The run-up in interest rates make interest income more appealing, of course. But only if you can shelter this income from income taxes. After all, unsheltered interest income is taxed   Read More

Here’s our most recent advice on allocating your assets for the markets we expect to transpire over the next several quarters. Some investors maintain a normal asset allocation during all   Read More

Vancouver-area investment adviser Guy Lapierre says he is “pleasantly surprised” by the ongoing post-election rally in the United States. He is optimistic that stock market gains will continue for the   Read More

Companies that raise their dividends each year enable you to beat inflation and maintain or improve your lifestyle over the long haul. The 16 dividend stocks below remain buys.
Stocks that   Read More

Investors building their wealth usually depend on stocks. Many studies have shown that stocks outperform bonds and cash over long periods of time. And the reinvestment of dividends is essential   Read More

Economist Paul Samuelson quipped: “The stock market has forecast nine of the last five recessions.” So, advises Toronto-based portfolio manager John Stephenson, dial down the noise about continuing market gyrations   Read More

Cable and wireless services fees, like bank fees and service charges, drive some people nuts. A simple way to finesse the problem is to buy the company’s stock. Both Telus   Read More

Jean Coutu Group’s earnings are rising very slowly. But with lots of cash and excess cash flow, this debt-free consumer goods stock can afford to continue paying rising dividends. It   Read More

When consumers have to spend less on gasoline, they have more disposable cash to spend elsewhere. Two groups which benefit from low oil prices are automobile manufacturing stocks and consumer   Read More

Fortis Inc. operates as an electricity and natural gas distribution utility for residential, commercial, and industrial markets in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Equity analyst Cory O’Krainetz of   Read More

DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen benefits that we outline below.
Dividend Re-Investment Plans (DRIPs) can build   Read More

The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil continues to fall. OPEC launched a price war. No one knows how low oil prices will go nor for how long. But   Read More

We regularly review Saint-Georges, Quebec-based Canam Group in The Investment Reporter. Since we published our June 5 issue, its shares have fallen by 13.7 per cent. The company’s outlook, however,   Read More

Suncor Energy has made a hostile takeover bid for Canadian Oil Sands. Suncor offered 0.25 of its own shares for each share of COS. Both these oil and gas stocks   Read More

The Investment Reporter regularly reviews 10 engineering stocks—seven it rates as buys. We expect these companies to profit from the need to renew aging, and build new, infrastructure. The new   Read More

TD Bank has reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings and its US exposure should help offset potential Canadian weakness. TD is a full financial services provider to buy for growth and income.   Read More

A dividend reinvestment plan is the most efficient way there is of adding to your shareholdings of top Canadian dividend paying stocks. Investor’s Digest of Canada regularly monitors 100 Canadian   Read More

Strong performance from the company’s New England gas plants bodes well for earnings growth. Its current annual dividend of $1.60 a share yields about four per cent and puts it   Read More

Russel operates in the cyclical manufacturing sector. Current weakness in its share price presents a buying opportunity. While you wait for this cyclical rebound, Russel’s yield makes it one of   Read More

Shaw Communications (TSX—SJR.B) provides broadband cable television, high-speed Internet, home phone, telecommunications (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct), and programming content (through Shaw Media). The latter operates   Read More

We update you on each of our Recommended Common Stocks on a rotating basis every three months, as well as in between those regular updates where events warrant. The following   Read More

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THE MARKET THIS MONTH: In October, stocks rise on average. But one risk is the gains stocks made earlier this   Read More