Trading to profit from anticipated declines in stock prices seldom works. In the case of the bank stocks, forget it.

The banks all reported strong results in the fiscal second quarter   Read More

And for both, you can ‘take it to the bank’—any of the Big Five banks will do just fine. Canada may have been founded by a department store but it’s   Read More

Canada’s six big banks increased their adjusted earnings per share by an average of just 3.1 per cent in fiscal 2019. That’s well short of the banks’ 11.6-per-cent EPS increase   Read More

Canadian banks face some headwinds, but the big five are expected to earn more in 2020. They pay attractive dividends and they trade at low price-to-earnings ratios.

We cover Canada’s big   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged ETF tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio manager   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged ETF tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio manager   Read More

A top-10 Canadian bank and a CAD-hedged exchange-traded fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average are PI Financial portfolio manager’s current top two stock picks.
Feeling bullish? If so, Vancouver-area portfolio   Read More

This market is not an easy one for investors. What worked yesterday may cause damage today. Yesterday’s dogs, on the other hand, can become tomorrow’s heroes. You need to watch   Read More

This market is not an easy one for investors. What worked yesterday may cause damage today. Yesterday’s dogs, on the other hand, can become tomorrow’s heroes. You need to watch   Read More

Canada’s two largest bank stocks, Royal and T-D, continue to rack up impressive earnings-per-share (eps) growth. Both of these blue chip financial stocks are rated buy for growth and income.
Royal   Read More

Drivers of Canadian growth today (real estate and consumer debt) may be tomorrow’s burst bubble. Solid blue chip stocks like Canadian banks or Canadian oil and gas stocks are safe   Read More

There’s still a few weeks before it’s time to sell in May and go away. Barrie, Ont.-based ValueTrend portfolio manager Keith Richards notes their portfolios still hold plenty of U.S.   Read More