Diversification is the best way to control risk in your portfolio of mutual funds. But there are several ways of achieving broad geographical diversification. A global fund may be the   Read More

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (TSX-BIP.UN) owns and operates high-quality utilities, transport and energy assets in North and South America, Australasia, and Europe. It also seeks acquisition opportunities in other infrastructure   Read More

Americans take pride in what’s called American exceptionalism. They were the first country to practise democracy in modern times. They were the first with no monarchy or aristocracy. America was   Read More

If you’re looking for the best mutual funds to invest new money in right now, we suggest you add to conservative Canadian and foreign stock funds. As well, emerging markets   Read More

With lots of cash, Chou Associates is well positioned for a correction, whenever it happens.

If you believe global stock markets are due for a correction anytime soon, you may find   Read More

Look beyond North America’s borders and benefit from ADR investing

ADRs, or American Depositary Receipts make it easy for you to buy overseas companies and provide you with an extra measure   Read More

World markets currently less desirable than developed markets, where some of the best opportunities lie in the oil patch..

March was a volatile month for the markets, with worries over global   Read More

We think now is a good time to seek exposure to emerging-markets equities because they offer compelling value. Investors have two avenues available for ETF investing: through a cap-weighted ETF   Read More

Husky Energy (TSK-HSE, $35.12). An integrated Canadian energy stocks major, 70 per cent controlled by Hutchinson Whampao of Hong Kong, that was included in my Canadian Stocks Dozen for 2014   Read More

Correction will coincide with six-month seasonal downswing

We’re still tiptoeing through queasy stock markets. So, don’t rest easy just yet.

A correction of some sort is under way — one that neatly   Read More

Worries over emerging markets continue, but North America looks poised for a recovery

The stock market has been in quite a funk these last few weeks.

Expectations of a reduction in stimulus   Read More

As 2014 continues to unfold, both gold and silver are starting to perform impressively.

Both metals appear to have made major bottoms following gold’s plunge to US$1,180 an ounce at the   Read More

Where to put new money now

Continue to add new money to existing positions. Emphasize those positions that have suffered relative short-term weakness. 

OUR CURRENT THINKING: Stock markets in North America and   Read More

On this page, we outline what we expect the economy and stocks to do over the next 180 days. This assists us in listing 25 stocks that we expect to   Read More

With all of our other investment choices, be it stocks or trusts or bonds or cash, we all make our own decisions on what and when to buy and sell.   Read More

– Ken Norquay

We profit from the downtrend of the Canadian dollar by increasing the foreign content of our overall portfolios.

Investors who have owned U.S. stocks since 2011 know exactly what   Read More

– John Stephenson, CFA

After the banner finish to the market last year, the price action on the S&P 500 has so far been somewhat dismal with stocks consolidating and digesting   Read More

– John Embry

If you’ve always suspected the world’s central banks of keeping gold prices down, Dimitri Speck’s investigation will come as no surprise

As we head into February, gold and silver   Read More

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What to do about common stocks

We experienced a nice little year-end rally in Canadian stocks. Over the past   Read More

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The global economy is expected to grow more quickly in 2014. Also, North American companies are sitting on   Read More

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Below, we discuss four equity funds we think you should consider investing in in 2014. They may   Read More

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U.S. investors made out like bandits
The final numbers are now in, and it turns out that the S&P/TSX Composite   Read More

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Among resource issues, energy stocks have held up relatively well this year. That may reflect the   Read More

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The U.S. is doing better. So we’ve shifted our focus from U.S. companies that earn most of their   Read More

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The Canadian stock market may yet catch up to the U.S. market. Or perhaps the U.S.   Read More

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Markets have come roaring back lately, fueled by optimism that the Fed is in no hurry to start scaling   Read More

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Canada and the TSE are only a small part of the world markets picture, which is one reason we   Read More

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– Edited from an article by Sunil Vidyarthi, M.B.A., PhD
 
What’s your take on the umpteenth version of   Read More

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– Edited from an article by Peter Pham
 
As strange as it might now seem, big oil these   Read More

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A few years ago, those struggling for social justice used to say “Think globally, act locally.” Investors struggling   Read More

 
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American Depositary Receipts diversify your portfolio, reduce risk and give you industry access.

Since we last updated   Read More

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– Edited from an article by Michael Smedley
 
The black gold of the 21st Century. That’s how Kiril   Read More

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For 2014, market momentum and technological innovation will give world-class Canadian companies a solid base.
  
This year, more   Read More

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We regularly review ATS Automation Tooling Systems on The Back Page. Since we published our July 5 issue,   Read More

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You may have to take a long-term perspective to see it, but the Canadian equity market is gradually improving.   Read More

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In picking stocks, David Cockfield tries to avoid a flash in the pan. “Typically, you might be   Read More

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Key stock Barrick Gold is earning far less these days. It angered big investors by issuing 163.5 million   Read More

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The recent squabble over the debt ceiling in Washington serves to illustrate why it’s a good idea to diversify   Read More

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Key stock Finning International generated higher earnings and cash flow on slightly lower revenue in the first half   Read More

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Investors who follow seasonal trends know that the best-six- month strategy begins in late October or early   Read More

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You may be disappointed if you plunge into the U.S. markets now expecting near-term gains similar to   Read More

While acknowledging that markets remained “tough” for the first half of 2013 (ended June 28), international infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty plc (BBY-LON, 282.90p) confirmed that trading conditions “weren’t getting any   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, are a form of alternative investment that offer you diversification. It’s tempting to call them American Diversification Receipts. They give you access to global stocks and industries   Read More

Editor Raymond DeVoe Jr. always feels a “twinge of nostalgia” when he watches the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on CNBC and hears the voice that says “welcome   Read More