This overly bullish market may be expecting a pullback this summer. Time to.. Get Defensive!

There has been a noticeable rotation lately out of higher-risk securities such as biotech, U.S. Small   Read More

Just in case you haven’t yet noticed, we’ve been getting mixed signals on interest rates of late.

True, yields on corporate bonds have been creeping up to around 4.5 per cent.

And   Read More

Continue to add to existing funds, especially those in your portfolio with weak short-term records. They’ll be back.

Our thinking: As long as you have your time horizons properly thought out,   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

Building an investment portfolio is a particularly difficult task at potential turning points in the market.

At market lows, investors not only have to be aware of additional downside risk, but   Read More

Five spring times ago, the doomsayers were running roughshod. This spring, the principal worries are of how much longer a bull run for the ages can last, how big the   Read More

In view of our previous recommendation to ETF investors that they buy unhedged ETFs when investing in the U.S., we now recommend such an ETF for investors seeking exposure to   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

Continue to pursue a dollar-cost averaging program, emphasizing conservative, diversified, large-cap funds. Emerging markets hold appeal for aggressive investors.

OUR CURRENT THINKING: Notwithstanding the possibility of a sharp market correction   Read More

When you buy stocks in sectors and sub-sectors of the market, keep your goals in mind. If you’re a conservative, income-seeking investor, focus on utilities, financial stocks and consumer goods   Read More

Some of my research involves sentiment indicators, which measure the level of bullish or bearish behavior by two distinct groups of investors.

One group, sometimes referred to as the “smart   Read More

It’s best to diversify across the five main sectors of the economy: finance, utilities, consumer products and services, manufacturing and resources. Each of these broad sectors is made up of   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

THE MARKET THIS MONTH: April is the last month in the best six-month period for stocks. The U.S. and global economies are expected to grow faster in 2014 and raise   Read More

Just when folks are told to steer clear of certain investments, the trend changes. But that’s typical, is it not?

At the start of this year, the market mavens told investors   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

THE MARKET THIS MONTH: March is in the best six-month period for stocks (from November through April). Also, the U.S. and global economics  are expected to grow in 2014 and   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

- Keith Richards

Take advantage of short-lived reprieves to buy U.S. Dollars

The loonie recently cracked $0.93, a key support level against the U.S. dollar, fueling the likelihood of an even bigger decline.

Moreover,   Read More

- Ken Norquay, CMT


Is there an economic indicator that can help the average investor sort out the long-term ups and downs of the financial markets?


In my book, Beyond the Bull,   Read More

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-By Brian Hoffman

Should American equities start to climb higher — and, steeper — we could see a   Read More

Here are four long-term factors that favor higher company earnings and stock prices.
First, baby-boomers continue to buy financial assets as they save for retirement. The first Canadian boomers, born   Read More

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- John Stephenson, CFA For better or for worse, Obamacare is now the law of the land in the   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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- Keith Richards

As we begin the New Year, many of us find ourselves reflecting on past decisions we’ve made   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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The TSX Composite Index turned in a good performance in   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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- 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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According to Keith Richards (Portfolio Manager at Value Trend), the major U.S. markets have entered into a new mega-year   Read More

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- Edited from an article by Nick Barisheff
 
Ask the man on the street where all the world’s   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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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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Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, has painted a gloomy picture of the Canadian economy   Read More

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  - Edited from an article by Keith Richards By this time, you already know America isn’t going to   Read More

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In the months leading up to the October ’87   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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Industrials offer great leverage to an improving economy and will outperform in the months ahead

The market was recently jolted   Read More

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How long you invest for-what’s known in the jargon of the investment industry as your ‘time horizon’-is critical   Read More

Those who follow seasonal investment trends will know that the “best six months” strategy begins in late October or early November.

Now that we’re about to enter into this favourable   Read More

If investing isn’t the most contrary business you will ever know, it’s certainly the most humbling – regardless of expertise or reputation!

A year ago famed author and forecaster Harry   Read More

Not that he wants to, ahem, rub it in or anything, but editor Patrick Cox feels obliged to remind all the “panicked merchants of Peak Oil” about how wrong they   Read More

Are we in the middle of a “veritable U.S. energy renaissance?” Editor Richard Stavros seems to think so. He cites all the cheap natural gas from the bountiful shale plays   Read More

With domestically-focused industries outperforming the overall market, portfolio editor Genia Turanova thinks U.S. consumers are starting to relax. Not only that, but they’re growing increasingly willing to open their wallets   Read More

Ask editor Stephen Leeb for a nearer-term market portrait. He’ll paint you a mostly sunny picture in which the landscape is dominated by “relatively” low resource prices – especially for   Read More