In a round-up of ‘street’ reviews of technology stocks, The MoneyLetter recently featured sellers of enterprise content management, supply chain management and business solutions.
Open Text Corp. (TSX—OTEX; NASDAQ—OTEX)
CIBC World Markets   Read More

Housing starts are at their highest level since 2007 and share prices of building stocks have jumped much more than the market. But there are risks to keep in mind.

Canadian   Read More

Continue to buy gradually, emphasizing diversified, conservative Canadian and international (ex US) equity funds.

We think US stock valuations are rather high. We therefore recommend new money be added to non-US   Read More

RBC analyst says the 2020 first-half results from his two “best buy” choices indicate that their long-term prospects have barely changed despite the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The spectre of COVID-19 continues   Read More

So says behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay. “I recommend selling your long-term financial stocks before the next stock-market down wave begins.”
In past articles, I have referred to certain investing techniques   Read More

“The shift in our society has been exacerbated. When government funding runs out, that would be apparent,” says Guy Lapierre. “You don’t replace the income of a 747 pilot with   Read More

With the units down 44 per cent year-to-date, we believe there’s good value in the units of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the   Read More

In chemistry, ‘volatility’ refers to the ability of a substance to evaporate quickly—or, under the right conditions, to explode. In investments, it means much the same thing.

Volatile investments appeal to   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says now is the perfect time to reduce your exposure to the stock market.
Quite clearly, COVID-19 is not the problem for stock market investors. Since   Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has restrained the recent financial results of Saputo Inc. At the same time, Saputo plans to grow through acquisitions and organically.
Montreal-based Saputo Inc. earned a little more   Read More

Holding gold should be a priority for investors looking to preserve wealth during looming economic uncertainty, says BMG Group president Nick Barisheff.

The term ‘unprecedented’ has been used to explain 2020   Read More

Most bond funds are conservative, produce reliable returns, are unexciting and have trouble keeping up with the bond market. You’re better off buying a bond ETF or investing directly.

We seldom   Read More

Mackie Research analysts Andre Uddin and Yue “Toby” Ma recently reviewed three junior healthcare stocks that they rate as ‘speculative buys’.
Appili Therapeutics Inc. (TSX—APLI)
Founded to advance the global fight against   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

The final years of a presidential term—the third and fourth—have frequently been blessed by prosperity and bull markets. This has been especially true of the third year.

Amid all the worries   Read More

Raymond James analyst rates independent power producers Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and Boralex Inc. as “strong buys”.

If you want to light up your portfolio, Raymond James Financial analyst David   Read More

In medieval England, Robin Hood was known to rob from the rich and give to the poor. These days, the closest thing to Robin Hood is inflation. It robs from   Read More

Portfolio manager Margaret Samuel of Toronto-based Enriched Investing™ goes “fishing at high tide” for dividend-paying technology stocks.

Technology is a very loved sector. Generally I like to look for unloved stocks   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

In chemistry, ‘volatility’ refers to the ability of a substance to evaporate quickly—or, under the right conditions, to explode. In investments, it means much the same thing.

Volatile investments appeal to   Read More

With the units down 44 per cent year-to-date, we believe there’s good value in the units of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the   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

So says behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay. “I recommend selling your long-term financial stocks before the next stock-market down wave begins.”
In past articles, I have referred to certain investing techniques   Read More

“The shift in our society has been exacerbated. When government funding runs out, that would be apparent,” says Guy Lapierre. “You don’t replace the income of a 747 pilot with   Read More

Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management sees an opportunity to make money when money rotates out of overvalued theme-stocks into overlooked sectors and stocks.
Normally, one or two news headlines dominate   Read More

goeasy provides financial services to purchasers and lessees of its furniture, electronics, computers, and appliances.

Toronto-based Raymond James Financial analyst Stephen Boland resumes coverage of financial services stock goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)   Read More

CIBC’s second-quarter results reflected a substantial increase in its provision for credit losses. But the higher provision reflects a conservative approach to dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

CIBC’s provision for credit   Read More

Here are three real estate investment trusts that, collectively, offer a potpourri of real estate—office, retail, industrial, residential—to buy for capital gains and income.

■ Brookfield Property Partners (TSX—BPY.UN) declared a   Read More

A manufacturer of higher-value, higher-margin edible, vape and beverage products and a provider of incision-free therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer are “strong buys”.

Before this year’s stock market correction,   Read More

The coronavirus hurt gold mining stock Agnico Eagle’s production and drove up its costs. But cash flow is healthy and it should earn significant free cash flow in the second   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

ValueTrend’s Keith Richards thinks the odds for a second market pullback outweigh the odds for a return to the bull market just yet. “Wrong or right,” he says, “I have   Read More

Shield Mortgage Capital’s Jason Geall says the private mortgage market during COVID-19 is seeing lenders tightening up credit criteria and sticking to low loan-to-value mortgages.
It’s been a wild few months,   Read More

Utilities pay much more secure dividends than companies that operate in the volatile manufacturing or resources sectors.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed some companies into bankruptcy. Survivors have eliminated or   Read More

Accumulating a portfolio is half the battle. The other half involves getting your money back when you need it. After all, future cash is surely what present investing is all   Read More

“Considering the management and the systems involved, and considering the complex nature of the business, there’s nothing in the world quite like Canadian National Railway.”

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the less   Read More

Couche-Tard’s stores have mostly remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic and its results have been mixed. But it has the financial strength to see it through.
Deemed critical businesses, Alimentation Couche-Tard’s   Read More

Keith Richards of ValueTrend Wealth Management sees an opportunity to make money when money rotates out of overvalued theme-stocks into overlooked sectors and stocks.
Normally, one or two news headlines dominate   Read More

Here are three royalty and streaming stocks. They enjoy lower expenses and less risk than their operating peers, while enjoying the upside of any successes.
Government responses to COVID-19 are paving   Read More

Lightspeed POS is a buy for aggressive investors willing to take risks for large potential stock price gains, provided that you need no dividends.

Montreal-based technology stock Lightspeed POS Inc. (TSX—LSPD)   Read More

Central banks and governments are stimulating economies for a reason. Whatever the reason, behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says, you too should defend your portfolio.

In our last article, we promised   Read More

A manufacturer of higher-value, higher-margin edible, vape and beverage products and a provider of incision-free therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer are “strong buys”.

Before this year’s stock market correction,   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

Accumulating a portfolio is half the battle. The other half involves getting your money back when you need it. After all, future cash is surely what present investing is all   Read More

Gus Papageorgiou, PI Financial’s research head, says if a vaccine is developed by fall, we should see a robust recovery. If not, and a second wave hits, a recovery may   Read More

CIBC’s second-quarter results reflected a substantial increase in its provision for credit losses. But the higher provision reflects a conservative approach to dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

CIBC’s provision for credit   Read More

ValueTrend’s Keith Richards thinks the odds for a second market pullback outweigh the odds for a return to the bull market just yet. “Wrong or right,” he says, “I have   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

Couche-Tard’s stores have mostly remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic and its results have been mixed. But it has the financial strength to see it through.
Deemed critical businesses, Alimentation Couche-Tard’s   Read More

CPA Mark Goodfield (aka The Blunt Bean Counter), says COVID-19 made many owners aware of the impact a ‘black swan’ event can have on the value of their businesses.

Not to   Read More