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The MoneyLetter

The MoneyLetter is widely recognized as one of Canada’s premier financial advisories. Twice a month, investors across the country, whatever their level of experience, profit from its far-reaching coverage.

The MoneyLetter features the expertise of a high-powered team of contributors from many areas of investing. They share with their readers an “insider’s” knowledge of the market — the knowledge that has made them wealthy. The MoneyLetter’s expert columnists cover the full spectrum of investments available to Canadians — Canadian and foreign equities, exchange-traded funds, income trusts and much more.

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2 gold stocks that fortify your portfolio

There are some market participants who hold the view that 2023 may bring a slowdown in the global economy amounting to a recession. Accordingly, investors may be looking for assets   Read More

Which retail stock to buy, and which one to hold

Follow what major financial analysts have to say about these well-known North American retailers.

Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (TSX—GOOS)
Canada Goose has navigated the pandemic well, retaining product and price discipline while   Read More

Growth and safety on both fronts

Operating in more than one profitable industry reduces Toromont’s risk. It has the potential to offset a downturn in any one industry with an upturn in another.
Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX—TIH)

Toromont   Read More

No more rules

Clarity is important in our lives. Unfortunately for investors, clarity is rare in the investment world.

Financial news is full of contradictory statements and contradictory opinions. For example, we have known   Read More

Which retail stock to buy, and which one to hold

Follow what major financial analysts have to say about these well-known North American retailers.

Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (TSX—GOOS)
Canada Goose has navigated the pandemic well, retaining product and price discipline while   Read More

Growth and safety on both fronts

Operating in more than one profitable industry reduces Toromont’s risk. It has the potential to offset a downturn in any one industry with an upturn in another.
Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX—TIH)

Toromont   Read More

Company capsules on banks and utilities

A sampling of company updates, including target price and recommendation, by major brokerage houses. We mainly cover stocks from Canada, and U.S., but also some from Europe and Asia. Here   Read More

This utility is a safe harbour

Against a backdrop of global inflation, higher energy prices, climate change, and complex geopolitical developments stemming from the war in Ukraine, utilities companies play a central role because they create   Read More

Worst yet to come for Canadian market

In my stock market book, Beyond the Bull, I emphasized the inter-connected nature of the financial markets. Everything is connected to everything else. At this stage in the cycles, the   Read More

2 stocks for high-inflation environment

Canadians are forced to adapt to high inflation by shopping for bargains, especially for everyday essentials. These two stocks below should benefit from this trend.

Dollarama Inc. (TSX—DOL)
Canadians from all walks   Read More

3 oil and gas stocks to buy

A recent survey of stock analysts’ reports featured three Canadian energy sector stocks, all in the oil and gas industry, to buy.

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX—SU; NYSE—SU)

As noted in its first-quarter   Read More

2 fast-food chains to buy

Both Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s Corp. are buys for growth and income.

Restaurant Brands International (TSX—QSR; NYSE—QSR)
Things are getting better at consumer stock Restaurant Brands. In its latest quarter, the   Read More

4 technology stocks to buy

Margaret Samuel, president of Toronto-based Enriched Investing, names four technology stocks whose share prices have settled into more comfortable levels.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased fear around the world,   Read More

2 healthcare stocks to buy

A medical devices and instruments developer and a healthcare provider and services stock were recently profiled in The MoneyLetter.
Profound Medical Corp. (TSX—PRN)
Douglas Loe and Siew Ching Yeo of Leede Jones   Read More

2 financial stocks to buy

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More

4 technology stocks to buy

Margaret Samuel, president of Toronto-based Enriched Investing, names four technology stocks whose share prices have settled into more comfortable levels.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased fear around the world,   Read More

2 fast-food chains to buy

Both Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s Corp. are buys for growth and income.

Restaurant Brands International (TSX—QSR; NYSE—QSR)
Things are getting better at consumer stock Restaurant Brands. In its latest quarter, the   Read More

Flexibility is your advantage

Ken Norquay notes that small investors can move in and out of markets without disturbing a thing. Large investors can’t. Our plans should take this into account.
Today the press is   Read More

Does modern monetary theory work?

ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards says MMT is like a dessert that you can eat in unlimited quantities, without weight gain or ever tiring of it.
As just another imperfect being,   Read More

2 financial stocks to buy

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More