We’ve upgraded American Key stock The Walt Disney Company to a buy, no longer a hold. We expect its shares to keep going up as its earnings grow quickly. But   Read More

American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, give you ownership of companies based outside Canada and the United States. This will further diversify your portfolio by industry and geography.

ADRs give you industries   Read More

We have initiated coverage on two renewable fuels companies: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ—CLNE) and Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE—DAR).We rate Clean Energy at “sector outperform” with a one-year price target   Read More

We are pleased to present our latest RBC Capital Markets U.S. Small Cap Growth Idea list for tech. This is a quarterly list of our highest-conviction Small Cap Growth recommendations   Read More

Our 100 American all-star stocks mostly generate growing earnings, cash flow and revenue over time. This gives most of them the means to raise the dividends they pay you. Rising   Read More

PepsiCo’s business momentum continued in its second quarter 2022 as it delivered 13 per cent year-over-year organic revenue growth. This compares to 12.8 per cent growth in last year’s second   Read More

The U.S. dollar has risen against other major currencies. In uncertain times, many foreign investors want to hold American dollars. After all, the U.S. remains the world’s largest economy. And   Read More

The outlook is positive for producers of lumber and improving for paper producers. A drop in supplies amid ongoing demand has raised lumber prices. Rationalization and the development of new   Read More

Both Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s Corp. are buys for growth and income.

Restaurant Brands International (TSX—QSR; NYSE—QSR)
Things are getting better at consumer stock Restaurant Brands. In its latest quarter, the   Read More

“. . . as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know   Read More

Margaret Samuel, president of Toronto-based Enriched Investing, names four technology stocks whose share prices have settled into more comfortable levels.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased fear around the world,   Read More

Stormy clouds of a recession are brewing. However, below are two stocks that are considered recession-proof due to their “brand power” by portfolio manager Benoit Poliquin.
Should the forming clouds of   Read More

“. . . as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know   Read More

Margaret Samuel, president of Toronto-based Enriched Investing, names four technology stocks whose share prices have settled into more comfortable levels.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased fear around the world,   Read More

Both Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s Corp. are buys for growth and income.

Restaurant Brands International (TSX—QSR; NYSE—QSR)
Things are getting better at consumer stock Restaurant Brands. In its latest quarter, the   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly Key stock ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Ken Norquay notes that small investors can move in and out of markets without disturbing a thing. Large investors can’t. Our plans should take this into account.
Today the press is   Read More

Haywood Securities’ Colin Healey says “we maintain a long-term bullish thesis on uranium demand-to-supply and commodity price”.
Haywood Securities analyst Colin Healey is bullish on uranium and uranium miners alike. Mr.   Read More

Both Restaurant Brands International and McDonald’s Corp. are buys for growth and income.

Restaurant Brands International (TSX—QSR; NYSE—QSR)
Things are getting better at consumer stock Restaurant Brands. In its latest quarter, the   Read More

Portfolio manager Mike Vinokur says: “I think that there are still some very interesting buys in the home-building sector in the US.”

The world (including Canada) is almost certainly worse off   Read More

Ken Norquay notes that small investors can move in and out of markets without disturbing a thing. Large investors can’t. Our plans should take this into account.
Today the press is   Read More

Growing dividends give you advantages. Continue to seek stocks that regularly raise their dividends. Particularly Key stock ‘dividend aristocrats’ shown below.

At this time of the year, many stocks raise their   Read More

Inflation and rising interest rates may send investors searching for stocks that can pass on added costs quickly to customers.

While the market has been on a steamy rise upward for   Read More

There are countless sophisticated investment strategies to try to better your investment results. But experience shows that your best investment strategy is to use plain common sense.
Devising an investment strategy   Read More

Odlum Brown’s model portfolio is well-diversified with reasonably-priced, high-quality stocks that have the ability to grow and raise prices to offset inflationary pressures.
Twenty-seven years ago, on Dec. 15, 1994, our   Read More

Haywood Securities’ Colin Healey says “we maintain a long-term bullish thesis on uranium demand-to-supply and commodity price”.
Haywood Securities analyst Colin Healey is bullish on uranium and uranium miners alike. Mr.   Read More

Margaret Samuel looks at four stocks that employ four disruptive technologies: online learning, 3D printing, cryptocurrency and GPS technology.
As a rule, the word “disruption” has negative connotations. But not all   Read More

Dan Bortolotti urges investors to contemplate whether their risk tolerance would be as strong in a bear market. “The going will get tough, no matter which strategy you choose.”
No matter   Read More

Inflation and rising interest rates may send investors searching for stocks that can pass on added costs quickly to customers.

