Global demand and supply for the commodities these two mining stocks produce improved considerably recently. The outlook for 2021 is positive.

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Equity analyst Don Vialoux says current ‘best buys’ are Canadian securities or ETFs that will benefit from the recovery in the Far East.

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These three financial stocks—an insurance company, a bank and a financial services holding company—all offer growth and income to their investors.

Manulife Financial Corporation (TSX—MFC; NYSE—MFC)
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One of the least understood, and most overly complex, terms is ‘asset allocation’. For many, this term is little more than an attempt to make market timing sound respectable.

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ValueTrend’s Keith Richards says emerging markets, Europe and Asia should be on your radar for portfolio diversification. This, along with some commodity plays.
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The Beardstown Ladies were an investment club who purported to beat the best on Wall Street. Alas, it was all a mistake.

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Ideally, you want to buy bonds when interest rates are at their peak, or monetary policy is tightest, because bond prices are at their corresponding lows.

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PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre names financial stock Visa Inc. and technology stock Apple Inc. as his current ‘best buy’ choices.

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DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans help you build wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.

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Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says when the central bankers change direction, we should too.
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Long-term care homes have been hit hard by the pandemic. But there could be some “interesting” announcements in 2021’s first half, however.

CIBC analysts hosted a panel of leaders and advisors   Read More

Make sure you have exposure to value funds as well as growth funds now. We currently favour Canadian equity funds over their US counterparts.

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Over the past 30+ years, The Hulbert Financial Digest calculates that The Investment Reporter recommendations have yielded an average annual gain of 12.88 per cent.

We are often asked about the   Read More

Here are two REITs rated ‘sector perform’ and one rated ‘sector outperform’ from a survey of the most widely covered income trusts by Canadian analysts.
Minto Apartment REIT (TSX—MI.UN)
How was the   Read More

Portfolio manager Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management says the time will come to buy back into the FAANGs and stay-at-home stocks. It’s just not today.

This summer I was harping   Read More

Global demand and supply for the commodities these two mining stocks produce improved considerably recently. The outlook for 2021 is positive.

Mining stocks had a nice run over the last weeks   Read More

Fidelity Canadian Opportunities is a buy for above-average long-term growth potential. It joins out Top 40 list in the Aggressive Canadian Stock Funds category.
We’ve added Fidelity Canadian Opportunities Fund (Fund   Read More

Equity analyst Don Vialoux says current ‘best buys’ are Canadian securities or ETFs that will benefit from the recovery in the Far East.

As the bite of winter settles in, longtime   Read More

Executive chairman Alain Bouchard wants consumer stock Couche-Tard “to become the world’s preferred destination for convenience and fuel.”

Montreal-based consumer goods stock Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX—ATD.B) operates nearly 14,350 stores worldwide.   Read More

If you have a family and assets, you need an estate plan and a will. And, says WealthInsurance.com CEO Mark Halpern, you need to review it at least every five   Read More

This closed-ended investment trust is cautiously optimistic about higher yielding stocks.
Blue Ribbon Income Fund (TSX—RBN.UN) outperformed the S&P/TSX High Dividend Total Return Index in the first three quarters of this   Read More

Scotiabank equity research analysts Michael Doumet and Jonathan Goldman compare the pace of recovery between Caterpillar dealers Finning and Toromont.

We recently hosted industrial stocks Finning International Inc. (TSX—FTT) and Toromont   Read More

Some chemical stocks trade at high P/E ratios based on their 2020 earnings. But they look reasonably-priced based on their expected 2021 earnings.

We regularly follow 10 chemical stocks. Since July,   Read More

Ken Norquay says in times of aggressive monetary policy, pandemic, potential deflation, potential hyperinflation and economic melt down, focus on preservation of capital.

The financial winds have shifted. Eight months after   Read More

Development and use of renewable energy is on the rise as countries race to meet the 2030 Climate Target Plan.

A decade or two ago, most investors might have viewed environmental   Read More

One of the least understood, and most overly complex, terms is ‘asset allocation’. For many, this term is little more than an attempt to make market timing sound respectable.

Asset allocation   Read More

Now is as good a time as any to make changes in your investment program. Take a close look at your investment portfolio, and you may find some improvements are   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre names financial stock Visa Inc. and technology stock Apple Inc. as his current ‘best buy’ choices.

