Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

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California money manager Russ Mathews is bullish on Canadian bank stocks and US oil and gas stocks. He picks two of each as his current ‘best buys’.
Money manager Russ Mathews   Read More

Murray Leith explains Odlum Brown’s positioning this year to take advantage of a brighter economic outlook and also to hedge against the risk of higher inflation.

Equities have had a great   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers.

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   Read More

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

A recent MoneyLetter roundup of analysts’ reviews revealed a positive outlook for these three oil and gas stocks that should outperform their peers in the energy sector.

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Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers.

Investors who can only remember conventional energy’s recent doldrums and would rather search the skies   Read More

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says when the central bankers change direction, we should too.
2020, the so-called Year of Good Vision, turned out to be the Year of ‘We’ve Never   Read More

Ken Norquay says in times of aggressive monetary policy, pandemic, potential deflation, potential hyperinflation and economic melt down, focus on preservation of capital.

The financial winds have shifted. Eight months after   Read More

Here are two oil and gas stocks from our survey of analysts’ opinions of more than 1,000 Canadian public companies. One tops the “buy” list; the other the “sell” list.
Canadian   Read More

The outlook for Pembina is more positive as economies around the world gradually re-open and global energy prices rebound significantly.

Pembina likely experienced the worst of the fallout from COVID-19 in   Read More

Having taken steps to improve the resiliency of its business, Enbridge has delivered solid financial results and higher distributable cash flow so far this year.
These past few years, Enbridge has   Read More

Tourmaline Oil Corp. and Enbridge Inc. were tied for first place in the Top 10 list of “Time to Buy” stocks in a survey of analysts’ opinions of over 1,000   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says it is clear that the economic world is in chaos. Conservative investors should be much more cautious than usual.

In today’s world of fake news   Read More

NOA is a compelling opportunity for value investors with a longer-term time horizon to own a wealth-generating company which can be bought today near its tangible book value.

Although stocks have   Read More

The collapse of oil prices hit pipeline and midstream stocks hard. They offer strong recovery potential when prices start to normalize. Here are four pipeline stocks we like.

Among Canadian energy   Read More

Portfolios perform best with between five and 20 stocks. Fewer than five leaves you unable to achieve portfolio balance and diversification; more than 20 and it is hard to stay   Read More

NOA is a compelling opportunity for value investors with a longer-term time horizon to own a wealth-generating company which can be bought today near its tangible book value.

Although stocks have   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says it is clear that the economic world is in chaos. Conservative investors should be much more cautious than usual.

In today’s world of fake news   Read More

Capital Group Global Equity fund has been a stellar fund over the years. But it’s not resting on its laurels. The fund is adjusting its portfolio in response to the   Read More

The collapse of oil prices hit pipeline and midstream stocks hard. They offer strong recovery potential when prices start to normalize. Here are four pipeline stocks we like.

Among Canadian energy   Read More

Here are two high-yielding western Canadian oil and gas stocks with sustainable dividends and a royalty trust we’ve become cautious on.
Keyera Corp. (TSX—KEY)  

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Guns and oil are the focus of Toronto portfolio manager Nicole Crawford’s search for the two best stocks to buy as governments try to get markets moving again.
Sequestered in her   Read More

Three factors will affect most of your investment strategy this year: the COVID-19 pandemic, plunging oil prices and the US presidential election.

Investors should look forward to a positive performance for   Read More

Oil and gas exploration and the emergence of a new coronavirus make for strange bedfellows in Contra the Heard’s Benj Gallander’s choice of his two current best buys.
While stock markets   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says buying energy stocks after the next bear market ends will be like buying the Dow Jones Industrials in mid-1932.

Modern journalism is characterized by repetition.   Read More

Old tax returns aren’t as much fun as mountain music but they provided an eye-opening experience for Toronto-based accountant Mark Goodfield, a.k.a. The Blunt Bean Counter.

When I was a young   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says buying energy stocks after the next bear market ends will be like buying the Dow Jones Industrials in mid-1932.

Modern journalism is characterized by repetition.   Read More

In a recent survey of securities analysts’ advice on more than 1,000 Canadian stocks, Investor’s Digest of Canada featured two top-ten Canadian oil and gas stocks.

On Nov. 14, oil and   Read More

In a recent survey of securities analysts’ advice on more than 1,000 Canadian stocks, Investor’s Digest of Canada featured two top-ten Canadian oil and gas stocks.

On Nov. 14, oil and   Read More

2019 was a great year for income stocks and trusts. The main trust index was up just over 23 per cent, the REIT index about 12 per cent and the   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

Shredding some old tax returns was an eye-opening experience for Toronto-based accountant Mark Goodfield, a.k.a. The Blunt Bean Counter.

When I was a young accountant and happened upon an estate return,   Read More

Based on securities analysts’ buy, sell, hold advice for over 1,000 Canadian companies, here are two oil and gas stocks that made the Investor’s Digest survey’s Top 10 ‘Time to   Read More

Two of National Bank’s ‘dividend all-stars’ are able to fund their dividend hikes simply from free cash flow, says the bank’s managing director of research.
Considering the state of Canada’s energy   Read More

Consumer goods stock Rogers Sugar and oil and gas stock Inter Pipeline have solid fundamentals specific to their companies and outside of general market concerns.
Today’s stock market is one for   Read More

Ken Norquay recalls the late Richard Russell’s admonition in making the case that investors who have not adopted financial plans that include selling, should do so immediately.

I remember those carefree   Read More

Natural gas prices have plunged since last fall. And so have the shares of oil and gas stock Arc Resources, a natural gas producer. In fact, they now trade at   Read More

Some investors get an urge to take one last speculative fling before they retire. For most of us, it’s better to plan a transitional portfolio.
Changing a portfolio to suit new   Read More

Investor’s Digest monthly ‘Morning Call’ survey of analysts’ opinions on more than 1,000 stocks highlighted two junior energy sector stocks: one to sell and one to buy.
Oil and gas stock   Read More

Natural gas prices have plunged since last fall. And so have the shares of oil and gas stock Arc Resources, a natural gas producer. In fact, they now trade at   Read More