While the market has been on a steamy rise upward for   Read More

There are countless sophisticated investment strategies to try to better your investment results. But experience shows that your best investment strategy is to use plain common sense.
Devising an investment strategy   Read More

Odlum Brown’s model portfolio is well-diversified with reasonably-priced, high-quality stocks that have the ability to grow and raise prices to offset inflationary pressures.

Twenty-seven years ago, on Dec. 15, 1994, our   Read More

Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay warns: “Stay vigilant. Remember the old stock market slogan: “In a bear market, whoever sells first, wins.”
What financial forces are at work as the year   Read More

If you’re like many people, you’ve rushed into your bank near the end of February and put as much as you could manage into an RRSP.

After 2019’s 19-per-cent gain in   Read More

Margaret Samuel looks at four stocks that employ four disruptive technologies: online learning, 3D printing, cryptocurrency and GPS technology.
As a rule, the word “disruption” has negative connotations. But not all   Read More

Dan Bortolotti urges investors to contemplate whether their risk tolerance would be as strong in a bear market. “The going will get tough, no matter which strategy you choose.”
No matter   Read More

BMO analyst Devin Dodge picks Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners as the two best stocks to buy now.
After meeting executives in September, Toronto BMO Capital Markets analyst Devin   Read More

Technology stocks aren’t immune from post-pandemic labor shortages and the demand for cloud talent has skyrocketed since the acceleration of remote (i.e. home) work.

While much of the conversation around post-pandemic   Read More

BMO analyst Devin Dodge picks Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners as the two best stocks to buy now.
After meeting executives in September, Toronto BMO Capital Markets analyst Devin   Read More

Sideways patterns are rare, but they do happen. When you spot one, take a hard look at the fundamentals of the security. If they’re sound, take advantage.
I love to see   Read More

A funeral and burial services company and a trucking and related logistic services company are portfolio manager Guy Lapierre’s current ‘best buys’.

Retail investors who still believe in big-name stocks such   Read More

Ordinary investors need to know that these are not ordinary times. It’s time to review your risk tolerance. Ken Norquay asks: Are you satisfied with the profits you have just   Read More

Financial trends illustrate the forces at work in the economic world. Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay wonders how this tangled web will unwind.
“It’s like déjà vu all over again,” baseball’s   Read More

Technology stocks aren’t immune from post-pandemic labor shortages and the demand for cloud talent has skyrocketed since the acceleration of remote (i.e. home) work.

While much of the conversation around post-pandemic   Read More

Margaret Samuel picks three technology stocks to buy in a robotics industry that’s expected to grow by about 11 per cent per year between 2018 and 2026.

Robotics is the analysis,   Read More

BMO analyst Devin Dodge picks Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners as the two best stocks to buy now.
After meeting executives in September, Toronto BMO Capital Markets analyst Devin   Read More

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

Each quarter, we make a 180-day forecast of what we expect the economy and the stock market to do over the next six months.

Here’s our forecast of what we expect   Read More

Add to equity markets in Canada, Europe, the UK and Japan. Go easy on investing in US stocks.

The economic recovery continues to be propelled by monetary and fiscal stimuli, the   Read More

Margaret Samuel explores the world of plant-based food and finds three attractive dividend stocks to buy.
Veganism has existed for millennia as a diet and lifestyle, but it’s only recently that   Read More

Under-priced slower-growing dividend-paying stocks are often better investments than fast-growing companies. Investors often pay too much for promising growth stocks.
Jeremy Siegel is a finance professor at the Wharton School of   Read More

Ordinary investors need to know that these are not ordinary times. It’s time to review your risk tolerance. Ken Norquay asks: Are you satisfied with the profits you have just   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