Canada? Really?

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But as I asked Members at The Oxford Club's Private Wealth Seminar in Quebec City last week, have you invested above the 49th parallel? Canada has the world's 14th-largest economy and is one of the world's wealthiest nations. When we think of the Canadian economy, we tend to think of natural resources, particularly oil, gas and logging. But Canada also has major manufacturing interests - especially automobiles and aircraft - and is dominated by its service industry, which employs nearly three-quarters of Canadians. The U.S. and Canada don't just have the world's largest undefended border; we have the longest border, period. Include the eastern edge of Alaska and we're talking about more than 5,500 miles of non-militarized border. That's pretty remarkable in today's world. We also have the world's largest trading relationship. Trade between the U.S. and Canada totals more than $700 billion a year. Which country runs the surplus? THE END OF PETROLEUM? A little-known overseas company will soon fuel more than 10 million U.S. cars per year... without using petroleum. Yet it's not a pipe dream like solar, hydro, wind, corn, algae or anything else you are probably thinking. This miracle of science will surprise you... and could make first-in investors very rich. Discover this little-known company's "Miracle of Science"... (before it becomes front-page news). Turns out it's a trick question. In 2012, the last year for which official figures are available, we exported $354 billion of American goods and services and imported $354 billion of Canadian goods and services. No wonder there is so little grumbling about the U.S./Canada trade relationship. It's even-Steven. Trade over the Ambassador Bridge alone - linking Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan - is greater than the total trade between the U.S. and Japan. And, as you might have heard, Detroit isn't even doing so hot these days... Where Freedom Rings Something else that might surprise you: Canada is now economically freer than we are. According to the Heritage Foundation, which measures each country's freedom from government coercion and constraint in its annual Index of Economic Freedom, only six countries in the world are among the freest: Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada. Under President Obama, we have dropped out of the top 10. Of course, if you're not a property owner facing the threat of eminent domain or a business owner grappling with an avalanche of mandates, prohibitions and regulations, or an investor dealing with a host of new taxes on dividends and capital gains to pay for Obamacare, you might not realize how our economic freedoms are being eroded. But isn't it great to know we still live in a country ranked "Mostly Free"? How to Play It Should you choose to do so, there are plenty of attractive opportunities available in Canada. As I told attendees at our wealth symposium, I like the prospects for Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU), a company that sells trendy yoga apparel and equipment worldwide, and BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest telecom company and an owner of several TV stations (including that nation's most popular, CTV), more than a hundred radio stations, and over 200 websites. Of course, you can capture the performance of the whole Canadian market with a single investment: iShares MSCI Canada (NYSE: EWC). And perhaps you should. Canada's economy is growing faster than our own, the loonie has been relatively stable against the dollar, and the Canadian market has been hitting new highs. Your portfolio would benefit from some exposure to our neighbor to the north. Good investing, Alex Click here to post a comment on InvestmentU.com The Death of Cable TV In the months ahead, one company is going to "kill the industry as we know it." 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