Canadian investors pouring money into European equity ETFs
The European Union has a GDP of US$20 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund. The United Kingdom has another US$3.8 trillion, making Europe a considerable economic force.
Yet up until recently, there’s been scant enthusiasm among Canadians for Europe-specific ETFs. Currently there are only nine distinct offerings, not counting multiple versions of some funds.
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Read MoreLive S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY): Markets Pull Back as Interest Rates Steal Focus
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The markets are feeling the pressure today after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell commented on interest rates.
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Read MoreWall Street drifts lower as S&P 500 flirts with its first loss of the week
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday following a jumble of mixed reports that shed little clarity on how the U.S. economy is managing through U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.
The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in early trading and potentially on track for its first drop of the week.
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Read MoreCryptocurrency Tycoon's Daughter Escapes Kidnapping Attempt: Viral Video Captures Terrifying Ordeal
French authorities are on the hunt for armed men who attempted to kidnap a woman, believed to be the daughter of a cryptocurrency tycoon, on Tuesday.
What Happened: Three men in a van arrived in a busy street in Central Paris with the intent to kidnap the woman,
Small Cap Stocks Notch Longest Winning Streak Since 2023
Small-cap stocks on Friday notched their longest stretch of positive weeks since 2023 as markets continued to rally on optimism about a cooling of the global trade tensions that had roiled financial markets.
The benchmark Russell 2000 closed out its sixth consecutive week of gains on Friday, its longest streak since December 2023 when slowing inflation pushed Treasury yields lower and boosted optimism the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates the following year.
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The Secret Buffett Won’t Tell You
Most traders are consumed by day-to-day share price fluctuations of their stock portfolios but few spend the time to think about the economics of compounding wealth, and how it can be done to achieve enormous gains.
One secret that Buffett unlocked in growing massive wealth was realizing what would happen to the dividend of Coca Cola over time.
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The ONLY Fund Buffett Recommends (hint, it’s not his own)
As probably the world’s best-regarded stock picker, Warren Buffett isn’t usually associated with ETFs. Nevertheless, the legendary value investor’s portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway contains two ETFs, both of which track the S&P 500 index.
These two funds, namely SPY and VOO, account for a little over $45 billion of Berkshire’s total holdings. Why does Buffett own the S&P 500,
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Spotlight: 1 Gene Editing Stock Set To Skyrocket
Cathie Wood has been investing heavily in Verve Therapeutics (VERV), a company developing therapies for cardiovascular diseases. So what’s all the fuss about? We took a deeper dive to find out.