Consumer goods stock Saputo Inc. earned record profits again in fiscal 2017. It’s expected to earn record profits this year and next. The company is a ‘dividend aristocrat’. It remains   Read More

Hero today, Zero tomorrow. That’s how ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards reminds himself that sector rotation is becoming faster and more pronounced of late. So who’s hot, and who’s not?   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter, the newsletter for investors whose interest is more interest, publishes its list of recommended bonds and preferred shares. We currently recommend a 50-50 split between   Read More

Portfolio manager Robert McWhirter names two ‘best buy’ Canadian industrial penny stocks that are on the cusp of breakthroughs. Both companies enjoy the stability of onshore production combined with the   Read More

Many a gold stock’s headquarters are situated in a safe, stable country, but its mines may be located abroad and exposed to the downside of some less developed jurisdictions around   Read More

Columnist Edward Gardiner looks at the uncertainties surrounding NAFTA negotiations, the U.S. budget and events in Europe. He’s encouraged enough to recommend holding pipelines, oil and gas stocks and automotive   Read More

Moody’s has downgraded the big six Canadian banks. But, much like when a tree falls in the forest, did anyone hear it? Professional money managers, who talk like bulls and   Read More

Saudi Arabia and Russia, among others, plan to limit their production until at least March, 2018. This has raised oil prices and the loonie. It should increase the profits of   Read More

The warmer months typically bring about falling stock prices, but the key to using this information is figuring out what sectors will do well before the inevitable setback, says longtime   Read More

Savaria Corp.’s earnings are growing fast. And this manufacturing stock’s earnings are expected to keep rising quickly for years to come as an aging population needs more accessibility equipment. Aggressive   Read More

SNC-Lavalin’s acquisition of WS Atkins will greatly expand its consulting, design and project management capabilities. It creates a $12.1 billion global engineering and construction services and project management company with   Read More

Canadian Pacific Railway is expected to earn record profits again, both this year and next. It has resumed raising its dividend, though it yields little. This transportation and logistics stock   Read More

Another player recently joined the rapidly growing list of publicly-traded marijuana stocks in Canada. Writing in Investor’s Digest of Canada, Zachary McCrossin says WeedMD Inc.’s chief executive officer has a   Read More

Here are two renewable energy producers of clean and green electric power. Both offer attractive dividends in addition to the attractiveness of their natural gas and renewable power sources of   Read More

The world’s largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold, earned much less than expected in the first quarter. That largely reflected less-than-expected gold production and higher-than-expected all-in sustaining costs. The company   Read More

The U.S. has slapped duties on lumber imports from Canada—yet again. These duties average almost 20 per cent. Worse, the duties apply retroactively from January 28 to April 27. This   Read More

The Money Reporter regularly reviews the 20 top income stocks and trusts for the income-focused investor. From those 20 it highlights those it views as being its current choices for   Read More

Sentry Investments executive Andy Nasr looks to the United States, especially the financial, consumer staples, healthcare, technology, construction and infrastructure sectors, as good places to invest now. When pressed to   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at four financial stocks—two of the big five Canadian banks, a financial services and asset manager and a global life insurance stock. Three of   Read More

There’s still a few weeks before it’s time to sell in May and go away. Barrie, Ont.-based ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards notes their portfolios still hold plenty of U.S.   Read More

We have four reasons to rate Atlantic Power Corp. a ‘sell’. You should move your cash into one of the five blue chip electric utility stocks that we rate as   Read More

Barrie, Ontario-based ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards picks four income stocks that share the characteristics of: 1) consistency in dividend payment over time; 2) potential for growth of the dividend;   Read More

And six gold stocks to buy if you must. The price of gold appears to have stabilized. Lower producer costs raise profits. While you might hold a little gold to   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter, the newsletter for investors whose interest is more interest, publishes its list of recommended bonds and preferred shares.
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Vancouver-area investment adviser Guy Lapierre says he is “pleasantly surprised” by the ongoing post-election rally in the United States. He is optimistic that stock market gains will continue for the   Read More

Here are two transportation stocks that offer long-term share price gains and growing dividends. 1) A trucking company whose stock price is rising, dividends are raised each year and its   Read More

