In the past, buying all the shares that make up a stock index was a course of action available to only the largest investors. These past couple of decades, however,   Read More

Following the staggering depths of 2020 and dizzying highs of 2021, the markets have reverted to the mean in 2022, aping historical trends and setting the stage for a rally   Read More

Following the staggering depths of 2020 and dizzying highs of 2021, the markets have reverted to the mean in 2022, aping historical trends and setting the stage for a rally   Read More

Long-term growth through exchange-traded index funds can stabilize your financial future.

If you’re investing for income, mutual funds may have a special place in your portfolio. We’re talking about the longest-term   Read More

CIBC World Markets analysts Jin Yan, Ian de Verteuil, Shaz Merwat, and Jinzhu Zhai discuss the issue of revitalizing aging infrastructure. It has also been a priority for policy-makers in   Read More

Dividend ETFs generate current income and they also offer tax advantages that may make them better than bonds or GICs.
When a fund invests for dividend income it usually sticks with   Read More

Equity analyst Don Vialoux names two ETFs as his “best buys” to benefit from US President Joe Biden’s expanding infrastructure investment.

Joe Biden’s sophomore year has run in line with history   Read More

Dan Bortolotti urges investors to contemplate whether their risk tolerance would be as strong in a bear market. “The going will get tough, no matter which strategy you choose.”
No matter   Read More

These three REITs were highlighted from a recent Investor’s Digest of Canada review of 52 income trusts followed by leading analysts across Canada.
Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX—KMP.UN)

The winds   Read More

Equity analyst Don Vialoux names two ETFs as his “best buys” to benefit from US President Joe Biden’s expanding infrastructure investment.

Joe Biden’s sophomore year has run in line with history   Read More

Dividend ETFs generate current income and they also offer tax advantages that may make them better than bonds or GICs.
When a fund invests for dividend income it usually sticks with   Read More

Dan Bortolotti urges investors to contemplate whether their risk tolerance would be as strong in a bear market. “The going will get tough, no matter which strategy you choose.”
No matter   Read More

Gold prices are being driven up by demand from India and China; silver prices by demand from various industrial users. Don Vialoux picks 4 ETFs to buy for precious metals.

Rapidly   Read More

US stocks are quite expensive compared with equities in other world markets. Here’s a way to take it slow and easy with your US investing.
Stocks in the US, particularly those   Read More

Gold prices are being driven up by demand from India and China; silver prices by demand from various industrial users. Don Vialoux picks 4 ETFs to buy for precious metals.

Rapidly   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

In the debate over the merits of investing actively or passively, it’s easy to lose track of a third option. Combining both approaches may be the better way to go.
Some   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

Equity analyst Don Vialoux says current ‘best buys’ are Canadian securities or ETFs that will benefit from the recovery in the Far East.

As the bite of winter settles in, longtime   Read More

Equity analyst Don Vialoux says current ‘best buys’ are Canadian securities or ETFs that will benefit from the recovery in the Far East.

As the bite of winter settles in, longtime   Read More

Portfolio manager Keith Richards says opportunities are coming, but you must have cash to take advantage of them. This will not be the end of the world. It’s a much-needed   Read More

“Moves by the [HUV] index above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages is the preferred trigger for a seasonal trade (that is, to sell) lasting to at least mid-October   Read More

Seasonality analyst names this conservative ETF, with a basket of diversified international healthcare stocks (which, he says, trumps all other market sectors), as his current ‘best buy’.

Market volatility will be   Read More

Here’s an ETF that invests in companies that not only pay dividends, but raise them year after year. This gives you capital appreciation and a growing stream of income.

iShares S&P/TSX   Read More

Do you have cash sitting in your brokerage account doing nothing at all. Don’t expect your broker to do anything about it. You have to do it yourself.

Money-market funds used   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says: Be alert for a sell signal in both stocks and bonds. We should be preparing to buy gold and oil ETFs.
Gold bugs are investors   Read More

ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards says the leading sectors within the TSX 300 index do not support a lasting bull market at this time.
The trouble with the TSX index is   Read More

Technical analyst and portfolio manager Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management loves to trade Exchange Traded Funds that are stuck in sideways trading patterns.
I love sideways stock patterns. In fact,   Read More

There are two types of ETFs you should be wary of if you want to avoid risks. We’ve sidestepped these risks with our 13 “Best Exchange-Traded Funds For You”.

One of   Read More

“Our bank pick is trading at valuations that are compelling enough to justify buying it at present prices. Our pipeline pick is a hedge of sorts against lower bond yields,”   Read More

There are two types of ETFs you should be wary of if you want to avoid risks. We’ve sidestepped these risks with our 13 “Best Exchange-Traded Funds For You”.

One of   Read More

“Our bank pick is trading at valuations that are compelling enough to justify buying it at present prices. Our pipeline pick is a hedge of sorts against lower bond yields,”   Read More

Canadian REITs are breaking out from a very long resistance point. ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards says it’s OK to own REITs over the summer.
Despite the strong markets in the   Read More

Biotech stocks typically get a second wind after the American Society of Clinical Oncologists annual conference in June and climb for the rest of summer. “Usually it’s in late June,”   Read More

Long term buy-and-hold strategies rely on up trending markets. Long term buy-low-sell-high strategies rely on volatility. That’s why behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay recommends incorporating selling into your investment strategy.

Previously   Read More

Pete Seeger’s 1950s hit ‘Turn! Turn! Turn! To everything there is a season’ popularized the message of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. So why, behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay wonders, does the securities   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged ETF tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio manager   Read More

The investment industry relies heavily on investors owning individual company stocks traded on stock exchanges. But behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says we can use exchange-traded funds to invest in   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

Pete Seeger’s 1950s hit ‘Turn! Turn! Turn! To everything there is a season’ popularized the message of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. So why, behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay wonders, does the securities   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged ETF tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio manager   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

Equity mutual fund managers sense a high risk in the stock market and are increasing their cash reserves. But the amount of cash they hold is restricted by the fund’s   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged exchange-traded fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio   Read More

When you invest in a new industry, it’s best to use the ‘basket approach’. Spread your investment over a basket of stocks. That way you’re more likely to end up   Read More

Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index Exchange-Traded Fund gives you three benefits: diversification across a number of larger marijuana stocks; regular re-balancing by a professional manager; and attractive cash distributions.

Cannabis has   Read More

The investment industry relies heavily on investors owning individual company stocks traded on stock exchanges. But behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says we can use exchange-traded funds to invest in   Read More

Toronto-based Purpose Investments portfolio manager Greg Taylor says the market has rotated from its growth focus to a search for value. He picks two funds for this transitioning market as   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

Seasonal financial analyst Don Vialoux says his ‘best buy’ for the coming months is the base metals sector, and the easiest way to play the sector is through exchange-traded funds,   Read More

If you have new money to invest, we consider the Canadian stock market a good place to put some of your money. We would take this opportunity to invest in   Read More

Equity mutual fund managers sense a high risk in the stock market and are increasing their cash reserves. But the amount of cash they hold is restricted by the fund’s   Read More