To maximize your risk-adjusted returns, don’t mix investments and emotions. Toronto-based Craig Jerusalim, a portfolio manager at CIBC Global Asset Management, identifies five desirable traits of high-quality companies including defendable   Read More

In the second quarter of 2015, the value of takeovers in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector topped US$1 trillion. And now Montreal-based drug giant Valeant Pharmaceuticals is offering US$1 billion   Read More

Stock markets have plunged around the world. But we see no 2008- and 2009-style market meltdown on the way. As a result, make the most of this market setback. Continue   Read More

Jeremy Siegel is a professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book Stocks for the Long Run. Professor Siegel points out   Read More

Is now the time to sell your equities? Or is this really the question you should be asking yourself? No equity investment is immune when the stock market outlook suggests   Read More

Overall, the stock market outlook remains volatile, while the bond market outlook could be on the verge of a tantrum. Here’s where to find some comfort food for the soul—and   Read More

Few gamblers make money. But if taking the occasional punt gives you some fun, then go ahead. We wouldn’t deny you the thrill. But be aware that it is a   Read More

Rules of thumb and popular stock market indicators may have some place in your long term investment strategy. But probably only for your amusement.  Pay attention to them only when   Read More

Behavioural finance author Ken Norquay says generals need to be cunning, decisive, resourceful, while privates are loyal, obedient, self-sacrificing. As an investor, you need to establish the best long term   Read More

Making money with your investments is simple. You don’t need an elaborate theory, a complex formula, a degree in economics or a crystal ball. You need an investment strategy. Your   Read More

While the United States is entering an extended period of monetary tightening, Europe is beginning its experiment of unbridled and unrestrained monetary stimulus. One thing that investors know from the   Read More

There appears to be lots of cheer as the markets keep rising. But the 200-day moving average suggests this is a bear . . . in bull’s clothing. Understanding institutional   Read More

Limit the risk of your holdings. Adopt an investment strategy that will let you profit from—rather than be victimized by—bear market conditions.   Read More