Mining stocks and oil and gas stocks have compelling valuations right now which makes a specialty fund such as RBC Global Resources attractive. If you’d rather track a broad index,   Read More

“Irrational exuberance” is how former US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan described the stock market during the dot-com bubble of the 1990s. Investor’s Digest of Canada columnist Edward Gardiner looks at   Read More

Cyclical investing works if the timing is right. The key question is: “Is this the right time?” Our current expansion (begun in 2009) is getting long in the tooth. Sectors   Read More

The S&P/TSX hasn’t shared in the current strength of global stock markets. In fact, the Toronto market has lost ground since it reached an all-time high in February. Only a   Read More

Portfolio manager Lorne Zeiler picks a US-based global healthcare stock and a Canadian preferred share exchange traded fund as his current two ‘best buys’ for investors seeking high dividend income   Read More

Every month, Investor’s Digest of Canada reports on published securities analysts’ ‘buy’, ‘sell’, ‘hold’ advice and their earnings estimates for more than 1,000 Canadian companies. Here are an oil and   Read More

The combination of two midstream oil and gas stocks—Pembina and Veresen—will create a leading North American energy infrastructure company. Assuming approvals are received, we advise tendering your Veresen shares to   Read More

Hero today, Zero tomorrow. That’s how ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards reminds himself that sector rotation is becoming faster and more pronounced of late. So who’s hot, and who’s not?   Read More

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

Columnist Edward Gardiner looks at the uncertainties surrounding NAFTA negotiations, the U.S. budget and events in Europe. He’s encouraged enough to recommend holding pipelines, oil and gas stocks and automotive   Read More

Saudi Arabia and Russia, among others, plan to limit their production until at least March, 2018. This has raised oil prices and the loonie. It should increase the profits of   Read More

Investors who want an equity portfolio that approximates the Toronto Stock Exchange will hold about a third of their portfolio in resource stocks. The further breakdown is: materials stocks (includes   Read More

The Money Reporter regularly reviews the 20 top income stocks and trusts for the income-focused investor. From those 20 it highlights those it views as being its current choices for   Read More

The Investment Reporter recently analyzed 24 oil and gas stocks that are all ‘buys’ or ‘holds’. Of those, it selected only four that it rates as current ‘best buys’. They   Read More

When Canada’s real estate balloon starts to fizzle will it take Canadian financials stocks down with it? Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay recalls lessons of the past for readers of   Read More

Every month the Money Reporter reviews the 20 top income stocks and trusts for the income-focused investor. From those 20 it highlights those it views as being its current choices   Read More

Here are three companies that have recently undergone major transformational acquisitions. Two of them are in the business of transporting oil and natural gas through pipelines across Canada and the   Read More

Regular MoneyLetter columnist Keith Richards is not one to hide his ‘oil’ lamp under a bushel. He manages money for a living and believes the best way to demonstrate his   Read More

Analysts follow as many as 20 stocks, most of which are rated ‘buys’. Of those buys, an analyst has one or two special favourites seen as most suitable for new   Read More

Regular MoneyLetter columnist Ken Norquay is struggling to remain objective during the word war being waged by the U.S. media and their new president. As an investment advisor, his value   Read More

Analysts follow as many as 20 stocks, most of which are rated ‘buys’. Of those ‘buys’, an analyst has one or two special favourites seen as most suitable for new   Read More

Regular MoneyLetter columnist John Stephenson says the outlook for many emerging markets in 2017 is up, not sideways. India is headed for its third straight year as the fastest-growing major   Read More

Analysts follow as many as 20 stocks, most of which are rated ‘buys’. Of those ‘buys’, an analyst has one or two special favourites seen as most suitable for new   Read More

Oil services stocks will not profit from rising energy prices as quickly as oil and gas producers. Producers are able to work properties that are already in production. They don’t   Read More

Point Loma Resources is an oil and gas exploration and production stock with a concentrated land base in west-central Alberta. Calgary-based Mackie Research Capital Corporation vice-president and analyst Bill Newman   Read More

PI Financial’s Guy Lapierre’s ‘best buy’ stock is The Walt Disney Company. But he sees a short window of opportunity while this consumer stock enjoys the world-wide release of both   Read More

