Your house is likely your biggest investment. And your job is likely your biggest source of income. As a result, invest in a way that diversifies away from your house   Read More

Public Canadian companies are required to include the cost of stock options among their expenses. We like this accounting rule for several reasons.

First, stock options can work against you. After   Read More

Individual investors once had few asset classes (or types of investments) to choose from: There were common stocks, fixed-income investments (including preferred shares) and cash such as Treasury bills or   Read More

This $99,516 portfolio for income shows how you can buy stocks and trusts to receive a regular paycheque. Seven stocks pay dividends at different times of the year. Cycle 1   Read More

Specialty funds can be the most rewarding kind available. But they don’t necessarily stay that way for long. Astute, aggressive investors will recognize this and may move among specialty funds   Read More

As 2014 continues to unfold, both gold and silver are starting to perform impressively.

Both metals appear to have made major bottoms following gold’s plunge to US$1,180 an ounce at the   Read More

– Ken Norquay

We profit from the downtrend of the Canadian dollar by increasing the foreign content of our overall portfolios.

Investors who have owned U.S. stocks since 2011 know exactly what   Read More

By Keith Richards

 If you’ve noticed that certain sectors of the stock market are now yielding ground to others, you’re not imagining things.

There is, as I’ve noted before, a rotation going   Read More

We’ve replaced Sun-Rype Products with Ten Peaks Coffee on The Back Page. We think that Ten Peaks earned more last year and it’s expected to earn more in 2014, It   Read More

Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser, MPL Communications Inc.
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Below, we discuss four equity funds we think you should consider investing in in 2014. They may   Read More

Money Reporter, MPL Communications Inc.
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The sports world is all a-buzz about this week’s announcement of a broadcast deal struck between the National Hockey   Read More

The TaxLetter, MPL Communications Inc.
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With U.S. real estate prices remaining near historic low levels, many Canadians feel this is continues to be an   Read More

 
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American Depositary Receipts diversify your portfolio, reduce risk and give you industry access.

Since we last updated   Read More

The Investment Reporter,, MPL Communications Inc.
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Key stock Barrick Gold is earning far less these days. It angered big investors by issuing 163.5 million   Read More

The MoneyLetter, MPL Communications Inc.
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The recent squabble over the debt ceiling in Washington serves to illustrate why it’s a good idea to diversify   Read More

Investor’s Digest of Canada, MPL Communications Inc.
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In the months leading up to the October ’87   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, are a form of alternative investment that offer you diversification. It’s tempting to call them American Diversification Receipts. They give you access to global stocks and industries   Read More

At times we also offer tips on how to boost your returns above the posted rates, by negotiating, or through bonuses for re-upping at the same institution, or by switching   Read More