If you’re going to over-indulge in any single type of investment or economic sector, high-quality utility stocks are your best choice for doing so.

Many income-seeking investors have grown almost despondent   Read More

Raymond James analyst rates independent power producers Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and Boralex Inc. as “strong buys”.

If you want to light up your portfolio, Raymond James Financial analyst David   Read More

Manufacturing stocks can get hurt by unexpected factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic. And their dividends are less secure than those paid by utilities and financial stocks.

We often point out   Read More

Toronto-based National Bank analyst Rupert Merer picks two utility stocks—both independent power producers—as his two “dividend all-stars” and “best buy” stocks.
The yield is the thing in today’s domestic stock market,   Read More

Toronto-based National Bank analyst Rupert Merer picks two utility stocks—both independent power producers—as his two “dividend all-stars” and “best buy” stocks.
The yield is the thing in today’s domestic stock market,   Read More

One way to maintain a balanced portfolio is to own a mix of stocks that both lead and lag the market. We have identified three blue chip stocks in the   Read More

One way to maintain a balanced portfolio is to own a mix of stocks that both lead and lag the market. We have identified three blue chip stocks in the   Read More

Four times a year The Investment Reporter reviews its outlook for the economy’s five main sectors—financial, utilities, manufacturing, consumer and resources. Its guiding rule is that investors keep at least   Read More

Despite rising interest rates, income securities still have a place in conservative stock portfolios. Yielding 4.1 per cent, Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust is a buy for growth and income.
The   Read More

Cyclical investing works if the timing is right. The key question is: “Is this the right time?” Our current expansion (begun in 2009) is getting long in the tooth. Sectors   Read More

Here are two regulated utility stocks, both primarily electric power distributors, and both blue chip Canadian dividend stocks, that are buys for both share price growth and dividends.
Companies that raise   Read More

Atco Ltd. has slumped due to rising interest rates in the U.S. But the shares of this blue chip utility stock look cheap relative to their expected earnings of $3.05   Read More

We don’t know if portfolio manager Keith Richards gave any advice to Casey and the strawberry blonde he adored, but Mr. Richards recently warned his readers in The MoneyLetter to   Read More