Purpose launches healthcare innovation ETF in Canada

Purpose Investments has launched a new actively managed equity ETF in Canada providing income-enhanced exposure to innovative biotechnology and healthcare companies worldwide.

“We launched this fund to give Canadians an opportunity to get actively managed exposure to the healthcare companies that are changing the world with cutting-edge medical and technological advancements.”

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IXUS: International Stocks Are Undervalued

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that offers exposure to “a broad range of international developed and emerging market companies”, ex-U.S., with a focus on global diversification and cost efficiency.

In combination with prior data presented, I also defer to Morningstar analyst estimates that indicate the potential for forward three- to five-year average earnings growth rates at 13.89% (as of January 2022).

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As Pressure in U.S. Mounts, Consider Diversifying With International ETFs

“If we’re expecting U.S. rates to go up, in particular that should, on a relative basis, hinder tech,” Daniel Morris, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s, chief market strategist, told the WSJ.

For instance, the FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund (TLTD) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Morningstar® Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index. T

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UK Dividend Tailwinds are Good for This ETF

As the aftershock of the pandemic roiled markets, the Prudential Regulation Authority urged companies to hold onto their cash,” according to FTSE Russell research.

Renewed growth in U.K. payouts is important to the DIVS thesis because the fund allocates 15% of its weight to that country – its second-largest geographic exposure after the U.S. at 52%.

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Canadian Banks Bring Big Dividends

After a two-year hiatus on raising dividends, Canada’s top six banks — Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and National Bank of Canada — are set to resume the practice this week

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