Vancouver-area portfolio manager Guy Lapierre says that since late September he   Read More

These three financial stocks—an insurance company, a bank and a financial services holding company—all offer growth and income to their investors.

Manulife Financial Corporation (TSX—MFC; NYSE—MFC)
Manulife has made progress building its   Read More

DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans help you build wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.

Dividend reinvestment is critical to building wealth. So make   Read More

Ideally, you want to buy bonds when interest rates are at their peak, or monetary policy is tightest, because bond prices are at their corresponding lows.

Bonds and debentures come in   Read More

Here are two REITs rated ‘sector perform’ and one rated ‘sector outperform’ from a survey of the most widely covered income trusts by Canadian analysts.
Minto Apartment REIT (TSX—MI.UN)
How was the   Read More

ValueTrend’s Keith Richards says emerging markets, Europe and Asia should be on your radar for portfolio diversification. This, along with some commodity plays.
Readers of The MoneyLetter know that I’ve harped   Read More

The Beardstown Ladies were an investment club who purported to beat the best on Wall Street. Alas, it was all a mistake.

The Beardstown Ladies were an investment club made up   Read More

Russel Metals’ earnings per share are expected to decline to $0.63 in 2020 from $1.59 in 2019, and then rebound to $1.56 in 2021, as steel demand and prices gradually   Read More

IBC analyst says this consumer goods stock in the packaging and containers industry is the best packaging stock to weather the transition from single-use plastics.

When the federal government reiterated its   Read More

Your cottage is a special place for the family. Mark Halpern of WEALTHinsurance.com explains the financial implications of dealing with a cottage for future generations.
Many Canadians who own a family   Read More

There’s a human side to investing, and understanding it can make a big improvement in your returns, while lessening risk.
We all like to think of ourselves as rational, discerning, and   Read More

Odlum Brown’s Murray Leith names five stocks with relatively attractive risk-return characteristics. He begins with some thoughts on Christmas dinner.

In the Leith household, we sometimes turn dinner on its head   Read More

This closed-ended investment trust is cautiously optimistic about higher yielding stocks heading into the end of the year.
Blue Ribbon Income Fund (TSX—RBN.UN) outperformed the S&P/TSX High Dividend Total Return Index   Read More

Some chemical stocks trade at high P/E ratios based on their 2020 earnings. But they look reasonably-priced based on their expected 2021 earnings.

We regularly follow 10 chemical stocks. Since July,   Read More

Scotiabank equity research analysts Michael Doumet and Jonathan Goldman compare the pace of recovery between Caterpillar dealers Finning and Toromont.

We recently hosted industrial stocks Finning International Inc. (TSX—FTT) and Toromont   Read More

Here are three junior cannabis stocks recommended by analysts as ‘buys’. They serve a mix of medical and recreational marijuana markets for their products.
Indus Holdings Inc. (CNSX—INDS)
Beacon Securities analyst Doug   Read More

Executive chairman Alain Bouchard wants consumer stock Couche-Tard “to become the world’s preferred destination for convenience and fuel.”

Montreal-based consumer goods stock Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX—ATD.B) operates nearly 14,350 stores worldwide.   Read More

Limited partnerships and trusts offer tax advantages and return of capital is one of those advantages.
The return of capital portion of a partnership or income trust distribution can be made   Read More

Haywood Securities analyst Neal Gilmer picks two US-based marijuana stocks to buy for their pent-up recreational demand.

Toronto-based equity analyst Neal Gilmer observes that although the United States Controlled Substances Act   Read More

We labour mightily to haul gold out of dark mines only to hide it again in dark bank vaults. And to what end?

Some investors use gold to protect against potential   Read More

Through its monetary policy tools, the Bank of Canada can starve the financial system of money, or flood the system, to get rates back to within its desired operating bands.

The   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks from our survey of analysts’ opinions of more than 1,000 Canadian public companies. One tops the “buy” list; the other the “sell” list.
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Gift-giving season prompts Mark Goodfield (aka The Blunt Bean Counter) to look at some tax and other considerations regarding gifts to grandchildren.

Many grandparents ask me about the tax and practical   Read More

Some new factors have driven up the price of gold. You might want to buy bullion and gold producers to diversify. Just keep its long-run disadvantages in mind.

Gold trades at   Read More