the country ranks among the most competitive in the world and is home to a range of successful multinational companies.

The country faces near-term challenges—households and businesses are under pressure from high inflation and rising interest rates....

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ETFs

These ETFs target ‘responsible’ investing

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 could keep investors out of promising stocks with the power to boost your long-term portfolio returns....

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ETFs

Your #1 ETF for 2023

ISHARES CANADIAN SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX ETF $28.00 (Toronto symbol XDV) lets you hold 30 of the highest-yielding Canadian stocks. The ETF also considers dividend growth and payout ratios to make its selections.

The weight of any one stock holding is limited to 10% of the fund’s assets....

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Two ETFs for those seeking bonds

Interest rates moved up substantially in 2022—the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate during the year to 4.25% in December from just 0.50% in March!

This has made it more attractive to invest in fixed-income instruments, including corporate and government bonds....

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Growth Stocks

Updating your Aggressive stocks: FirstService, Colliers & Leon’s Furniture

FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $183 (www.firstservice.com) is a buy. The company provides property management services to businesses and individuals. Those services include collecting monthly condominium maintenance fees, preparing financial statements, and providing on-site security and property cleaning/maintenance....

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Dividend Stocks

Consumer return to mall spurs RioCan

While rising interest rates have increased the appeal of bonds and hurt REITs in the past year, RioCan remains an excellent way for investors to earn income. The trust continues to benefit as shoppers return to its malls, which should give it more room to raise distributions....

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Growth Stocks

CAE wins new Mideast contract

CAE INC. $28 remains a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 317.8 million; Market cap: $8.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft....

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Growth Stocks

Use our updates to enhance your portfolio

BOMBARDIER INC. remains a hold. The company (Toronto symbols BBD.A $56 and BBD.B $56; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 93.9 million; Market cap: $5.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) recently unveiled its Global 8000 business jet, which is faster and has greater range than the earlier 7500 model.

NetJets Inc., which leases aircraft to corporate clients, has agreed to become the fleet launch customer for the Global 8000....

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Value Stocks

Finning sees cash flow rebound

FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $37 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 152.4 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, South America, the U.K....

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Spinoffs

One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

ETFs

What are ETFs?

ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

Value Stocks

What are value stocks?

One of the sweetest and most profitable pleasures of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks” (or stocks that are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to its sales, earnings or assets), then hold on to them as mainstream investors recognize the value and push up the share price.

Blue Chip Stocks

Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

Penny Stocks

A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Wealth Management

Wealth management is the practice of putting your savings to work so that it continues to grow over your lifetime and will also benefit your heirs. Wealth management encompasses many different areas of investing like long term investment planning and retirement planning.

Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

How To Invest

Pat McKeough has been making investing for beginners simple—and profitable—by helping investors make big gains for more than 25 years. His advice to beginning investors is the same as it is for all investors: buy high-quality, mostly dividend paying stocks (or ETFs that hold these stocks) and evenly spread your investments over the five main economic sectors (Resources, Manufacturing, Finance, Utilities and Consumer). Pat also believes investors should avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight and focus on those with hidden or little-noticed assets.

Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.