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

Gold stocks and physical gold can present disadvantages. A study of the real (inflation-adjusted) return on gold from 1802 to 2012 shows that it rose only 0.7 per cent a   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

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

Since The Ides   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy for growth and income. They own a mix of residential, retail, office and industrial properties.
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
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An Investor’s Digest survey of securities analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 Canadian companies found these two resource stocks in the “Top 10” list of “Time to Buy”.
Endeavour Mining Corp.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently reviewed security analysts’ reports for three utilities stocks—two independent power producers and a regulated utility.
TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX—RNW)
TransAlta Renewables will acquire three assets from TransAlta Corp. (TSX—TA)   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

Mike Vinokur names auto components manufacturer Martinrea International Inc. and online payments processor Paysafe Ltd. as his current ‘best buys’.

The ‘rocket fuel’ of stimulus money has propelled prices for everything   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

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

This oil and gas stock took advantage of the oil slump by making acquisitions at the bottom of the cycle.

Despite the challenging backdrop of COVID-19 and the sharp decline in   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre opts for well-established, cash-paying Canadian stocks, especially as our economy benefits from high commodity demand and prices.
Despite US Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada speeches in   Read More

Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel looks at two global bank stocks as potential investments against a backdrop of rising interest rates.
The pandemic has created a level of forced savings not seen   Read More

Utilities stocks have lagged the market this past year. To maintain a balanced portfolio, put new money into electric utilities for safety and attractive, growing dividends.

Since December, 2020, the 10   Read More

Here are two REITs to buy for growth and income. They own a mix of residential, retail, office and industrial properties.
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—HR.UN)
H&R’s rentals from investment properties   Read More

Danavation Technologies’ Digital Smart Labels™ enable companies to automate labelling, price, product information and promotions in real time.

New technological innovations often lead to rapid changes in previously stable systems. Recall   Read More

Enriched Investing’s Margaret Samuel picks four stocks that can provide services and products required by US President Biden’s infrastructure plans.

US President Joe Biden’s introduction of an infrastructure and climate plan   Read More

Consumers are supporting businesses that have a positive impact on the world. Odlum Brown’s Stephen Boland makes the case that shareholders should too.

Jackie Robinson was a terrific ball player: a   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns no investment strategy works forever. It’s like a game of musical chairs: when the music stops, don’t be left without a chair.

Since The Ides   Read More

An Investor’s Digest survey of securities analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 Canadian companies found these two resource stocks in the “Top 10” list of “Time to Buy”.
Endeavour Mining Corp.   Read More

CIBC’s Bob Bek names his two current ‘best buys’–both from the communications services sector. One, a diversified media company; the other, a telecommunications services provider.

Canadian telecommunications and media are currently   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

These three income trusts were featured in Investor’s Digest recent survey of Canada’s most widely covered income trusts.
Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX—CSH.UN)
So far in 2021, some of the retail and diversified   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently reviewed security analysts’ reports for three utilities stocks—two independent power producers and a regulated utility.
TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX—RNW)
TransAlta Renewables will acquire three assets from TransAlta Corp. (TSX—TA)   Read More

Here are two technology stocks that offer capital gains potential over the next few years.

We’ve upgraded US technology stock Motorola Solutions Inc. ( NYSE—MSI) to a buy for long-term share   Read More

Mining stocks columnist Mike Kachanovsky says Manganese X has been one of the hottest junior mining stories over the last few quarters.

The push towards widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)   Read More

Often, to make profits from stocks, you must think outside the box. That may require a healthy dose of politically-incorrect thinking. ValueTrend’s Keith Richards takes us there.

Recently, I’ve been finding   Read More

AltaGas and Pembina both trade at reasonable multiples of their anticipated earnings per share for 2021.
AltaGas Ltd. (TSX—ALA)
As the world moves toward a more decarbonized ecosystem, AltaGas believes its natural   Read More

Equity analyst Don Vialoux says “The thing that’s going to drive inflation is greater consumer buying, whether that be homes, or cars, or other big-ticket items.”

After a brief retreat, the   Read More

Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel looks at two global bank stocks as potential investments against a backdrop of rising interest rates.
The pandemic has created a level of forced savings not seen   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

CAP REIT offers the best of both worlds with its defensiveness and solid growth potential.

After a year in which real estate stocks have been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s   Read More

Consumers are supporting businesses that have a positive impact on the world. Odlum Brown’s Stephen Boland makes the case that shareholders should too.

Jackie Robinson was a terrific ball player: a   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

Empire Company, Canada’s second-largest grocery supermarket chain, is growing through the acquisition of 51 per cent of Longo’s.

Stellarton, Nova Scotia-based consumer goods stock Empire Company (TSX—EMP.A), with yearly sales of   Read More

The Federal Reserve Board is printing money aggressively. It’s continuing to flood the world with money hoping to stabilize the US economy.

In the late 1960s, pop singer Connie Francis sang   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

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
Raymond James Financial analyst Frederic   Read More

ValueTrend’s Keith Richards warns you should have a healthy appetite for risk if you think it’s time to invest in airline stocks.

With vaccines quickly rolling out, I get the occasional   Read More

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.

We regularly review   Read More

Father and son team investment managers Bruce and Jamie Murray pick their two best stocks to buy—two each, that is.
What started out as a bull-market correction became a full-bore recession   Read More

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.
Investors want to know when the bottom   Read More

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