The steel cycle may have peaked but Russel Metals still offers good value and high income.
The US has finally removed its crippling tariffs against the Canadian steel and aluminum industries.   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre picks two Canadian pipeline stocks to buy. Their pipelines are full and one has a new polypropylene plant coming on line.
Although Vancouver-area financial professional Guy Lapierre   Read More

Saputo’s shares are high. They now have downwards price momentum. That’s why Saputo remains a hold for now, even though it raises its dividend each year.
We downgraded packaged food manufacturing   Read More

DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to these dozen advantages.

Studies show that dividend reinvestment is essential in building wealth. So   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly the nine ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

While drugs and gold were the two most popular forms of payment for votes in the recent election in India, portfolio manager Elvis Picardo proffers far better reasons for picking   Read More

Oil and gas stock TC Energy is selling 85 per cent of its Northern Courier Pipeline. This and the sale of another asset will raise $1.75 billion.
Calgary-based TC Energy Corp.   Read More

A Purpose Investments report says “an investor can generate a pre-tax equivalent income stream of six per cent to eight per cent from the most credit-worthy corporations in Canada”.
Contrary to   Read More

Manufacturing stock AG Growth has a positive outlook in 2019. Over the long run, the outlook for agriculture is also positive. The stock is a buy for gains and dividends.
Winnipeg-based   Read More

Consumer stock BRP Inc. continues to earn record profits, pay higher dividends and buy back lots of its own shares.
We’ve added Valcourt, Quebec-based BRP Inc. (TSX—DOO) to our list of   Read More

We were patient with SNC-Lavalin. But now we’ve lost confidence in this engineering and construction stock. As a result, we’ve removed it from our list of Key stocks and now   Read More

A Purpose Investments report says “an investor can generate a pre-tax equivalent income stream of six per cent to eight per cent from the most credit-worthy corporations in Canada”.
Contrary to   Read More

While drugs and gold were the two most popular forms of payment for votes in the recent election in India, portfolio manager Elvis Picardo proffers far better reasons for picking   Read More

Consumer goods stock Johnson & Johnson faces a public relations nightmare that could cost it billions. From a purely financial viewpoint, however, this global stock remains a buy.
US stock Johnson   Read More

Despite a challenging outlook, Freehold Royalties Ltd.’s royalty structure bodes well for long-term cash flow.
Canadian oil and gas producers had a challenging year in 2018. A deterioration in the global   Read More

Every month Investor’s Digest of Canada surveys securities analysts’ opinions and recommendations for over 1,000 Canadian stocks. Here are two of the March survey’s top 10 best stocks to buy.
Oil   Read More

Acquisitions over the past five years have grown the utility company’s rate base by 156 per cent. It shares its growing earnings by raising its dividends.

St. John’s, Newfoundland-headquartered Fortis Inc.   Read More

Toronto-based National Bank analyst Rupert Merer picks two utility stocks—both independent power producers—as his two “dividend all-stars” and “best buy” stocks.
The yield is the thing in today’s domestic stock market,   Read More

You will get the most from your income portfolio by following the four guidelines below. Also, be sure to own at least one good dividend or equity income fund, and,   Read More

In picking our Key stocks, we pay close attention to a company’s dividend history. We prefer companies that regularly raise the dividends. This makes it easier to beat inflation and   Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer you much lower management fees than do mutual funds. Plus, the best ETFs give you well-diversified, tax-efficient equity portfolios. And some are great for income investors   Read More

Based on valuations and dividends alone, we see CIBC as the Canadian bank stock that offers the greatest total return potential over the next year.

Canada’s six big banks increased their   Read More

Magna International remains a buy. Its earnings per share are growing quickly. This gives the company the means to keep on raising its dividends every year.
We regularly review Greater Toronto   Read More

Every month, Investor’s Digest surveys 48 income trusts covered by leading securities analysts. Two real estate investment trusts and an energy trust were recent highlights.
SmartCentres REIT (TSX—SRU.UN)
After a successful equity   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly the nine ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Every month Investor’s Digest of Canada surveys securities analysts’ opinions and recommendations for over 1,000 Canadian stocks. Here are two of the March survey’s top 10 best stocks to buy.
Oil   Read More

