Cineplex has had a turbulent few years, as the company faced financial difficulties stemming from the pandemic and the subsequent Cineworld Group plc acquisition that never came to fruition. Looking   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

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

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More

Manulife Financial is doing a lot of things right. That’s largely why we continue to recommend it as a buy for long-term gains as well as attractive and growing dividends.

One   Read More

Credit services company goeasy Ltd. and insurance company Manulife Financial Corporation are both financial services stocks to buy for capital gains and growing dividends.

goeasy Ltd. (TSX—GSY)
goeasy Ltd.’s earnings are growing   Read More

Manulife Financial is doing a lot of things right. That’s largely why we continue to recommend it as a buy for long-term gains as well as attractive and growing dividends.

One   Read More

Richelieu Hardware earned substantially more last year. It has raised its dividend sharply. Five acquisitions last year and three so far this year will add to its sales and earnings   Read More

Netflix is a buy for long-term share price gains, provided that you need no dividends and can accept share price risk.

We’ve added California-based Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ—NFLX) to the list of   Read More

Here are two Canadian construction industry stocks to buy for long-term capital gains.

SNC Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX—SNC)
It looks like SNC is on the mend. It’s a “fully-integrated professional services and   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

We regularly review 10 high-technology stocks on The Back Page. Some are popular but look overpriced. Here are two that we rate as ‘buy’.

We continue to rate Toronto-based high-tech stock   Read More

Empire Company, Canada’s second-largest grocery supermarket chain, is growing through the acquisition of 51 per cent of Longo’s.

Stellarton, Nova Scotia-based consumer goods stock Empire Company (TSX—EMP.A), with yearly sales of   Read More

These two US manufacturing stocks are giants with global scale.
3M Company (NYSE—MMM)
In the year to December 31, 2020, manufacturing stock 3M earned $5.384 billion, or $9.25 a share. This was   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

Badger Daylighting is a buy for long-term capital gains and modest, growing dividends.
We’ve added Calgary-based engineering and construction stock Badger Daylighting (TSX—BAD) to The Back Page coverage of industrial stocks.   Read More

Consumer stock BRP Inc. continues to earn record profits, pay higher dividends and buy back lots of its own shares.
We’ve added Valcourt, Quebec-based BRP Inc. (TSX—DOO) to our list of   Read More

Ottawa-based Kinaxis Inc. is growing quickly. It’s a buy for long-term share price gains as its earnings escalate. But only if you can accept share price risk and you need   Read More

“In a world where things are changing fast / Ain’t too many things that are made to last / Hang on to her, boy / They don’t make them like   Read More

Growth in revenue and earnings for the big five Canadian banks may be more difficult in 2019. The spread on interest rates between their borrowing costs and income is narrowing;   Read More

Consumer retail stock Metro Inc. earned record profits in fiscal 2018. It acquired The Jean Coutu Group on May 11. Coutu will contribute for a full year in fiscal 2019.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at two of the five so-called FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google) that have led the market higher in recent years.   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at two of the five so-called FAANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google) that have led the market higher in recent years.   Read More

The Coca-Cola Company, which long ago ceased using cocaine in its eponymously-named soft drink, is in decline. It’s now looking to caffeine to put a buzz back into its business   Read More

Consumer retail stock Loblaw Companies is expected to earn more this year and next. That’s partly thanks to buying back its shares. The company is investing in electronic commerce. It   Read More

Consumer retail stock Canadian Tire is earning more as its same-store sales rise and its gross profit margin expands. Its planned acquisition of Helly Hansen knocked down its shares. The   Read More

As we celebrate Queen Victoria’s 199th birthday this week-end with fireworks, two-fours (Victoria herself preferred Vin Mariani), a public holiday (the only place other than parts of Scotland to do   Read More

Here are six technology stock buys that offer capital gains potential over the next few years. Four others of the 10 tech stocks we follow regularly are holds—mostly because they’re   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

A subsidiary of Key stock Telus Corp. has agreed to acquire an American provider of digital information technology and software services. This has little impact on Telus. It remains a   Read More

Key stock goeasy’s earnings are growing fast as it expands across Canada. Especially since it buys back its shares. The company has raised its dividend for three years in a   Read More

Consumer goods stock Canada Goose Holdings is a buy for long-term share price gains. But only if you need no dividends and you can accept buying stock in a company   Read More

Thomson Reuters, one of our Key financial services stocks, is expected to earn record profits this year and next. This and excess cash flow will let it continue to reward   Read More

On ‘The Back Page’, a weekly feature that examines the market outlook with a focus on a particular industry, The Investment Reporter recently rated seven beverage stocks as ‘buys’—including Molson   Read More

Consumer goods stock Saputo Inc. earned record profits again in fiscal 2017. It’s expected to earn record profits this year and next. The company is a ‘dividend aristocrat’. It remains   Read More

SNC-Lavalin’s acquisition of WS Atkins will greatly expand its consulting, design and project management capabilities. It creates a $12.1 billion global engineering and construction services and project management company with   Read More

Canadian Pacific Railway is expected to earn record profits again, both this year and next. It has resumed raising its dividend, though it yields little. This transportation and logistics stock   Read More

We’ve added Lowe’s Companies to the household goods stocks that we regularly review. This chain of hardware and home-improvement superstores is thriving. It’s a buy for long-term share price gains   Read More

U.S. consumer goods stock Amazon.com, Inc. earned a lot more in 2016. We expect it to keep growing fast as it takes sales away from ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers. It   Read More

Shaw Communications is expected to earn more in fiscal 2017. This blue chip stock’s climbing cash flow will enable it to continue to pay generous, sustainable and growing monthly dividends.   Read More

The North West Company Inc. is a retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and smaller urban neighborhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific, and the   Read More

The MoneyLetter recently took a look at a Canadian global financial services provider, a specialized financial technology services provider and a global tech stock that is one of the world’s   Read More

Air Products and Chemicals’ shares aren’t particularly cheap. Even so, this U.S. manufacturing stock is a buy for long-term share price gains, decent and growing dividends and to further diversify   Read More

Here are two top Canadian automobile stocks to buy—one a consumer goods stock with new car dealer franchises in eight provinces, the other a global body parts and systems manufacturing   Read More

We regularly review Intertape Polymer Group. This dividend aristocrat plans to grow quickly over the next five to seven years. The stock remains a buy for further long-term share price   Read More