RBC analyst Irene Nattel picks two consumer goods stocks that are well-equipped to survive the pandemic and potentially flourish thereafter.
For the most part, consumer goods stocks have suffered during the   Read More

Here are three real estate investment trusts to buy—a renewable power producer, a leading retail REIT and an urban commercial property developer.
Perfectly positioned but priced high
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ValueTrend’s Keith Richards warns you should have a healthy appetite for risk if you think it’s time to invest in airline stocks.

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Stock market setbacks do happen. So it can pay to buy defensive beverage stocks. Their valuations and dividends are usually favourable compared with those of, say, tech stocks.

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Father and son team investment managers Bruce and Jamie Murray pick their two best stocks to buy—two each, that is.
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Speculative opportunities abound in the travel and hospitality industries. Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel picks four stocks for brave-heart believers. Here are two of them.
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Savaria Corp.’s shares have risen to reflect its acquisition of Sweden-based Handicare Group.

Savaria’s acquisition of Handicare Group is in an industry it knows well. The company “designs, manufactures, distributes, and   Read More

With small-cap stocks expected to do well in an economic recovery, we like these two small-cap funds for investment now.

Small-cap stocks are enjoying relatively strong returns this year. While the   Read More

Portfolio manager Mike Vinokur picks an oil and gas stock and a cargo and passenger air transportation services provider as his current ‘best buy’ stocks.

Taking a short breather after a   Read More

RBC analyst Irene Nattel picks two consumer goods stocks that are well-equipped to survive the pandemic and potentially flourish thereafter.
For the most part, consumer goods stocks have suffered during the   Read More

Growing demand for fossil fuels from economies that care little for appeasing climate advocates will offset current green policies says ValueTrend’s Keith Richards.

“Created in America but Parts from China” has   Read More

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

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

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

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

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

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says when the central bankers change direction, we should too.
2020, the so-called Year of Good Vision, turned out to be the Year of ‘We’ve Never   Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Canadian   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

With the impact of fossil fuel extraction and use on climate change, renewable energy sources are becoming more attractive, says Enriched Investing’s Margaret Samuel.
There are a number of sectors in   Read More

In a world where gold exploration stocks can be wildly overvalued, Mike Kachanovsky thinks GoldON is a bargain stock that may be on the brink of a breakout.
There is a   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

Toronto-based Raymond James analysts Rahul Sarugaser and Michael Freeman say the strong cannabis stocks are beginning to separate from the weak. They pick two to buy.
Fundamentals are improving across the   Read More

Investors should focus on financially strong, clean energy companies, those that produce solar, hydro, wind and geothermal energy and that have essentially ‘decarbonized’.

Coal and other fossil fuels are not coming   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

Cut back stocks. Add to your gold holdings. Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says the stock market is riskier than ever: add to your gold holdings over the next few   Read More

Here are two real estate investment trusts to buy for growth and income. Both REITS’ units trade at attractive discounts to their net asset values.
Brookfield Property Partners (TSX—BPY.UN)
Brookfield Property Partners   Read More

Here are three private technology companies to put on your watch list. They’re not public yet, but soon “could take on the world by storm” say CIBC’s Todd Coupland and   Read More

COVID-19 has driven strong sales growth at Loblaw. Problem is, the costs associated with the pandemic offset the sales benefit to the company in the second quarter.

Consumer goods stock Loblaw’s   Read More

Here are two Canadian technology stocks to buy. One provides equipment and technology to TV and new-media; the other provides software and services to a variety of users.
Evertz Technologies Ltd.   Read More