Mike Kachanovsky is a regular contributor to Investor’s Digest of Canada. He specializes in ferreting out junior resource and technology stocks on the cusp of becoming growth stocks whose value   Read More

President-elect Donald Trump plans to make U.S. infrastructure “second to none”. He also plans to cut income taxes. This is likely to lead to higher inflation rates and higher interest   Read More

Oil and gas stock Journey Energy is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Acumen Capital analysts Trevor Reynolds and Mike McMeeken call it   Read More

The ‘Investor’s Digest of Canada Morning Call’ November survey of more than 1,000 Canadian public companies followed by securities analysts found two integrated oil and gas stocks in the top   Read More

President-elect Donald Trump plans to make U.S. infrastructure “second to none”. He also plans to cut income taxes. This is likely to lead to higher inflation rates and higher interest   Read More

Regular MoneyLetter columnist John Stephenson was prescient enough to give serious consideration to the possibility of a Trump presidency and picked three stocks—an aerospace and defence manufacturing stock, an oil   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay observes that investors love to read the financial news and study its impact on stock prices. But what should be more relevant for investors and   Read More

Keith Richards, a regular market strategy columnist for The MoneyLetter, picks two U.S. technology stocks and a USD-dependant Canadian oil and gas stock for Canadians to profit from a further   Read More

Oil and gas stock TransCanada Corp. owns Columbia Pipeline Group, which is paying US$848 million to acquire the master limited partnership Columbia Pipeline Partners LP. TransCanada remains a buy for   Read More

Regular Investor’s Digest of Canada columnist Keith Richards observes that seasonality is a likely catalyst for corrections and suggests some exchange traded funds that may be best suited to capitalize   Read More

Follow the money into cyclical emerging markets or hunker down with some steady defensive stalwarts? The MoneyLetter’s regular investment strategy columnist John Stephenson recommends a combination of two emerging market   Read More

Any industry-wide decline will usually highlight significant opportunities in exceptional companies within that sector. The challenges in the worldwide energy market have negatively impacted most Canadian oil and gas stocks.   Read More

Portfolio manager Keith Richards, a regular Investor’s Digest columnist, reminds us that mining is not just a precious metals game. He finds some industrial metals that offer intriguing possibilities as   Read More

Will the U.S. Fed raise rates sooner, rather than later, and torpedo the current bond bubble? Some investors are desperately chasing yield in riskier bonds, but that may be insufficient   Read More

Will the U.S. Fed raise rates sooner, rather than later, and torpedo the current bond bubble? Some investors are desperately chasing yield in riskier bonds, but that may be insufficient   Read More

The UK vote to leave the European Union could contribute to a near-term setback in the energy sector. The Money Reporter recommends that any new investments in this sector be   Read More

The price of oil has recovered somewhat, partly due to more demand. This has raised the prices of producers. But higher oil prices lead to more production causing oil prices   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 stocks.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently had an exclusive interview with John O’Connell, Chairman and CEO of Toronto-based Davis Rea Investment Counsel, which he bought in 2010. Before that Mr. O’Connell worked for   Read More

Fort McMurray captured everyone’s attention for the past few weeks. Would the winds drive the wildfires through the entire town? Would major oil and gas companies face huge losses of   Read More

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a North American oil and gas stock that transports crude oil and natural gas liquids. The company’s high-quality assets and integrated structure should permit it to   Read More

“…there are known knowns; …there are known unknowns; …there are also unknown unknowns.”–Donald Rumsfeld.  “Don’t pretend to know the unknowable.”–Ken Norquay.
Behavioural finance strategist Ken Norquay is a frequent contributor to   Read More

Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho observed: “Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near.” Northland Wealth Management portfolio manager David Cockfield must concur. He names a   Read More

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,   Read More

Key stock TransCanada Corp. is acquiring U.S.-based Columbia Pipeline Group. This gives TransCanada many benefits, including access to liquefied natural gas terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Acquire TransCanada as   Read More

Your best long term strategic investment plan is to balance your portfolio across the five main sectors of the economy: finance, utilities, consumer products and services, manufacturing and resources. Each   Read More