Portfolio manager John Stephenson says that while there is plenty to keep investors up at night these days, equity markets still remain the best relative alternative in a world of   Read More

Here are five broadcasting-related stocks that offer capital gains potential over the next few years. We rate these five stocks as ‘buys’ but we’ve downgraded a blue chip television broadcasting   Read More

In the debate over whether it’s best to invest actively or passively, it’s easy to lose track of the availability of a third option. Combining both investment approaches can be   Read More

Analyst Jeremy Rosenfield of Industrial Alliance Securities shares his views on TransAlta Corp. and its sister company, TransAlta Renewables Inc. The former is a fossil fuel power-generation and transmission company,   Read More

Not quite what American author and editor Horace Greeley is credited with saying when advising exploitation of 19th century western expansion and prosperity in the USA. Here in Canada in   Read More

Only a Great White North investment letter could see the relationship between these two Canadian consumer stocks. After a smooth riding day on your Ski-Doo or Sea-Doo, you’ll look forward   Read More

Recent weakness in the Canadian market leads us to recommend Canadian equity funds for new purchases right now. Higher stock valuations in the US have made international equity funds the   Read More

A recent report that the US is considering terminating NAFTA caused the Canadian dollar, major Canadian blue-chip stocks and government bond yields to sink. What should you do to prepare   Read More

Columnist Mike Kachanovsky shares his insight and analysis on one of his current favourite junior gold stocks. It does not pay a dividend but it’s a junior mining stock that   Read More

We recently surveyed cash flow ratios for the stocks we follow and discovered there are still good buys available. We’ve selected two stocks trading below our acceptable price-to-cash-flow ratios which   Read More

Here are two disparate consumer retail stocks to buy. One is an established blue chip stock, a 70-year-old dividend aristocrat that operates drug stores, supermarkets and other grocery stores. The   Read More

2018 will be another good year for preferred shares. Despite the increases in interest rates so far, low yields still prevail, although some preferreds now offer more attractive yields. We   Read More

DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. We outline 12 advantages that accrue to DRIP shareholders and lead you through a four-step process   Read More

MoneyLetter columnist Keith Richards thinks that the market is ripe for a stronger-than-normal tendency for sector and stock rotation from strong to weak performers in the coming weeks. He names   Read More

Given its record gold production and strong cash flow generation, gold stock Agnico has increased its production guidance and its dividend. Production is now expected to exceed 1.68 million ounces   Read More

The brick-and-mortar consumer goods industry is under direct threat from online retailers like Amazon.com. The consumer goods trend towards ordering products online versus going to a shopping mall is known   Read More

Here are three Canadian stocks in the hardwood and hardware business that operate at various stages from manufacturing to consumer retailing. From outdoor, heavy-duty railway ties and utility poles to   Read More

The big five Canadian banks remain buys for further long-term share price gains, an attractive and growing stream of dividends, and for being high-quality blue chip stocks that should hold   Read More

Canadian energy stocks have been performing well of late. However, energy stock Veresen Inc. has been delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange after it was taken over by its peer,   Read More

Here are two Canadian metals and mining stocks that we rate ‘buy’. One is a recovery play based on the entrepreneurial skills of its 37.5-per-cent owner and its current price   Read More

Many financial analysts will argue that medical marijuana producers are bargain stocks today. But one such bargain stock that Mackie Research analyst Greg McLeish recommends is a bargain that he   Read More

Scotia Canadian Dividend has been a relatively strong performer compared to its peers in the Canadian dividend and equity-income mutual fund category. It’s a fund that will fit with an   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

‘Laissez les bon temps rouler.’ And the Cajun French certainly know how to do that. It’s that ability to spend and celebrate, no matter what hardships or geopolitical tensions exist,   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, give you benefits. One is diversification. It’s tempting to call ADRs American ‘Diversification’ Receipts. They give you industries that Canada lacks or has in short   Read More

Financial stock CIBC’s latest results include those of The PrivateBank, a recent acquisition that diversifies CIBC’s earnings and lessens its dependence on Canada. Its shares are attractive for their above-average   Read More

