Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-10-31 •
You’ll often hear start-ups being touted as nimbler and more innovative than older companies. But there are advantages to a company having been around for a while. Just ask Michael Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-10-27 •
“In the stock market — or in any widely traded market — there’s an inevitable fact of life: bear markets happen. It’s a topic I’d just as soon avoid. After Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-10-21 •
Headquartered in Montreal, Quebecor Inc. (TSX–QBR.B) focuses primarily—but not only—on the Quebec market. Its sprawling communications and media empire includes cell phone, cable and Internet services, as well as a Read More
The Investment Reporter •2014-10-08 •
CAE’s share price has fallen recently but it did better than it seems in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. It has also sharpened its strategic focus. The company raised Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-09-18 •
Sometimes it’s worth doing your own analysis, says Keith Richards, portfolio manager at Barrie, Ontario-based Value Trend Wealth Management. It may result in a satisfying contrarian payoff.
At Value Trend, says Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-09-10 •
Sometimes things just go on and on and on. Take, for example, the loonie’s duel with the greenback.
So observes Keith Richards, Barrie, Ontario-based portfolio manager of Value Trend/Wealth Management, who Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-08-19 •
Valuations for smaller biotechnology and internet stocks are stretched, the U.S. Federal Reserve warned in its Monetary Policy Report delivered to the U.S. Congress recently.
But writing in The MoneyLetter, John Read More
The Investment Reporter •2014-06-12 •
CAE Inc. is one of 10 technology stocks that we regularly examine on The Back Page. Since we published our January 3 issue, its shares have jumped by 16.2 per Read More
Money Reporter •2014-06-12 •
Davis + Henderson Corporation has changed its name to DH Corporation. This name change is part of a broader strategy to unify the D+H brand and increase brand recognition across Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-05-29 •
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
The Investment Reporter •2014-05-12 •
In the United States, a lot of technology stocks are stingy. Many are also ‘large market cap’ tech stocks (market cap, or market capitalization is the number of shares times Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-05-06 •
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
The MoneyLetter •2014-05-05 •
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
The Investment Reporter •2014-05-01 •
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
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-04-14 •
Speculating in biotech penny stocks can be a bit like spending a few hours at the local casino.
Yes, there are risks and unknowns aplenty. But the payoff if the startup Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2014-04-09 •
Specialty funds can be the most rewarding kind available. But they don’t necessarily stay that way for long. Astute, aggressive investors will recognize this and may move among specialty funds Read More
The Investment Reporter •2014-04-07 •
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
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-03-11 •
By Keith Richards
If you’ve noticed that certain sectors of the stock market are now yielding ground to others, you’re not imagining things.
There is, as I’ve noted before, a rotation going Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-03-07 •
– 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
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-03-03 •
– 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
The Investment Reporter •2014-02-14 •
The U.S. is doing better. So we’ve shifted our focus from U.S. companies that earn most of their sales abroad to those that also do lots of business at home. Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-02-11 •
– Marc Johnson, CFA
Here’s a quick and easy way to spot a possible takeover candidate.
First, add the company’s total debt plus other obligations that an acquiror would have to assume. Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2014-02-10 •
Regardless of whether or not the U.S. stock market has another stellar year in 2014, we believe you should always have some exposure to U.S. equities. And if you’re an Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-02-04 •
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Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-01-20 •
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– by Keith Richards
If you don’t want to buy individual names, consider iShares S&P/TSX Small-Cap Index fund.
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The Investment Reporter •2014-01-17 •
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THE MARKET THIS MONTH: January is in the best six-month period for stocks. The strengthening U.S. and global Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-01-16 •
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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
The Investment Reporter •2014-01-03 •
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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
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-01-02 •
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– Digested from a Nov. 7 report by analysts Pardeep Sangha and Neil Bakshi
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Third quarter numbers Read More
The MoneyLetter •2013-12-20 •
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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
The MoneyLetter •2013-12-12 •
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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
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2013-12-11 •
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Northwest Canadian Equity Fund has performed reasonably well compared to its peers these past 10 years. But Read More
The Investment Reporter •2013-12-03 •
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Since we published our June 28 issue, the 10 stocks in the table below are up by an average Read More
The Investment Reporter •2013-11-21 •
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CCL Industries is one household goods stock that we regularly examine on The Back Page (of The Investment Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2013-11-12 •
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– Edited from an article by Keith Richards By this time, you already know America isn’t going to Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2013-11-04 •
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Many small-cap equity funds are highly volatile. But others are able to minimize volatility by emphasizing “quality” Read More
The Investment Reporter •2013-10-31 •
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CGI Group, one of our Key stocks, did well in the first nine months of fiscal 2013. Its Read More
The MoneyLetter •2013-10-21 •
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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
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2013-10-18 •
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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
Money Reporter •2013-10-17 •
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Technology is already changing the way you are, and will be, doing your banking. Now, the latest Read More
The MoneyLetter •2013-10-11 •
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
Investor's Digest of Canada •2013-09-13 •
For every industry, there’s a leader – even if that industry is the “unattended point of sales sector. Out in front of this particular market (think vending machines, service kiosks Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2013-09-10 •
This advisory has an appropriately succinct overview of a company that specializes in simplifying complex manual business processes. Direct Insite Corp. (DIRI-OTCBB, $1.65), it informs us, “helps businesses to operate Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2013-09-06 •
“We are now,” says editor Ray Blanco, “in the early stages of a huge change in how we treat cancer.” He believes that “serious progress” is being made in the Read More
