Financial trends illustrate the forces at work in the economic world. Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay wonders how this tangled web will unwind.
“It’s like déjà vu all over again,” baseball’s   Read More

Here are two featured income trusts to buy from Investor’s Digest of Canada’s recent survey of 50 of the most widely-covered income trusts in Canada.
Dream Office REIT (TSX—D.UN)
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NFI Group has a strong outlook. Its share price should recover along with its earnings and cash flow in the months ahead. Meanwhile, it pays an attractive dividend.
We regularly review   Read More

Technology stocks aren’t immune from post-pandemic labor shortages and the demand for cloud talent has skyrocketed since the acceleration of remote (i.e. home) work.

While much of the conversation around post-pandemic   Read More

Margaret Samuel picks three technology stocks to buy in a robotics industry that’s expected to grow by about 11 per cent per year between 2018 and 2026.

Robotics is the analysis,   Read More

Despite the recent strength in real estate investment trusts, they still offer a compelling opportunity.
Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been market leaders this year. And they may continue   Read More

BMO analyst Devin Dodge picks Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners as the two best stocks to buy now.
After meeting executives in September, Toronto BMO Capital Markets analyst Devin   Read More

California money manager Russ Mathews is bullish on Canadian bank stocks and US oil and gas stocks. He picks two of each as his current ‘best buys’.
Money manager Russ Mathews   Read More

Each quarter, we make a 180-day forecast of what we expect the economy and the stock market to do over the next six months.

Here’s our forecast of what we expect   Read More

Here are three REITs featured in a recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 Income Trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada.

Managing challenges while awaiting direction
Business in Cominar REIT’s   Read More

Add to equity markets in Canada, Europe, the UK and Japan. Go easy on investing in US stocks.

The economic recovery continues to be propelled by monetary and fiscal stimuli, the   Read More

Here are two featured income trusts to buy from Investor’s Digest of Canada’s recent survey of 50 of the most widely-covered income trusts in Canada.
Dream Office REIT (TSX—D.UN)
The growth path   Read More

Ordinary investors need to know that these are not ordinary times. It’s time to review your risk tolerance. Ken Norquay asks: Are you satisfied with the profits you have just   Read More

Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

Equities have had a great   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy. One is focused on residential properties; the other has a portfolio of office, retail, industrial and residential properties.

CAP REIT (TSX—CAR.UN)
Despite the impact of the   Read More

A funeral and burial services company and a trucking and related logistic services company are portfolio manager Guy Lapierre’s current ‘best buys’.

Retail investors who still believe in big-name stocks such   Read More

Sideways patterns are rare, but they do happen. When you spot one, take a hard look at the fundamentals of the security. If they’re sound, take advantage.
I love to see   Read More

Algonquin Power & Utilities is a buy. It uses its growing earnings to regularly raise its dividends and its ability to provide renewable energy should raise its share price.

Algonquin Power   Read More

Trading to profit from anticipated declines in stock prices seldom works. In the case of the bank stocks, forget it.

The banks all reported strong results in the fiscal second quarter   Read More

Each quarter, we make a 180-day forecast of what we expect the economy and the stock market to do over the next six months.

Here’s our forecast of what we expect   Read More

Here are three REITs featured in a recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 Income Trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada.

Managing challenges while awaiting direction
Business in Cominar REIT’s   Read More

Portfolio manager Mike Vinokur says his choice of Teck Resources and Taylor Morrison Home Corp., is based on long-term scarcity of the goods they produce.
The combined uncertainties of summer wildfires   Read More

Add to equity markets in Canada, Europe, the UK and Japan. Go easy on investing in US stocks.

The economic recovery continues to be propelled by monetary and fiscal stimuli, the   Read More

California money manager Russ Mathews is bullish on Canadian bank stocks and US oil and gas stocks. He picks two of each as his current ‘best buys’.
Money manager Russ Mathews   Read More

The very contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is expected to reduce the amount of air travel by tourists coming to Canada and Canadians flying abroad—a new blow to airlines.

We regularly   Read More

A funeral and burial services company and a trucking and related logistic services company are portfolio manager Guy Lapierre’s current ‘best buys’.

Retail investors who still believe in big-name stocks such   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy. One is focused on residential properties; the other has a portfolio of office, retail, industrial and residential properties.

CAP REIT (TSX—CAR.UN)
Despite the impact of the   Read More

Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

Equities have had a great   Read More

From Côte d’Ivoire to Chile, Raymond James analyst Craig Stanley scours the globe for junior gold mine stocks to buy.
Although leisure travel to faraway places remains largely restricted, the movement   Read More

Trading to profit from anticipated declines in stock prices seldom works. In the case of the bank stocks, forget it.

The banks all reported strong results in the fiscal second quarter   Read More

“Bricks and mortar will still remain very, very important . . . consumers are very interested in getting back to the stores” says Scotiabank’s Patricia Baker.

With rising consumer spending high   Read More

California money manager Russ Mathews is bullish on Canadian bank stocks and US oil and gas stocks. He picks two of each as his current ‘best buys’.
Money manager Russ Mathews   Read More

Here are three REITs featured in a recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 Income Trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada.

Managing challenges while awaiting direction
Business in Cominar REIT’s   Read More

Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

Equities have had a great   Read More

From Côte d’Ivoire to Chile, Raymond James analyst Craig Stanley scours the globe for junior gold mine stocks to buy.
Although leisure travel to faraway places remains largely restricted, the movement   Read More

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

A recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 income trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada featured three REITs to buy.
Artis REIT: Waiting for the big reveal
CIBC World Markets   Read More

CCL Industries’ shares aren’t cheap. But it rewards its shareholders by raising its dividends each year and buying back its shares. Buy for further long-term share price gains.
We regularly review   Read More

“Bricks and mortar will still remain very, very important . . . consumers are very interested in getting back to the stores” says Scotiabank’s Patricia Baker.

With rising consumer spending high   Read More

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

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   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

The big Canadian banks are indicators of the economy’s health. How did they fare in the second quarter?

The second-quarter earnings season for the big six Canadian banks has come and   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

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

For most Canadians, a successful COVID-19 vaccination will put an end to the crisis that   Read More

A recent MoneyLetter roundup of analysts’ reviews revealed a positive outlook for these three oil and gas stocks that should outperform their peers in the energy sector.

Ensign Energy Services Inc.   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.

US housing starts decreased by nine per   Read More

Here’s our forecast of what we expect of the economy and the stock market over the next six months.

Here’s our outline of what we expect of the economy and stock   Read More

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.

Saputo Inc. (TSX—SAP) earned a little less in fiscal 2021,   Read More

A recent Investor’s Digest of Canada survey of 51 income trusts covered by leading analysts across Canada featured three REITs to buy.
Artis REIT: Waiting for the big reveal
CIBC World Markets   Read More

Here are two Canadian construction industry stocks to buy for long-term capital gains.

SNC Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX—SNC)
It looks like SNC is on the mend. It’s a “fully-integrated professional services and   Read More

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

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   Read More