Toronto-based National Bank analyst Rupert Merer picks two utility stocks—both independent power producers—as his two “dividend all-stars” and “best buy” stocks.
The yield is the thing in today’s domestic stock market,   Read More

Consumer goods stock Saputo Inc. has acquired Dairy Crest in the United Kingdom. This should contribute to its earnings over time. But Saputo remains a hold for now.
Saputo Inc. (TSX—SAP)   Read More

Manulife Financial trades at a low 7.7 times its likely 2019 earnings of $2.90 a share. Its annual dividend of $1.00 a share yields 4.5 per cent. Buy for growth   Read More

Here are two energy stocks to buy for growth and income. Both are integrated oil and gas stocks. By market cap, they are the first (Suncor) and third (Imperial) largest   Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer you much lower management fees than do mutual funds. Plus, the best ETFs give you well-diversified, tax-efficient equity portfolios. And some are great for income investors   Read More

In picking our Key stocks, we pay close attention to a company’s dividend history. We prefer companies that regularly raise the dividends. This makes it easier to beat inflation and   Read More

Every month, Investor’s Digest surveys 48 income trusts covered by leading securities analysts. Two real estate investment trusts and an energy trust were highlights.
SmartCentres REIT (TSX—SRU.UN)
After a successful equity raise   Read More

This Calgary-headquartered mid-stream oil and gas stock operates over 5,000 kilometers of gathering pipelines and 15 natural gas processing plants primarily in Alberta.
Oil and gas stock Keyera Corp. (TSX—KEY) operates   Read More

Based on valuations and dividends alone, we see CIBC as the Canadian bank stock that offers the greatest total return (capital appreciation plus dividend yield) potential over the next year.   Read More

Probable interest rate hikes this year may be subdued but will still limit the attraction of current fixed-income investments. These rate hikes will, however, benefit our recommended floating-rate preferreds.
What to   Read More

“In a world where things are changing fast / Ain’t too many things that are made to last / Hang on to her, boy / They don’t make them like   Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer you much lower management fees than do mutual funds. Plus, the best ETFs give you well-diversified, tax-efficient equity portfolios. And some are great for income investors   Read More

Growth in revenue and earnings for the big five Canadian banks may be more difficult in 2019. The spread on interest rates between their borrowing costs and income is narrowing;   Read More

Keith Howlett, a Toronto-based Desjardins Capital Markets analyst, took a look at what disrupters have done to Macy’s, Williams-Sonoma and Bed, Bath & Beyond. He found two Canadian consumer goods   Read More

You will get the most from your income portfolio by following the four guidelines below. Also, be sure to own at least one good dividend or equity income fund, and,   Read More

A friend joked that we’re overly-fixated on dividends. The thing is, many studies show that dividends can add significantly to an investor’s returns.

Consider a study by Krishna Ramaswamy and Robert   Read More

Telus Corp. is the largest telecommunications carrier in western Canada and one of the largest in the country. It has over 13 million subscriber connections, including 9.2 million wireless subscribers,   Read More

DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.

Studies have shown that dividend reinvestment is   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently surveyed the oil and gas markets which traditionally have been kind to investors from late November to early May. Income investors especially will find some rewarding yields   Read More

Loblaw’s sale of its interest in Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust to its parent company George Weston Limited turns the grocery retailer into a pure-play retail stock and further   Read More

Consumer retail stock Metro Inc. earned record profits in fiscal 2018. It acquired The Jean Coutu Group on May 11. Coutu will contribute for a full year in fiscal 2019.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at two of the five so-called FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google) that have led the market higher in recent years.   Read More

Four Key food stocks that we regularly review include High Liner Foods, Loblaw Companies, Metro Inc. and Saputo Inc. The stocks are generally defensive in nature. That’s thanks to six   Read More

Stock market weakness provides you with an opportunity to buy at lower prices and higher yields. Buy low, sell high. Sounds simple, but can you do it? Here’s a high-quality   Read More

Guy Lapierre, a Port Coquitlam, BC-based vice president at PI Financial, really likes Calgary-based Parkland Fuel Corp.’s six per cent bonds and two stocks—BCE for its dividend yield and Transcontinental   Read More

CIBC performed above its peer group average this year, partly due to the results of its June, 2017 acquisition of CIBC Bank USA (formerly PrivateBancorp Inc.). But CIBC is still   Read More