Scotiabank may not benefit as much from stronger U.S. economic growth than some of its peers, but this Canadian financial stock has good potential in emerging markets.
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Healthcare stock Emblem Corp. is a Canadian licensed producer of medical marijuana, providing patients with high-quality, premium cannabis strains. It has recently sourced a supply of high-cannabidiol marijuana from a   Read More

So you’re a hands-on investor and you want to decide for yourself which investments go into your self-directed Registered Retirement Savings Plan. TaxLetter contributing editor Samantha Prasad, a tax partner   Read More

The Investment Reporter recently analyzed 24 oil and gas stocks that are all ‘buys’ or ‘holds’. Of those, it selected only four that it rates as current ‘best buys’. They   Read More

When Canada’s real estate balloon starts to fizzle will it take Canadian financials stocks down with it? Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay recalls lessons of the past for readers of   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter reviews the 20 top income stocks and trusts for the income-focused investor. From those 20 it highlights those it views as being its current choices   Read More

Consumer goods and alternative financial services stock goeasy Ltd. is growing fast and raising its dividends quickly. Yet its shares, like Rodney Dangerfield, “don’t get no respect”. They trade at   Read More

Open Text Corporation did well in the first half of fiscal 2017. It’s adapting to changes in the technology industry. To that end, the company made a big acquisition and   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter, the newsletter for income-oriented investors, publishes its list of 24 recommended common stocks and 16 recommended mutual equity funds.
What to do about common stocks now
North   Read More

Here are three companies that have recently undergone major transformational acquisitions. Two of them are in the business of transporting oil and natural gas through pipelines across Canada and the   Read More

Stock markets keep rising as the precious metals miners’ rally pauses. Technical analyst Brian Hoffman warns that investors should watch support levels in an environment like this. He names three   Read More

Here are eight auto parts stocks that are ‘buys’ for capital gains potential over the next few years. But we also name two auto parts stocks you should sell—despite what   Read More

An infrastructure stock and a healthcare stock sound like an odd couple for investment counsellor Robert Sneddon’s two ‘best buy’ stock selections. But Mr. Sneddon forecasts a strong bull run   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter, the newsletter for investors whose interest is more interest, publishes its list of recommended bonds and preferred shares.
What to do about bonds now
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Canadian Tire money, or Sandy McTire loyalty bucks, have been around since 1958. People save them for years to make large purchases, other stores have been known to accept them   Read More

In the 1972 federal election, NDP Leader David Lewis popularized a political rallying cry against ‘corporate welfare bums’. Investor’s Digest columnist Keith Richards may not share much of the late   Read More

Toronto-based global manufacturing stock CCL Industries plans to split its common shares five-for-one. This is a plus for individual investors. 100 shares now cost about $30,000. After the split, that   Read More

The Money Reporter is “for investors whose interest is more interest”. The pursuit of higher income in a low interest rate environment brings us to a preferred split stock that   Read More

H&R REIT has a portfolio of 38 office properties, 156 retail properties, 101 industrial properties, 12 residential properties and four development projects. The REIT is well diversified geographically and by   Read More

Regular MoneyLetter columnist Ken Norquay is struggling to remain objective during the word war being waged by the U.S. media and their new president. As an investment advisor, his value   Read More

Analysts follow as many as 20 stocks, most of which are rated ‘buys’. Of those ‘buys’, an analyst has one or two special favourites seen as most suitable for new   Read More

The big five Canadian banks pay much higher dividend yields than the overall Canadian stock market. They increase their dividends each year. The big five are all blue chip stocks   Read More

Dominant global technology stock Alphabet Inc. (parent of Google) and renewable energy stock Algonquin Power and Utilities are the two best stocks to buy now says Toronto-based Sentry Investments analyst   Read More

Blue chip technology stock Open Text Corporation did well in the first half of fiscal 2017. It’s adapting to changes in the technology industry. To that end, the company made   Read More

Investor’s Digest columnist Richard Buzbuzian takes a look at a Canadian junior cobalt mining stock with existing supply ready to meet growing world-wide demand. And, compared to its market peer,   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter, the newsletter for investors whose interest is more interest, publishes its list of recommended bonds and preferred shares.
What to do about bonds now
After falling from   Read More