Are Royal Bank of Canada's Fundamentals Too Stellar to Ignore?

Most U.S. investors rarely if ever think about buying shares of foreign companies. This tendency, called home country bias, is understandable as people prefer to park their money in familiar terrain. But it can be a mistake. Last year, Canadian stocks outperformed their U.S. counterparts by almost 2-to-1, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's plans to deregulate and reinvigorate Canada's economy resonated with investors. But while Canada's equity benchmark, the S&P/TSX Composite, returned 29% in 2025, there we ...