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Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay ponders a dilemma: For stock market investors, negative news about the economy is good—positive news is bad. Go figure.
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Here’s our forecast of what we expect of the economy and the stock market over the next six months.

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Is it a good time to invest in hotel and airline stocks, two of the hardest hit sectors? Will this low water mark in these stocks see the return of   Read More

Saputo Inc. disappointed the market by earning less in fiscal 2021. But its international operations are growing. Saputo remains a buy.

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For many investors, what their money is used for may be as important as how much profit it makes.

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A recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 income trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada featured three REITs to buy.
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Here are two Canadian construction industry stocks to buy for long-term capital gains.

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Your investment horizon should play a large role in determining how you invest your money across different ‘asset classes’, or types of investments.

The longer your investment horizon, the more you   Read More

If you expect interest rates to fall, buy the bond with the longest duration. When rates rise, sell that bond and replace it with the shortest-duration bond you can find.
We   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers.

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“There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people.” Winston Churchill

Mark Halpern, a regular TaxLetter   Read More

A friend of ours is in his mid-40s and is just beginning to think of investing in stocks. These five common-sense rules will help him get a sound start.

It’s all   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay ponders a dilemma: For stock market investors, negative news about the economy is good—positive news is bad. Go figure.
Skeptics like to say: “Seeing is believing.”   Read More

On few occasions have we seen a fund that dominates its category for more than seven years in a 10-year period. But such funds do exist—even in the bond fund   Read More

Gold stocks and physical gold can present disadvantages. A study of the real (inflation-adjusted) return on gold from 1802 to 2012 shows that it rose only 0.7 per cent a   Read More

CIBC analysts Hamir Patel and Roshni Luthra continue to expect lumber and OSB prices to moderate in 2022 as record profitability incentivizes more capacity.

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Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

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American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, give you benefits. One is diversification. In fact, it’s tempting to rename ADRs American Diversification Receipts.

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H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
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The MoneyLetter recently reviewed security analysts’ reports for three utilities stocks—two independent power producers and a regulated utility.
TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX—RNW)
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We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

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Mike Vinokur names auto components manufacturer Martinrea International Inc. and online payments processor Paysafe Ltd. as his current ‘best buys’.

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Earning one per cent on your money seems like a measly return. But earning one per cent on funds you loaned to family members—forever—that’s good news.
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There’s no such thing as an ideal retirement portfolio. But some portfolios meet the requirements of retired investors much better than others.

As they enter retirement, most investors assume with undeniable   Read More

Just because conditions are there for a bubble, doesn’t mean that you will time it correctly and get out at the top, says Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management.
There’s quite   Read More

Cardiol Therapeutics seeks to save the pandemic’s most vulnerable—those with pre-existing medical conditions and risk factors.

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This oil and gas stock took advantage of the oil slump by making acquisitions at the bottom of the cycle.

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Benjamin Graham, the father of fundamental stock analysis, likened the stock market to a bi-polar person. Is Mr. Market now too manic?

Benjamin Graham wrote the investment classic Security Analysis in   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre opts for well-established, cash-paying Canadian stocks, especially as our economy benefits from high commodity demand and prices.
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Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel looks at two global bank stocks as potential investments against a backdrop of rising interest rates.
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Utilities stocks have lagged the market this past year. To maintain a balanced portfolio, put new money into electric utilities for safety and attractive, growing dividends.

Since December, 2020, the 10   Read More

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H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
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Enriched Investing’s Margaret Samuel picks four stocks that can provide services and products required by US President Biden’s infrastructure plans.

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To avoid anger, bickering and distrust during transition of a family business, WEALTHinsurance.com’s Mark Halpern advises a documented succession plan.
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Consumers are supporting businesses that have a positive impact on the world. Odlum Brown’s Stephen Boland makes the case that shareholders should too.

Jackie Robinson was a terrific ball player: a   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, give you benefits. One is diversification. In fact, it’s tempting to rename ADRs American Diversification Receipts.

ADRs followed by The Investment Reporter include companies based in   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

Since The Ides   Read More

An Investor’s Digest survey of securities analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 Canadian companies found these two resource stocks in the “Top 10” list of “Time to Buy”.
Endeavour Mining Corp.   Read More