This past year, 2014, was a difficult one for Europe. According to estimates provided by The Economist, the euro area is likely to have grown just 0.8 per cent for   Read More

For Odlum Brown analyst Steven Zicherman, Constellation Software Inc. (CSU–TSX) is definitely a star. Based in Toronto, Constellation Software buys, runs and grows business software. It boasts more than 30,000   Read More

For Deutsche Bank analysts Sherri Scribner, Larry Zhong and Joakim Mahlberg, Toronto-based Celestica Inc. (CLS–TSX; CLS–NYSE) remains a “hold.” They report:

For the third quarter of fiscal 2014, Celestica had sales   Read More

Key market indicators are back in a ‘buy’ mode and it’s time to buy says Keith Richards, a portfolio manager at ValueTrend Wealth Management in Barrie, Ontario.

“It’s no secret that   Read More

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

– 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

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

– 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

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

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– Digested from The Primary Trend, Arnold Investment Counsel, Inc., 3960 Hillside Dr., Delafield, WI 53018, (800)-443-6544,   Read More

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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 MARKET THIS MONTH: January is in the best six-month period for stocks. The strengthening U.S. and global   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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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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 – Digested from a Nov. 7 report by analysts Pardeep Sangha and Neil Bakshi 
PI Financial
Third quarter numbers   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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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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Northwest Canadian Equity Fund has performed reasonably well compared to its peers these past 10 years. But   Read More

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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

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CCL Industries is one household goods stock that we regularly examine on The Back Page (of The Investment   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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Many small-cap equity funds are highly volatile. But others are able to minimize volatility by emphasizing “quality”   Read More

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CGI Group, one of our Key stocks, did well in the first nine months of fiscal 2013. Its   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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You may be disappointed if you plunge into the U.S. markets now expecting near-term gains similar to   Read More

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Technology is already changing the way you are, and will be, doing your banking. Now, the latest   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

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

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

“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