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More carrot than stick
Shareholders of Suncor Energy Inc. will soon know more about the costs of carbon in the company's business. Owners of EnCana Corp. stock will learn about risks from an industry practice known as hydraulic fracturing. Enbridge Inc. will provide additional disclosure about its Northern Gateway oil-pipeline project.
How to achieve buy-and-hold harmony
rcarrick@globeandmail.com*****Radical thought: Pay a little less attention to how much profit you expect from your investments and more to how well you'll be able to live with them over the years.
Some of the parts may be better than the whole
rcarrick@globeandmail.com WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR It's Day Three of our weeklong look at the stocks held by major TSX-listed exchange-traded funds.We're zeroing in specifically on the wealth-creating power of the stocks in these ETFs. Our tool is EVA, or economic value added, which is a stringent measure of a company's profitability.
Energy stocks soared, but profitability slipped
rcarrick@globeandmail.com WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Exchange-traded funds are a convenient, popular and effective way to invest, but one thing you have to be aware of is that you're buying into stock indexes made up of both good and bad stocks. This week, we're prying open some notable ETFs to see what's inside. Our analysis tool is a measure of a company's ability to generate wealth for shareholders called EVA, or economic value added. Here, we look at the wealth-creation power of the stocks in the iShares CDN Energy Sector Index Fund (XEG-T).
Building wealth by being 'fussy on price'
Scary news on the mutual fund front: Gerry Coleman is 65.Don't be too alarmed, The Globe and Mail's money manager of the decade isn't retiring just yet from the fund business. ''I still love it,'' Mr. Coleman says. ''I like a challenge, I'm a very competitive guy and I like to win.''
The hottest ETFs on the Toronto exchange
swon@globeandmail.comWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?Leaders among Canadian-listed equity exchange-traded funds (ETFS) this year.Global stock markets have staged a sharp comeback after last year's market collapse, and ETFs are one way to play the rebound. ETFs are similar to mutual funds but trade like stocks. There are brokerage fees to pay when buying ETFs, but they can be low when dealing with a discount broker.
A less-is-more investing strategy
FUNDS REPORTERWhen Andrew Parkinson is ferreting out stocks for a mutual fund, the magic number is 20.''What's the benefit of holding a stock that is less than 1 per cent of a portfolio?'' asks the manager at Van Arbor Asset Management Ltd. ''If it doubles, it really doesn't do much for the portfolio.''
Rally in financials helps funds outperform
swon@globeandmail.comWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?The best-performing Canadian dividend and income funds this year.It's interesting to see how these investments are faring, given that dividend-paying stocks took the spotlight after Manulife Financial Corp. this week slashed its quarterly payout to 13 cents from 26 cents. The move was intended to boost capital levels above the regulatory minimum, and conserve cash for acquisition opportunities, the insurer said.
Battered, but bouncing back
Stock funds were clobbered last year amid a global credit crisis and ensuing economic downturn. But some equity funds have rebounded nicely and beat their benchmark indexes for the first six months of this year. We talked to managers of five comeback funds to find out how they did it, and their outlook for the markets.
Flight Oil is now boarding
Riding oil prices higher requires some smart shopping for the right vehicle.Let's test drive three choices for the investor who wants decent power, but also a degree of comfort and convenience. On the sensible side, we have energy-focused mutual funds. For those who like a touch more horsepower, we have oil stocks and exchange-traded funds that track changes in oil prices, or indexes of energy stocks.