Desjardins Capital Markets analyst Benoit Poirier upgrades his recommendation for Canadian manufacturing stock Héroux-Devtek to a ‘buy’ after acquiring a leading European manufacturer earlier this year.
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX—HRX) announced the   Read More

Richelieu Hardware has earned record profits for years. The manufacturing stock is expected to earn record profits this year and next. This has sent the stock up, which gives it   Read More

Our ‘buy-low-sell-high’ approach to getting higher-than-average long-term returns has nothing to do with being brilliant when the stock market goes UP. It’s all about not losing when the market goes   Read More

Timing the Market and Equity Clock founder, Don Vialoux says the season for investing in gold and silver is now (especially silver). He lists his two recommendations for gold and   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
Of the   Read More

Consumer goods stocks Canadian Tire and Loblaw Companies both face similar difficulties with highly competitive market places and expected increases in minimum wages. But growing sales and continuing improvements in   Read More

The US Department of Commerce has set final duties on lumber imports from Canada. This is likely to hurt the profits of some Canadian lumber producers. But a stronger economy   Read More

Canadian energy stocks have been performing well of late. However, energy stock Veresen Inc. has been delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange after it was taken over by its peer,   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

Scotia Canadian Dividend has been a relatively strong performer compared to its peers in the Canadian dividend and equity-income mutual fund category. It’s a fund that will fit with an   Read More

Many financial analysts will argue that medical marijuana producers are bargain stocks today. But one such bargain stock that Mackie Research analyst Greg McLeish recommends is a bargain that he   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, give you benefits. One is diversification. It’s tempting to call ADRs American ‘Diversification’ Receipts. They give you industries that Canada lacks or has in short   Read More

Since early June, two of Canada’s premier seafood processing companies have suffered from downward stock price momentum. High Liner Foods suffered through an expensive product recall. Clearwater Seafoods may have   Read More

Where can you buy a basket of stocks at a discount and get a 6.1 per cent dividend yield paid to you in monthly installments? The closed-end Blue Ribbon Income   Read More

Blue chip stock Canadian National Railway Company is expanding and improving its infrastructure for global trade. The amount of cargo the company ships is expected by financial analyst Benoit Poirier   Read More

‘Laissez les bon temps rouler.’ And the Cajun French certainly know how to do that. It’s that ability to spend and celebrate, no matter what hardships or geopolitical tensions exist,   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. This month the Money Reporter names two   Read More

Electric vehicle adoption is pushing up demand for rare earth elements (REEs), according to contributor Mike Kachanovsky. As of now, he says, China controls most of the global supply. However,   Read More

Here are two Canadian metals and mining stocks that we rate ‘buy’. One is a recovery play based on the entrepreneurial skills of its 37.5-per-cent owner and its current price   Read More

Looking out for bargain gold mining stocks? The mining industry as a whole has worked diligently to keep costs minimal and valuations high. Even so, more than a few gold   Read More

Canada’s big five banks dominate the investing public’s attention when it comes to choosing financial stocks. But the next tier often offers interesting investing opportunities based on regional factors that   Read More

Seniors housing and business software technology may make for an odd couple on anybody’s ‘best of anything’ list. But chartered financial analyst Christine Poole sees money to be made from   Read More

Blue-chip consumer goods stock Metro Inc. has agreed to acquire drugstore chain Jean Coutu Group. We think that Metro will profit from this transaction. It remains a buy. Coutu’s shares   Read More

VersaPay is a financial technology (fintech) stock that provides clients with cloud-based accounts receivable automation software called ARC. ARC currently has over 100 suppliers signed on the platform, more than   Read More

Stock market speculators should continue to work in Canadian oil and gas stocks and precious metals stocks. Gold, silver, oil and natural gas are all in long-term up trends right   Read More

Transcontinental Inc. is expected to earn more in the year to October 31. Its earnings are expected to slip a bit next year and the year after that. But as   Read More